Coworker refuses to mute her microphone on video calls when her baby has crying tantrums, employee calls out her unprofessionalism: ‘It makes it almost impossible to focus on the meeting content’

New motherhood is something to get used to—we know this to be true. Working remotely helps new mothers be more readily available for their kids, which is great! However, your coworkers don't want to hear the fallout of baby Nolan disliking the taste of his formula. How would they know this is going on? Well, if you don't mute your microphone during work meetings, then your peers, all the way through to your CEO, will be aware of everything your baby dislikes. If your kid is having a hard day, please mute your microphone. Nobody else will be able to focus if a baby is crying on the other end!

The employee in this next story decides to speak up and ask his coworker, who is on maternity leave but "listening in" on meetings, to mute her microphone after her baby repeatedly has a crying tantrum over a video call. Nobody else mentioned anything, so the employee ultimately did what had to be done. The new mom/coworker, however, did not take this lightly, and some coworkers are calling this employee insensitive. What do you think? Scroll below to read the entire story.

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