I suppose I could teach classes on this
@paninid I turn 59 this year. I no longer give a shit. OTOH, I work for a university, so YMMV. 😁
@lerxst @paninid You can get away with not really giving a fuck at a university job as long as the job gets done. The performative enthusiasm requirement is more of a private sector thing.
@lerxst @paninid I'm 51, never gave a shit, never had a corporate job.

@paninid This image depicts an animated character with brown hair sitting on a red sofa, dressed in a white collared shirt, red tie, and yellow sweater vest. He is holding a large, blue book open in front of him. White text is overlaid on the blue cover of the book, reading "HOW TO PRETEND TO BE INDOCTRINATED ENOUGH TO FIT INTO A CORPORATE JOB". A small watermark reading "[@]antiworkmemes" is visible near the character's shoulder.

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@paninid i would absolutely sign up, maybe for level 2 and a mastery seminar as well.
@paninid please teach me Jedi Master.

@FknHannu @paninid

Mini webinar:

1.) say as little as possible
2.) rephrase all things that need to change for moral reasons as liability holes for the company.
3.) Master the art of letting the silence linger. As an only child, this is my superpower. I can handle hours of silence if I have to.
4.) these phrases are your friend:
"I see" (my personal favorite)
"Interesting" (flat tone)
"I'm sorry, I need to return to my work"

@FknHannu @paninid

Mini webinar:

1.) say as little as possible
2.) rephrase all things that need to change for moral reasons as liability holes for the company.
3.) Master the art of letting the silence linger. As an only child, this is my superpower. I can handle hours of silence if I have to.
4.) these phrases are your friend:
"I see" (my personal favorite)
"Interesting" (flat tone)
"I'm sorry, I need to return to my work"

@paninid

I can only pretend for so long

@paninid @shom I am legit getting help from a career coach for it!

@GinevraCat @paninid just make sure you start and end the day with the corporate prayer

Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our slacking as we forgive those who skim profits from our labor
In the name of the Board, the CEO, and the Holy Stock Price
Amen

@shom @paninid I think I'm failing though. I was the only person with my camera on in a recent union webinar!
@GinevraCat always a bit tricky, if you're interested I can share my thoughts on corporate camera etiquette.
@shom Yes please. I felt sorry for the presenters. They put in a lot of effort to speak to blank screens!

@GinevraCat that was very kind and considerate of you.

Generally, the etiquette boils down to the number of participants, the organizational context, your role in the meeting, and the perception you want to create. If you are presenting regardless of the context, I recommend camera on. These scenarios are when you're not presenting.

Sorry for the edits, could not get it to render properly so I put it in a page over here.

Of course, there are many permutations possible. Let me know if anything specifically jumps out at you.

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@GinevraCat oh no, markdown tables don't work. Let me see if I can figure out a better way of representing this.
@shom No stress. It looks fine to me. I'm reading it through now.
@paninid I make an effort, but frequently my empathy for humanity slips out.

@paninid Hello. I would like to request some information on your acting class.

@TheBreadmonkey

@paninid

When the conversation starts to focus on AI, just let the other people talk.

@paninid would 100% sign up for this. despite every day vowing to keep my mouth shut I Keep On Saying Things.
@paninid if only I had taken your class I might still have a job