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FiL crawling round on work video call

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RuralStyleless · 04/12/2025 21:30

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Am I being over-sensitive here?
I was on a video call this morning when my 73yo FIL came to get some things from the room. I realised, muted, said I was on a call and assumed he would wait until I said I was free. A minute later, I realise he has come inside and is crawling around trying not to be seen (he absolutely would have been seen). It was an external call, so not even colleagues I could laugh it off with). I'm absolutely livid.

For context, my study / home office is used as our guest room. This is not normally an issue. I had also warned him I was starting work and had to be on video calls 30 minutes earlier.

YABU - he is old, doesn't get tech, and no one said anything
YANBU - what sort of idiot does that?

OP posts:
swingingbytheseat · 04/12/2025 21:38

Sounds really irritating, get a lock for the door

HonoriaBulstrode · 04/12/2025 21:37

For context, my study / home office is used as our guest room.

Do you mean he is currently a guest, staying in your guest room?

SpaceRaccoon · 04/12/2025 21:37

Honestly it's a bit of an odd set up to be working in the room your guests are currently residing in.

Pollqueen · 04/12/2025 21:36

That's actually quite funny. What was it he needed to get? And, are you living in his house?

AutumnAllTheWay · 04/12/2025 21:35

What?

InSpainTheRain · 04/12/2025 21:34

I would be very annoyed especially for an external call. Door lock maybe?

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