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Manager talked to me for drinking water on Zoom

Reddit r/remotework·u/raisedbycoasts·about 1 month ago
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I started a new job a few weeks ago and understand eating on Zoom is bad etiquette in this company culture. I never have done it here. However, my manager spoke with me about not drinking water on Zoom & I brought up how HR told me it was fine to have sips of water during calls when I asked regarding that. She replied that “They only say that because legally they can’t not allow you to drink water… but I would try not to drink anything until after the call.” Like ok that’s fine for short calls but I just find this policy a bit ridiculous especially if we’re in a meeting for an hour+. Is this normal in your companies?

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