I got stuck on a lunchtime video conference today with some people in my department and a vendor. I hate meetings at noon, but with timezones being a factor, it was the only available time the vendor could meet. Usually, I'm only on these for technical consultation, so I rarely need to speak other than to clarify a point or answer questions about our infrastructure. Those are usually toward the end of the meeting.

That said, I just muted myself and ate at my desk because I was starving and would have plenty of time to eat a quick bite before it got to the point where I had to say anything.

What I did not realize was that even though I was muted, my webcam was on. So 6 people I work with plus three vendors all watched me eat a bag of tacos, and no one said anything!

Like, when I eat a taco with people around, I do eat it in a dignified way. Less so when I'm alone (or think I'm alone) and wolfing it down before I have to do something So, yeah, it was not a pretty sight.

I'm still mortified, but at least I am laughing about it as I'm typing this out.

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As others have said, I actually do this on purpose. Taco time, and camera on.

I can occasionally accommodate a lunch meeting; but in return everyone is absolutely going to get to watch me eat a taco.

[–] Astronaut_M_Dexter@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I definitely feel less awful now, but not sure if I'm gonna make this my thing. 😆