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Kinda off-topic, but am I the only one who usually joins meetings five minutes early? I hate being late, and that way I give myself five minutes of peaceful troubleshooting time if my mic doesn’t connect, for example.
That would annoy me, since Teams shows a "meeting started" popup when the first person joins a meeting.
Sounds like a(nother) Teams issue.
but wouldn't then people understand that the meeting has not yet begun? it'd be like a door opening at x:55 when the class starts at x+1:00, an open invitation to start gathering but the official start is in 5 minutes as scheduled
Sometimes people take other people joining early as a cue that the meeting starts early, so there's a chance I'd miss stuff. Our company is very good with meetings actually making sense, so missing 5 minutes can be quite annoying.
okay question because i don't know if i'm out of touch with corporate culture or just not american- are you amarican?
because afaik in Europe it'd be considered rude to begin a meeting before a scheduled time, unless everyone who was supposed to be there is there and agrees that they'd like to start early
No, I work in Germany.
huh! it's spreading. i'd personally think it'd be rude to start before the scheduled time without everyone present
I have all that turned off. A new chat pertaining to the meeting is added to the list of chats, but I don't see that unless I'm looking at the Teams window.
You might have it turned off, but do the other participants?
No idea, but they have the option, just like me.
I'm hyperpunctual too, but I stopped doing this when Teams started pinging all invitees as soon as the first person shows up, because now showing up 5 minutes early just means the meeting is 5 minutes longer.
I go for not being the guy to start the meeting, but being prepared to join the second someone does.
Man, just do it like the rest of us and join on time. Then realize you forgot to do sth/take a break/whatever and just claim the 5 minute troubleshoot time claiming your mic doesn't work, while you go to the toilet.
Yeah, they would wait for me in most meetings. In 75% of the meetings I participate in, I'm a key person and have to provide meaningful information, some of it based on the discussion in the meetings. If I had "mic issues" in them, they'd want me to start showing up early to address them before the meeting. And thus we're back to square one.
Back to back meetings has entered the chat
If you've already made sure the mic and camera are working, you don't need to enter the 2nd meeting 5 minutes early to make sure they work.
I almost always see the message "x has started the meeting. Join?" About 5 to 10 minutes before a meeting where x is any of many people, so you're not unusual
I join exactly on time, though I get to the audio/video check a few minutes early to ensure my camera is live and the audio has chosen my headset not the camera microphone
I show up a couple minutes late because this should have been an email.
True. Some folk don’t work. They send appointments.
You may indeed be the only one.
Always in exactly 2 minutes early. 5 minutes early always forces me to have awkward small talk with someone, usually the organizer.
2 minutes is great. 30 seconds to get in, 1 minute for mic/sound check, 30 seconds left not long enough to have more small talk than hellos.
Five is already pretty late for me. I'm in the meeting 10 prior so my status changes. Camera is off, I'm preparing for the meeting, but it's good to be ahead of the game.
What do you do when you have consecutive meetings?
2 cameras, face to face. And you go to the movies.
If the first one matters more than the second, I'll leave when the first one is done. If the second one is more important, I'll say "I need to prepare for another meeting. If there's any other business, email is best." and leave to be in my next meeting.