This Could Have Been an Email...
@couldabeenanemail.bsky.social
Near real-time gut reactions to some of the many, many, many meetings I am in.
Stopped by a coworker's desk to tell them one 10-second piece of information, only to be led down a stream of consciousness labyrinth that lasted 25 minutes. Somehow I never remember that this is their MO until I'm too far gone.
Every office has one.
Every office has one.
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Stopped by a coworker's desk to tell them one 10-second piece of information, only to be led down a stream of consciousness labyrinth that lasted 25 minutes. Somehow I never remember that this is their MO until I'm too far gone.
Every office has one.
Every office has one.
"Your guys's"
Not a word.
Not a word.
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Your guys's"
Not a word.
Not a word.
We can't keep blaming Teams/Meet/Zoom for our audio-video problems. When one of those tools "never works" it's gotta be user error, right?
October 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We can't keep blaming Teams/Meet/Zoom for our audio-video problems. When one of those tools "never works" it's gotta be user error, right?
Today’s theme is people using ten thousand words when twenty workd would do.
Zoning out.
Zoning out.
September 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today’s theme is people using ten thousand words when twenty workd would do.
Zoning out.
Zoning out.
This virtual meeting features poor audio quality, inconsistent volumes, and extremely boring soliloquies.
Lose/lose/lose.
Lose/lose/lose.
September 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This virtual meeting features poor audio quality, inconsistent volumes, and extremely boring soliloquies.
Lose/lose/lose.
Lose/lose/lose.
Sometimesinameetingyouhavethatonepersonwhodoesn'thaveanymeaningfulgapsbetweenwordsandbeforeyouknowitthey'vecreateda20minuterunonsentence.
It's so exhausting.
It's so exhausting.
August 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sometimesinameetingyouhavethatonepersonwhodoesn'thaveanymeaningfulgapsbetweenwordsandbeforeyouknowitthey'vecreateda20minuterunonsentence.
It's so exhausting.
It's so exhausting.
Nothing more embarrassing than writing "HI" instead of "Hi" as I start an email.
Idiot.
Idiot.
August 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Nothing more embarrassing than writing "HI" instead of "Hi" as I start an email.
Idiot.
Idiot.
They asked for time this morning for a "quick 10-15 minute check in meeting".
What I said was: Sure, no problem.
What I wanted to say was: No thanks, I'd rather not.
What I said was: Sure, no problem.
What I wanted to say was: No thanks, I'd rather not.
July 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
They asked for time this morning for a "quick 10-15 minute check in meeting".
What I said was: Sure, no problem.
What I wanted to say was: No thanks, I'd rather not.
What I said was: Sure, no problem.
What I wanted to say was: No thanks, I'd rather not.
Sir, it's 8:17am. I am not prepared for you to close my office door and have an impromptu 1-on-1 about whateverthehell.
Pretty sure I'm still in REM sleep.
Pretty sure I'm still in REM sleep.
June 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sir, it's 8:17am. I am not prepared for you to close my office door and have an impromptu 1-on-1 about whateverthehell.
Pretty sure I'm still in REM sleep.
Pretty sure I'm still in REM sleep.
In an interview: "I've been a life-long dog enthusiast".
This position is not related to animals in any way.
This position is not related to animals in any way.
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In an interview: "I've been a life-long dog enthusiast".
This position is not related to animals in any way.
This position is not related to animals in any way.
Unless my hand is forced, I will ALWAYS avoid scheduling a meeting before 9am. Even if it means looking at subsequent days.
It's just good manners.
It's just good manners.
April 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Unless my hand is forced, I will ALWAYS avoid scheduling a meeting before 9am. Even if it means looking at subsequent days.
It's just good manners.
It's just good manners.
There comes a point in every week's slate of meetings that you hear the same updates for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th time. It's a sure-fire sign that you are in too many meetings.
This week I reached that milestone at 10:15 on Monday morning.
This week I reached that milestone at 10:15 on Monday morning.
April 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There comes a point in every week's slate of meetings that you hear the same updates for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th time. It's a sure-fire sign that you are in too many meetings.
