Is falling asleep on a really boring conference call grounds to be fired?
By TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85135)
Shingle Springs, California
June 8, 2009 12:38pm CST
bla bla bla
transition to end state
monitor post transition sla's
processes have been implemented
report production problems consistently using Remedy
ticket backlog is decreasing
bla bla bla
Now really, can anybody be blamed for falling asleep on such a call? As long as nobody snores and disturbs the speaker's monologue, should falling asleep be a problem?
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
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8 Jun 09
Of course it is. In fact going to such a dull conference at all, and definitely anything to do with Remedy (the mere sight of that word sent unpleasant memories whizzing through my mind) is grounds for admission to a mental Hospital! My recollection of Remedy is that as a remedy it was sorely in need of remedial action!
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
8 Jun 09
Not?
boy are they throwing out the buzz words now:
key components
focus on enterprise wide solutions
moving to end state
white paper analysis
architecture road map
IT assets in support of our technology plan
quick, somebody bring me a pillow!!!!!
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
17 Jun 09
Oh please, even in a conference call the speaker needs to know how to address an audience and hold their attention. Perhaps the speaker could use some training in this area. It could only be a problem because of missed information, to me, the real problem is the speaker...
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
17 Jun 09
It was a bunch of upper management people speaking to us peons about the current, transitioning and future state of the organization. I doubt that Bill Cosby could have made it interesting!!! 
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
9 Jun 09
no,it really isn't..but that's seemingly the biggest insult you can do to some companies..pft..half the time it's their own fault for running employees ragged like they do.
i got a reprimand once for it,but hey..when you have 108 hours on the books for a week (as in,every day),what do they expect?
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
11 Jun 09
yea,that probably wouldn't have been good.1 person likes this
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
9 Jun 09
Dawn-
Did this really occur? I've been to some really boring teacher meetings in my life, but I'd not ever fall asleep during them. That's just rude and very unprofessional. Did the person that fell asleep have narcolypsy? My former father-in-law, may he rest in peace, had it and he's fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Fell asleep several times at the wheel. Very scary disorder.
Namaste-Anora
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
9 Jun 09
Actually, there was a guy I worked with who fell asleep during meetings but he would wake up and you'd find that he had heard everything that was said and could respond. Bizarre.
But nope, nobody fell asleep. That was just my way of saying that the meeting was extremely boring.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
10 Jun 09
Most of my meetings are on the phone, because most of the people I meet with are in Southern California. And my hands free device is broken, so one of my doodling hands is occupied holding the dang phone. I really need to order myself a new one!!!
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
10 Jun 09
That's crazy! I had a teacher friend who would take cat naps when his students were testing lol. Said he would simply doze off standing and wake up when they were done. In boring meetings I tend to doodle.
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@GardenGerty (157665)
• United States
9 Jun 09
Not in my book, by I do not write the paychecks. Sounds awful to me. I have a hard enough time with my meetings. Yuk.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
9 Jun 09
Meetings like this in person are not so bad but on the phone, yeck.
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
10 Jun 09
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, snort, snuffle, cough..........................Where am I?
Heck if Judges can fall asleep during a case, snore all you want through a conference call! They least they can do is let you drink Martini's while your conferencing! LOL
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
9 Jun 09
Well thank goodness I didn't really fall asleep!
