Your comment could be interpreted to be condescending in tone, which I find quite ironic; the result of your rhetoric is you seem more "annoyed" than OP. Espec

Your comment could be interpreted to be condescending in tone, which I find quite ironic; the result of your rhetoric is you seem more "annoyed" than OP. Especially in a large remote meeting, mindless dialogue is incredibly annoying, and often very costly. I don't log in to work for small talk or personal enrichment. I'm there to accomplish work. Meandering, unconstrained conversation and boring personal annecdotes belong at Sunday brunch, or on hackernews.