Without fail the following occurs almost every time:
Presenter says something like, “alright… let’s give everyone a few more minutes to join…” or “who else are we waiting on? Is so and so still on vacation?”
Followed by the initial small talk that I find goddamn insufferable. Shit like, “we are getting lots of snow in our state!” or “it’s been raining a lot here” or “is anyone traveling for the holidays?”
If there’s a screen share involved the following is inevitable: “can everyone see my screen?” Or “can everyone hear me?”
Once again, I’m grateful af for the ability to work remotely, but this shit is feeling so mundane at this point and I don’t think there is any end in sight.