{"id":3515,"date":"2019-08-11T17:57:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T13:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2024-07-04T12:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:49:04","slug":"funny-conference-call-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/funny-conference-call-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny Things People Do in a Conference Call Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

With employees scattered all over the country, a <\/span>conference call meeting<\/span> can provide a much cheaper and safer alternative for teams to meet, discuss, and get the company moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

And as with any gathering that involves a lot of people, there are going to be things to laugh over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a round-up of some funny and awkward scenarios that play out during a conference call meeting, you\u2019ll get cracked up just by reading some. While for others, you need to be there (in that kind of situation) to be able to make sense of what\u2019s actually going on.<\/span><\/p>\n

LINDA, THE DRIVER<\/b><\/h2>\n

Circumstances might force you to join a conference call from a pretty unlikely place– the driver seat of your car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"linda<\/p>\n

So you’re breezing through traffic, stopping for lights, stopping at intersections, navigating around a few potholes here and there and all the while trying to balance your coffee in the cupholder when all of a sudden this reckless driver cuts in front of you,\u00a0 you slam the breaks just in time to prevent an accident, but coffee has already leaped into the air and splashed all over your clothes and car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reflexively you start to curse him out and only managed to stop yourself after saying a few nasty words. At this point, everyone on the call is silent, wondering which of them you\u2019re cursing. <\/span><\/p>\n

When you finally get a hold on yourself, you go\u00a0 \u201cOh I\u2019m so sorry, uhm… I apologize, I was talking to someone else here. So Mark, could you please go ahead with the numbers you were sharing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mark will definitely continue, but not until everyone has had a good laugh.<\/span><\/p>\n

RESTROOM JOE<\/b><\/h2>\n

When nature calls, we always have no choice but to answer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"joe<\/p>\n

A business analyst on WSO explains how he and his coworker (let\u2019s call him Steve) was on a call with about 20 other participants, while waiting for other participants to join the meeting Steve decides to take a stroll, but not wanting to miss out on the call he puts on his headset and leaves the desk probably to get coffee or simply stretch his legs since it was going to be a long call.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few minutes later, Steve was making distinct grunting noises that we are all familiar with, a(he forgot to put his call on mute) shortly after he flushes, and you can hear splashes of water all over the place. As it turns out, about 20 people or so were listening to him do his business.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUhm.. is everything OK\u201d one of the participants asked. Just before everyone burst into laughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

[demo]<\/p>\n

ROSE, THE LATECOMER<\/b><\/h2>\n

As you can imagine the meeting is about to be wrapped up the boss is already reminding Susan to circulate an email detailing all the resolutions of the meeting to each member, now he is thanking everybody for attending, and all of a sudden, Rose joins and says \u201cHey everyone Rose here from accounting.\u201d If you were in this meeting, it might be difficult not to laugh.<\/span><\/p>\n

ASHLEY, THE TRASH TALKER<\/b><\/h2>\n

Sometimes we are on a conference call meeting<\/a>, and a person or two forgot to mute their call, and as such, they say things that they didn\u2019t actually plan to say out loud or something that wasn\u2019t meant for others to hear.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"ashley<\/p>\n

Some people might even join the call while gossiping with a coworker. Imagine Sally and a coworker were backbiting about Nicole, who also happens to be a participant in the conference call.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sally joins the conference call meeting but forgets to hit the mute button, and everybody hears her rambling on about how Nicole from cubicle X snores like a horse when she naps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Or as a consulting associate puts it, \u201cthe Other party was 10 minutes late to the call\u201d, and my colleague goes \u201cwhere the hell are these guys?\u201d; right on cue, you hear \u201cwe’re here\u201d. Face goes bright red and everyone has a laugh. Great start to the call.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s another funny one from a forum contributor \u201cThe company was shit-talking us in a foreign language. I happen to know said foreign language. They apologized profusely and offered to take me out to dinner. I declined.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult not to laugh at this one.<\/span><\/p>\n

THE MULTITASKING JAMES<\/b><\/h2>\n

InterCall<\/span>, a Chicago-based conference call company, did a survey of about 530 people and came up with the following as the top things that distract people while they are on a conference call.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Other work \u2013 65%<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Sending an email \u2013 63%<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Eating or making food \u2013 55%<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Going to the restroom \u2013 47%<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Texting \u2013 44%<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Checking social media \u2013 43%<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Playing video games \u2013 25%<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Online shopping \u2013 21%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Some calls drag on for a long time, so it\u2019s understandable when some people try to do other things while they are on the call.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    What is, however, funny is typing noises that sound like they could possibly be made with a hammer or the sound of someone manicuring their nails.<\/span><\/p>\n

    DON, THE INAPPROPRIATE DRESSER<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Ever wanted to jump on a video conference call and thought hmmm, \u201cI don\u2019t need to wear pants, the camera won\u2019t see my legs\u201d? You\u2019re not alone a lot of people do it, even I do it too, especially when I\u2019m working from home.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In fact, one of the respondents to InterCall\u2019s survey said they once joined a conference call at the beach\u2026 \u201cit was a video call, so I kept my laptop up so that my bikini didn\u2019t show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    But here\u2019s where it gets a little messy. Have you ever considered the possibility of your 2-year-old pushing the door open and strolling into your work area with the characteristic majesty that only kids have, he then starts pulling books off the shelves, ripping wires from power outlets and making a mess of the whole area.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Everyone can see how he\u2019s making a lot of noise and disorganizing your work area. You’re visibly distracted but you can get up to take him out because\u2026 you don\u2019t have pants on.<\/span><\/p>\n

    So you\u2019ll have to wait until your wife notices his absence and comes looking for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Just like professor Kelly did when his two children gatecrashed his live interview with the BBC, <\/span>here\u2019s a 44 second YouTube video<\/span> of how it went down, and thanks to social media, it has racked up over 30 million views.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n