'He was on the Zoom call the whole time': 30-year-old remote worker bashes talkative colleague Jake in front of the entire team

Would you rather be caught bad-mouthing someone on Zoom by accident, or would you rather be on the other end, and have someone mock your presentation skills? It's hard to decide which is more mortifying. I'd probably choose the latter: at least then, you have the sympathies of your coworkers. If you're the person who goes on record saying impolite things about the dude who's been droning on and on for the last 45 minutes, your coworkers might be silently thanking you for speaking up, but they'd never admit that. Instead, they'll probably act horrified that someone dared to speak the whole truth in front of everybody.

This person waited until his long-winded colleague was frozen on a Zoom call to start talking smack, and it didn't go over well! He could've easily just made a lighthearted joke out of his remark. He basically muttered under his breath that because the coworker's screen was frozen, maybe they'd all "get through this meeting before lunch for once." He could've easily made that into a jokey remark if he'd only smiled and laughed… but it seems like the way he spoke these words didn't have the kindest tone. Or maybe it's just not the kind of office where jokey banter is appreciated. Even if he just doesn't know his coworker Jake that well, that could've been the cause of the awkwardness.

However, this person also might just be overthinking it. Maybe Jake did take their remarks as a joke, and just doesn't really care that much in the first place.

After that, read the incredible saga of the "anvil guy," the dude who claims to have been ordering and returning 110-pound anvils on Amazon Prime's dime for the last 8 months to test the limits of free shipping: "This may be the funniest thing someone has ever chosen to do with their use of free will."

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He'll never forget this day… and his coworkers won't either! If they work in the office together, this person will just have to wait and see if the vibes or off, or if Jake has already forgotten about it and moved on with his life.

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