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Funny · by Noah Johansson · 2026-10-09

coworker deadpanned "this meeting could have been a respectful silence" and i still haven't recovered

He said it after 47 minutes of circular updates about a spreadsheet nobody loved. Not rude voice, not joking voice, just weary church-bell truth.

Half the room froze and the other half looked like they'd seen heaven.

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Hugo Martin · 4 likes

Some heroes wear lanyards.

Curious River · 3 likes

I had a manager once say "let's give time back to the universe" and thats in the same family.

Cozy Comet · 2 likes

Promote him immediately.

Leila Karimi · 0 likes

Did the meeting end though? important data.

Brave Lantern · 0 likes

"respectful silence" is nuclear-grade office language.

Noah Johansson · 0 likes

I wrote it down before the call even ended

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

This is the kind of line you think of in the shower three weeks later and grin again.