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Anonymous
Thanks for this laugh, we all need a little levity right now! You should’ve gotten back on the zoom with a cat filter in honor of the one-year anniversary of Cat Lawyer Day! |
Anonymous
| I think it depends on how you handled it before the call started. Did you speak with your boss and let them know about your situation? I think it was a mistake to put the kid on camera. That is really distracting for the others on the call. |
Anonymous
NP. I think what matters most is if you were able to perform well while the child was in your lap. Were you able to communicate professionally and provide the information needed? Was it a productive call? If so, I think folks will let the inconvenience slide. If you came off as distracted and didn't contribute meaningfully to the process, then yes, completely unprofessional and a waste of people's time. |
Anonymous
| FYI - Benadryl in a toddler can have the opposite effect. I learned this after my doctor overseas suggested I give it to DS for a long flight. Turns out that it wired my toddler and I spent 8 hours following him up and down the aisle. Don't recommend. |
Anonymous
Amy is that you? We know about your childcare. Don't be so sanctimonious. |
Anonymous
This. You sound sane, PP. Why there isn't more of you I will never know. Your child will neither be drugged or in danger if they're left in a crib/safe place for 30 minutes. Working moms can make more of an effort to attend an important work meeting for 30 minutes. If you're unavailable, let your co-workers know to respect both their and your time. Failure to do so is why working moms are always passed over in promotions and job offers. Both sides can do better. |
Anonymous
This is where you say- I'll be keeping my camera off because I have bandwidth issues (if they can't hear the child) If they can, just say- now that we've all said hello and seen each other's faces, I'm going to switch to audio only so that we can focus on the presentation. |
Anonymous
Spoken like someone without children. You don’t get to “just send” your child into school. |
Anonymous
| Wait - if your call was only 30 minutes and your husband's was 4 hours, why couldn't he carve 30 minutes out to excuse himself from his call to watch your child so that you could briefly do yours? That seems odd. |
Anonymous
Im also an attorney. As a lawyer, I learned about the importance of reading comprehension. The oldest kid was at school. |
Anonymous
Im not sure what you are kissing, but do you understand that there is a nationwide childcare shortage? Do you understand how impossible it is to find a babysitter for a child with possible covid? |
Anonymous
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On a scale from 1-10? Having a 2 year old on your lap for a camera-on zoom meeting is pretty unprofessional. So, I'd say 6.
I have two small children and when they need me, meetings get shifted around. |
Anonymous
You get 10 stars for not being able to read. 15 stars for having no sense of humor. Giving your child Benadryl to put them to sleep is abuse. Strapping your child down and leaving them in a room alone is child endangerment. This is why you turned out like you did. Learn to read a bit better, and you’ll see how people suggested doing all of the above. |
Anonymous
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My 2 cents: I have folks on my team with younger kids and things like this occasionally happen. I call this "life."
The key question for me is whether it's life unexpectedly interfering with work, or a pattern that happens all the time (and therefore someone who really needs to make arrangements if they're going to work full time). |
Anonymous
You are misunderstanding. Being a parent is a job for a woman only. So your husband would need to quickly line up a replacement. Remember, it’s not remotely his job to worry about looking professional or finding a sitter. Also Covid is over, so regardless of what your schools policies are, you should just send your kid. |