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AIBU to dread a new week as MS Teams chat at work driving me absolutely berserk?!

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blossom2026 · 29/03/2026 09:36

I know this isn't the worst problem in the world - but with every Sunday that comes along, I increasingly dread Mondays and going back to work. It's not the people individually - it's the bloody Teams chat. I work in a reactive service and we are required to be logged in and active on our MS Teams group team chat from 9am - 5pm, whether WFH or in the office, as this is where important stuff is shared and division of work is agreed. Fair enough. What isn't fair enough is the amount of completely non-work related bollocks that goes in there too, with the constant DING DING DING when I'm trying to fucking work. I don't give a fuck if your cat was just sick on your rug, Sandra. No didn't watch fucking Love Island and I don't care how long it took you to get a coffee in Greggs this morning. Fuck off with your dings you absolute bunch of nobheads. NO I can't mute it because I might miss something important. Please join me in my rant against this crime against employment.

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Hopefulsalmon · 29/03/2026 09:39

Could you suggest another non related chat group to ensure no key info is missed - then mute it?

Clairey1986 · 29/03/2026 09:38

We are all slaves to the dinging of the teams chat for sure!

If you really wanted to do something you could make the very valid point that key operational messages could be missed and so could there be a separate team wellbeing chat for “chat” that you can then ignore?

Evaka · 29/03/2026 09:38

That's maddening. Can you suggest a separate channel for the inane shit? I'd come down really hard on that level of distraction and time wasting.

Iiquidsnake · 29/03/2026 09:38

Suggest an additional channel for non work chat, you can mute that then