This week I reached that milestone at 10:15 on Monday morning.
This week I reached that milestone at 10:15 on Monday morning.
“We’ve certainly emailed a lot, but it’s nice to finally meet you in person.”
“Oh!…. I was expecting someone much older.”
Ma'am, I’m 47.
“Oh!…. I was expecting someone much older.”
Ma'am, I’m 47.
April 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“We’ve certainly emailed a lot, but it’s nice to finally meet you in person.”
“Oh!…. I was expecting someone much older.”
Ma'am, I’m 47.
“Oh!…. I was expecting someone much older.”
Ma'am, I’m 47.
Can our financial manager tell that my eyes glaze over when they talk debits, credits, and moving funds between accounts? I'm in the middle of a Venn diagram of not fully understanding and not caring.
WOOF.
WOOF.
March 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Can our financial manager tell that my eyes glaze over when they talk debits, credits, and moving funds between accounts? I'm in the middle of a Venn diagram of not fully understanding and not caring.
WOOF.
WOOF.
Today a post-meeting action item for me was to buy an issue of "Alf" the comic book.
Gotta love my job.
Gotta love my job.
March 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Today a post-meeting action item for me was to buy an issue of "Alf" the comic book.
Gotta love my job.
Gotta love my job.
An important skill is being able to identify that point in the meeting when you're just restating things that have already been said over and over....
and stopping things before the go any further.
and stopping things before the go any further.
March 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
An important skill is being able to identify that point in the meeting when you're just restating things that have already been said over and over....
and stopping things before the go any further.
and stopping things before the go any further.
"I'm a very sophisticated man who loves a baked potato bar."
Caught me, that's a self-quote.
Caught me, that's a self-quote.
February 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"I'm a very sophisticated man who loves a baked potato bar."
Caught me, that's a self-quote.
Caught me, that's a self-quote.
"No, it was just me and my aunt out there pouring the concrete..."
Love that for you.
Love that for you.
February 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"No, it was just me and my aunt out there pouring the concrete..."
Love that for you.
Love that for you.
Just filled my out for a different state and this hits so hard.
LOL I have to fill out my annual State of Alabama Ethics report oh my god who cares anymore ethics are gone
a man in a suit and tie is crying with the words " it 's not funny stop laughing " below him
Alt: A man in a grey suit blue shirt and multicolored tie is crying with the words " it 's not funny stop laughing " below him
media.tenor.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just filled my out for a different state and this hits so hard.
The worst part about eating Blue Crabs is cleaning away the yellow-green "mustard" that's all up in dem guts.
Anyway, the walls of this conference room are the exact same color.
(FWIW, the best part about eating Blue Crabs is almost everything else.)
Anyway, the walls of this conference room are the exact same color.
(FWIW, the best part about eating Blue Crabs is almost everything else.)
February 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The worst part about eating Blue Crabs is cleaning away the yellow-green "mustard" that's all up in dem guts.
Anyway, the walls of this conference room are the exact same color.
(FWIW, the best part about eating Blue Crabs is almost everything else.)
Anyway, the walls of this conference room are the exact same color.
(FWIW, the best part about eating Blue Crabs is almost everything else.)
"Where's Elon when we need him?"
Barf.
Barf.
February 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Where's Elon when we need him?"
Barf.
Barf.
While we appreciate the fact that breakfast was provided, you may want to consider a privacy curtain so it doesn't look like I'm having my first encounters with cream cheese, a bagel, or a flimsy plastic knife.
Embarrassing.
Embarrassing.
February 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
While we appreciate the fact that breakfast was provided, you may want to consider a privacy curtain so it doesn't look like I'm having my first encounters with cream cheese, a bagel, or a flimsy plastic knife.
Embarrassing.
Embarrassing.
Meeting leader probably meant to say "repository of information."
Instead, said "suppository of information."
No thank you.
Instead, said "suppository of information."
No thank you.
February 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Meeting leader probably meant to say "repository of information."
Instead, said "suppository of information."
No thank you.
Instead, said "suppository of information."
No thank you.