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*but we still need to have the important \u201cExecutive-Bored\u201d meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:34 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good morning, everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, there is no \u201cI\u201d in team. It\u2019s Jay from upper management, aka your boss, with a quick update about today\u2019s executive meeting. Did I mention that there is no \u201cI\u201d in team? In the latest twist of our work-from-home adventure and since everybody has Omicron now, we\u2019ve been having issues with our usual video conferencing Zoom software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we\u2019ll instead be hosting this meeting using the popular online role-playing game\u00a0Middle Earth: Shadow of Insanity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to drop a message in the chat if you have any questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:38 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WOW. Okay, there were a lot of questions! Lol!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To enter the meeting, first, create a character by selecting a gender (several available), race and class. We strongly believe in championing workplace diversity, so rest assured that elves, centaurs, orcs, dwarves, pink unicorns, minotaurs, and gnomes are all equals in the eyes of management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:42 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good question, Michael! There are eighteen playable classes including Sorcerer and Warlock. If you\u2019re in hazard mangagement, just select Barbarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:45 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, next steps! Once you\u2019ve created your avatar, it\u2019s time to log into the game world for our meeting. I\u2019ve set up a conference room on the ground floor of the Pigbelly Canteen<\/em>, which is conveniently located on the edge of the Whispering Wastes<\/em> just past the Witchblood Forest<\/em>. Ask a peasant for directions if you can\u2019t find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please come directly to the meeting at 3 p.m.\u00a0and don\u2019t stop on the way to fight goat people or collect golden coins and weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:52 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been getting some concerning messages, so I want to circle back and resolve a few pain points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\u00a0Middle Earth<\/em> is a player vs. player game, we don\u2019t want to foster a coworker vs. coworker environment. However, we all know that stray fireballs and unintentional discharge of crossbow bolts can happen. So if your avatar IS killed and looted by a team member\u2014say, Daniel from the first-kral-tribe\u2014the issue will be handled in a private message mediation session with HR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:24 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative colleagues, I\u2019m seeing a lot of confusion about certain aspects of this, honestly, very minor venue changes for our meeting, so here are just a few more best practices to make sure things go as smoothly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:26 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO side quests! I can\u2019t stress this enough. We should be able to resolve all of our agenda items in the scheduled three hours, but that won\u2019t be the case if the \u201cCoaching Department<\/em>\u201d decides to run off looking for the Great Axe of Narnia.<\/em> Don\u2019t be selfish and make everyone stay late because of your own lust for powerful magic items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:29 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, no killing interns. This meeting is all-hands, so Christine and Bernie will have avatars like everyone else but their characters will remain at level zero to realistically reflect their post-pandemic job prospects. Please make them feel welcome and remember that our interns are unpaid and are doing this for the experience points. That\u2019s all from me. See you this afternoon! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:27 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, guys the meeting is in a few minutes, and I\u2019m seeing a lot of messages in the chat to the effect of \u201cWhy are we doing this?\u201d and \u201cZoom isn\u2019t down!\u201d and \u201cWhat the (bleep!) are you talking about!?\u201d So just a quick note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re right. Zoom is working \u201cfine\u201d but I honestly can\u2019t keep looking at you guys all day on Zoom as if I didn\u2019t have important item crafting to do. When we were in the office, I played\u00a0Middle Earth<\/em>\u00a0from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day and ate at my desk while the interns did the work. But since we\u2019ve been working remotely, not five minutes goes by that I don\u2019t get annoying emails, help requests, or complaints from someone who doesn\u2019t know how to unmute himself. I\u2019m lucky if I can fit in forty minutes of dungeon-crawling during my lunch hour. My minotaur is barely levelling up anymore. Do you guys get that????<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is all to say that I\u2019ve decided that all future meetings will take place via\u00a0Middle Earth<\/em> until further notice or until I reach level 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any further questions, see above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:35 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See. Above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*but we still need to have the important \u201cExecutive-Bored\u201d meeting. 9:34 a.m. Good morning, everyone! First of all, there is no \u201cI\u201d in team. It\u2019s Jay from upper management, aka your boss, with a quick update about today\u2019s executive meeting. Did I mention that there is no \u201cI\u201d in team? In the latest twist of … <\/p>\n

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