I got stuck on a lunchtime video conference today with some people in my department and a vendor. I hate meetings at noon, but with timezones being a factor, it was the only available time the vendor could meet. Usually, I'm only on these for technical consultation, so I rarely need to speak other than to clarify a point or answer questions about our infrastructure. Those are usually toward the end of the meeting.

That said, I just muted myself and ate at my desk because I was starving and would have plenty of time to eat a quick bite before it got to the point where I had to say anything.

What I did not realize was that even though I was muted, my webcam was on. So 6 people I work with plus three vendors all watched me eat a bag of tacos, and no one said anything!

Like, when I eat a taco with people around, I do eat it in a dignified way. Less so when I'm alone (or think I'm alone) and wolfing it down before I have to do something So, yeah, it was not a pretty sight.

I'm still mortified, but at least I am laughing about it as I'm typing this out.

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[–] mountainCalledMonkey@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago (5 children)

that's pretty funny and equally embarrassing. thank you for sharing. i admit, I don't pay much attention to traditional lunch times becsuse i mainly meet with network ops folks who have no concept of time or work-life balance. 24/7 or bust. i have a beard so foods like ribs, and tacos that fall apart are my kryptonite. i feel like i need to take a face shower after a meal at times. And honestly after the quarantine period of covid i felt like i had to learn how to interact with society again. cheers.

[–] Astronaut_M_Dexter@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I definitely feel better after sharing and laughing about it LOL.

Same about the "post-covid reintegration into society awkwardness". Definitely struggled there, too.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah best to laugh that off as the people in your meeting probably did.

So easy to beat yourself up over something minor you did for years and can never undo. (Of all the times to get extra sour cream, why Tuesday, WHY?!)

[–] Astronaut_M_Dexter@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

So true. As long as I learned something (and I did!) from the experience. 🤣

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