This afternoon, received an incoming Teams calls from a colleague that there was no pending work with. It was a surprise, so but answered the call. The screen populated with every team member, manager and director. "It tolls for thee," was the reaction. As everyone realized that everyone was there except the colleague who made the call. Surprise registered, especially with the director. They said, "What are we doing here? I didn't place this call." Relief washed over the crowd. Several offered comments about these short notice meetings not being good news. Everyone laughed nervously. It appeared that the colleague had accidently placed that call. In this environment, there was an immediate response to arrive. Sheesh! There was more laughing as everyone logged off, with an undercurrent of, WHEW!
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@OP HR will be doing the same thing when it starts firing people en masse
This is exactly why I keep pushing for my teams to provide clear agendas to calls. People are dealing with enough. There’s no time for deep breaths.
@a1 it probably took thirty minutes for everyone's blood pressure to return to normal. A lot of new product training had been done on very short notice within the last few weeks. Everyone is finding their sea legs. However, it was not beyond the pale to think that lay offs, if convenient for the company, would not occur. The entire thing took about two whole minutes. Perhaps a better title would have been Trigger Warning.
I like the short story format. It also reads like a whodunnit. Was it the butler with the candlestick or the EVP with a surprise meeting titled "Quick Connect"............