• PattyMcB@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    “Oh, shit! You’re WAY shorter than I expected” -actual conversation with another remote coworker when we met in person

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      16 days ago

      I nearly said that to a Veep for us. Allllmooost a foot-in-mouth moment that I’m so good at. Teams meetings has taught me that all sense of scale relating to people is completely out the window.

      • pdxfed@lemmy.world
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        16 days ago

        The amount of brutally obvious “beauty app” filters people put on teams pictures and whatnot…it’s the 2020 version of Glamour Shots in the US. Like dude/dudette/whatever, you look SO much better no matter what you think without digital fucking plumped lips or exaggerated fake chin lines and only-exists-in-1st-gen-terminators-smooth skin.

        Love yourself people.

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        16 days ago

        I’m glad it’s not just me! Somehow video calls make everyone the same height, but I’m taller than average so inevitably I will get a shock at how short people are when we meet in person.