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Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:51 am
by Dual
What does everyone have in the background when they are on a Skype call? I'm getting mad anxious my boss is going to judge me for having an untidy kitchen.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:54 am
by Preezy
Dual wrote:What does everyone have in the background when they are on a Skype call? I'm getting mad anxious my boss is going to judge me for having an untidy kitchen.
Get a cardboard cut-out of either a tropical beach or a window with zombies pressing up against it.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:03 am
by Moggy
Dual wrote:What does everyone have in the background when they are on a Skype call? I'm getting mad anxious my boss is going to judge me for having an untidy kitchen.
We had a team meeting over Zoom yesterday. The boss said it was a “cameras on” meeting. I just left my camera off, strawberry float letting them see me in my pants.
Was fun seeing other people’s homes though. Although one bloke had a bookcase behind him and one of the books clearly had “HITLER” on the spine.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:17 am
by Errkal
We use teams and you can blur the background if you have a camera that supports it so all good.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:19 am
by Jenuall
Errkal wrote:We use teams and you can blur the background if you have a camera that supports it so all good.
Surely that just raises more suspicion?
What are you trying to blur? If you've got nothing to hide you've got nothing to fear
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:22 am
by Victor Mildew
Moggy wrote:Dual wrote:What does everyone have in the background when they are on a Skype call? I'm getting mad anxious my boss is going to judge me for having an untidy kitchen.
We had a team meeting over Zoom yesterday. The boss said it was a “cameras on” meeting. I just left my camera off, strawberry float letting them see me in my pants.
Was fun seeing other people’s homes though. Although one bloke had a bookcase behind him and one of the books clearly had “HITLER” on the spine.
The book case is the go to background for people who want to appear intelligent on webcams. Bonus points if they've made sure all the spines are arranged towards the camera, and the camera is angled up enough to show their posh light fittings.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:27 am
by Moggy
Victor Mildew wrote:Moggy wrote:Dual wrote:What does everyone have in the background when they are on a Skype call? I'm getting mad anxious my boss is going to judge me for having an untidy kitchen.
We had a team meeting over Zoom yesterday. The boss said it was a “cameras on” meeting. I just left my camera off, strawberry float letting them see me in my pants.
Was fun seeing other people’s homes though. Although one bloke had a bookcase behind him and one of the books clearly had “HITLER” on the spine.
The book case is the go to background for people who want to appear intelligent on webcams. Bonus points if they've made sure all the spines are arranged towards the camera, and the camera is angled up enough to show their posh light fittings.
Yes, but the Nazi literature appears to he sending another message...
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:51 am
by Corazon de Leon
Could be the Kershaw biography tbf.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:53 am
by Moggy
Corazon de Leon wrote:Could be the Kershaw biography tbf.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:56 am
by Corazon de Leon
Moggy wrote:Corazon de Leon wrote:Could be the Kershaw biography tbf.
My old flatmate found a copy of that when he was clearing his gran's house out after she died a few years ago.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:01 am
by Moggy
Corazon de Leon wrote:Moggy wrote:Corazon de Leon wrote:Could be the Kershaw biography tbf.
My old flatmate found a copy of that when he was clearing his gran's house out after she died a few years ago.
“So I hear your granny was a Nazi”
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:16 am
by Jenuall
Never knew Nik Kershaw wrote a Hitler biography, a talented musician and historian then.
What's it called "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down (On the Third Reich)"?
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:19 am
by Moggy
This email was just sent to everybody that works in my office.
Right guys, I’ve been WFH for 65 minutes and I’m BORED. Turns out my ADHD-esque personality isn’t well suited to hanging out in my kitchen.
I’d like volunteers to run some short competitions / quizzes / training that we can all dial into via zoom (if we’re available). If you want to come up with something, then let me know and I’ll slot it into the diary (so we don’t get ALL THE FUN ON ONE DAY)
Idea that other teams have used are:
- Photo competition of random house objects
- Trivia quiz
- Weekend round up
I think we can go further. I’m looking forward to Laura’s Friday 4pm cocktail making demonstration….
Please do volunteer to do something good for your colleagues….
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:21 am
by Corazon de Leon
Jenuall wrote:Never knew Nik Kershaw wrote a Hitler biography, a talented musician and historian then.
What's it called "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down (On the Third Reich)"?
It's Ian Kershaw tbf but this buckled me, well done.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:22 am
by Cuttooth
Moggy wrote:This email was just sent to everybody that works in my office.
Right guys, I’ve been WFH for 65 minutes and I’m BORED. Turns out my ADHD-esque personality isn’t well suited to hanging out in my kitchen.
I’d like volunteers to run some short competitions / quizzes / training that we can all dial into via zoom (if we’re available). If you want to come up with something, then let me know and I’ll slot it into the diary (so we don’t get ALL THE FUN ON ONE DAY)
Idea that other teams have used are:
- Photo competition of random house objects
- Trivia quiz
- Weekend round up
I think we can go further. I’m looking forward to Laura’s Friday 4pm cocktail making demonstration….
Please do volunteer to do something good for your colleagues….
Is this a zany manager who wants to be everyone's friend?
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:23 am
by Oblomov Boblomov
Photo competition of random house objects
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:24 am
by Moggy
Cuttooth wrote:Moggy wrote:This email was just sent to everybody that works in my office.
Right guys, I’ve been WFH for 65 minutes and I’m BORED. Turns out my ADHD-esque personality isn’t well suited to hanging out in my kitchen.
I’d like volunteers to run some short competitions / quizzes / training that we can all dial into via zoom (if we’re available). If you want to come up with something, then let me know and I’ll slot it into the diary (so we don’t get ALL THE FUN ON ONE DAY)
Idea that other teams have used are:
- Photo competition of random house objects
- Trivia quiz
- Weekend round up
I think we can go further. I’m looking forward to Laura’s Friday 4pm cocktail making demonstration….
Please do volunteer to do something good for your colleagues….
Is this a zany manager who wants to be everyone's friend?
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:26 am
by Errkal
Its not entirly a bad idea, some people really dont get one with being on there own so stuff like that will actually help them.
Personally, I'm happy with netflix at myself, at least for now. I dont like talking to people "that" much so this works for me, I do miss the background hubbub of them though.Netflix is working well for that, provides sound and I'm getting through the backlog of shiows I have so, win win.
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:28 am
by Jenuall
Well I don't know about you but I'm certainly looking forward to Laura's cocktail making demo later!
Re: The WFH Battlestation Thread
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:30 am
by Victor Mildew
4 o'clock is cocktail o'clock!!!!
