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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work for a Fortune 100 company and have been in internal virtual meetings large and small where the host asks participants to share an update about their lives, i.e what did you do over the weekend, what’s new in your life, what’s your favorite thing about fall, does anyone have something to share, etc. Whether or not someone volunteers to share first, everyone must answer because they’ll be called out. “Larla, what’s going on with you?” Would anyone find this annoying or AITA? It feels so deeply forced and there’s no way for someone to remain silent if they’re managing personal issues or just don’t want to share. [/quote]

That sounds like pretty standard small talk to open a meeting. It sounds like YOU feel pressured to participate, but I don't know that everyone feels that way. How are you/how's your day/how was your weekend/got any plans are pretty standard avenues of communication between adults who know each other.

You don't have to disclose personal issues. You can just saying you like the cooler weather or you had a good weekend. You are not TA here, but you definitely seem overly sensitive about a normal meeting opener.[/quote]

DP. Yes, it is standard and normal to ask. It's polite to ask. No reason to call on people who haven't volunteered though. My boss asks things like what I'm having for lunch today. It feels forced like they read a book that said "how to be a good manager with a high EQ by showing interest in your employees" except it shows poor EQ by not adapting when the employee is uncomfortable. For the record, I am very polite and show interest in my coworkers when they are volunteering to share. I participate in group conversations. But I have a disability that sometimes means I spent all weekend in bed and I don't like having to make up answers.[/quote]

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