If someone on a work videocall appeared drunk, would you intervene?

[log@mastodon.sdf.org]

@evan You don't have to be sober during the Teams meeting where the middle manager is once again exhorting everyone to use AI assistants more, you just have to be more sober than the tiger. Wait. That's not right. You don't have to outdrink the tiger, you just have to outdrink... uh... Claude.

Anyone else using bread yeast to ferment lemonade in a laundry sink?

Yeah, I don't work in an industry that needs to exist. Gonna save that drunk-at-work disapproval for hospitals.

[alterelefant@mastodontech.de]

@anemone
Road safety above everything.
@evan

[jackgangi@masto.hackers.town]

@evan

Am I also drunk in this scenario?

[cvvhrn@sfba.social]

@evan Hit record

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@evan i think at the very least it would probably be a do damage control in the moment, document what happened, and consult my boss for advice sort of situation. so, I guess "yes" though the specifics differ by situation.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@evan the joys of being a team lead and caring about the health of the team and the company

[danso@mtl.rocks]

@timbray@cosocial.ca @evan@cosocial.ca also depends on the context. Is this call just between the two of us? The team? Is there a manager in the call?

(I voted "yes but [a variety of exceptions]")

[hellomiakoda@pdx.social]

@evan That depends... is what they're doing for work involve machinery or a vehicle?

Mascot, greeter, cashier... IDGAF!
Bus driver, surgeon, pilot? Yes, IGAF!

[jessamyn@glammr.us]

@evan I said "no" but if they were a co-worker I might ping them later "Hey everything OK?" There are a lot of things which look like drunkenness which aren't.

If it were a boss I'd probably hop off the call. I've definitely had video calls where a boss was drinking and even though it made sense in context (a late call which the boss was calling in to from somewhere they were sort of work-vacationing at, they were at a cafe) I still found it unsettling.

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@alterelefant @anemone this is a person who's not only drunk but also on a videocall while driving. Only if they were also wearing roller skates could they do a worse job driving

[anemone@ebiverse.social]

@evan@cosocial.ca @alterelefant@mastodontech.de To be honest I am not sure that would much of a difference

[stinerman@mastodon.social]

@evan depends on how well I knew the person, liked them, etc.

[space_burger_steve@mstdn.ca]

@evan As an OFA, my top concerns would be ruling our stroke, hyperthermia, hyperglycemia, etc.

[alterelefant@mastodontech.de]

@anemone
Once things are off the rails it won't make much difference adding or taking away one particular dangerous component.
@evan

[derralf@fediverse.blackneon.net]

@evan I attended some rather drunk meetings (either in person or online) and one thing is for sure: Those meetings where not boring and most even surprisingly productive...

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@jackgangi trick question: it's not a video call, it's a mirror!

[philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.com]

@evan That certainly depends on a lot of context, so I selected “no, but”.

No in general, but if it was in a context where it was a problem, or they were behaving inappropriately, then yes.

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@Space_Burger_Steve That's thoughtful!

[zwifi@framapiaf.org]

@evan one of my closest friends is alcoholic. His co-workers mentioning to him that he was visibly drunk at work on multiple occasions and asking if he was okay was one of the elements that pushed him to go back to therapy to get help. I would intervene, but not directly and not in public, but rather in a direct message to the person so that they don't feel judged.

[dolanor@hachyderm.io]

@evan if by intervening, you mean raising my own alcoholic beverage in their honor in front of the camera? Then yes.