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

[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.

[badrihippo@fosstodon.org]

@evan whoops that's me! I once showed up drunk for a work videocall 🫢

I warned my colleague in advance though and she covered for me by fielding all the questions but I still have no clue if the other side noticed or not

[badrihippo@fosstodon.org]

@evan the funny thing is this happened despite the fact that I rarely drink

(I voted "Yes, but..." because I'd probably react in some way and not just ignore it, though the exact reaction would depend on the context and whether the drunk person was a friend or an enemy )