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Teams meeting embarrassment I was in a Teams (aka zoom) meeting today. I work for a nonprofit but my job is funded by the DOI so I work closely with them. We were in a meeting discussing our potential legal/lobbying/constitutional loopholes and strategies to survive the current BS that we’re all facing. I had a great idea, so I decided to raise my virtual hand and turn my mike on. Eventually, I was called on. I was super excited to share my idea and I thought it was great! When it was my turn to speak, I blocked for like 10 seconds on my first word, which was “I” Literally, a one syllable, one letter word, and I couldn’t get it out. Before I could even get “I” out, someone interrupted and just told me to put my idea it in the chat because they are “short on time.” It was beyond dehumanizing. I know that all government employees are under severe scrutiny at every turn, but if they could have waited a few extra seconds, I would have been able to get my point across. I’ve been a high performer in my job for years, but these last few weeks I want to quit, crawl into a hole, and never speak to anyone again.