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To think it’s inappropriate for a colleague to vape during an MS Teams meeting?

103 replies

NimblePoster · 03/03/2025 13:28

I was in a meeting today and one of my colleagues was vaping the whole time. I get that people may vape, but isn’t it a bit disrespectful to do it on a professional call? Would you say something or is it just me being sensitive?

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CharlotteLightandDark · 03/03/2025 13:29

Yes it’s a bit inappropriate.
no don’t say anything

MolluscMonday · 03/03/2025 13:30

I genuinely don’t know! I’ve never encountered this. I drank a cup of tea through a two hour meeting earlier, which feels different but I can’t really defend why…

We’ve had people complain about staff eating lunch during Teams call before. But if your diary is back to back sometimes there’s just no choice…

PsychoHotSauce · 03/03/2025 13:33

Its none of your business. Its on their manager to pull them up on it if they see fit.

I'm a vaper and I know MNers hate it, but realistically it had no impact on you whatsoever. No smell, no third hand chemical inhalation. Don't tell tales.

Rhymetimegopo · 03/03/2025 13:36

I think you should only do what you'd do in a face to face meeting on teams. So when I worked I would take a cup of tea/glass of water in with me to internal meetings but I wouldn't eat (unless it was a specific 'lunch meeting'). I preface this with I don't smoke /vape and never have, I wouldn't expect anybody to vape in a face to face meeting so I wouldn't expect them to do it on teams.

lemonylantern · 03/03/2025 14:02

I think it’s fine

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 03/03/2025 15:02

Yanbu but leave it

purplecorkheart · 03/03/2025 15:06

Unless you are their manager then it is not your place to say anything. However I would find it unprofessional. However that is just me.

edwinbear · 03/03/2025 15:06

I vape when I'm WFH, but never if I'm on a Teams call. Most people should be able to manage an hour or so meeting without their vape, surely....and I'm a pretty heavy vaper. Agree with PP though, it's for their manager to mention though.

Jellyfisch · 03/03/2025 15:09

It's not very professional.

I vape but wouldn't on a teams meeting unless my camera was off!

crosskeysgreen · 03/03/2025 15:09

Unprofessional and immature.

Shows lack of self-control and bad boundaries

BitOutOfPractice · 03/03/2025 15:12

Well that’s a first for me. Never heard of that before. I think it’s inappropriate yes. Would I say anything? Depends on what my relationship was with the person and how well I know them.

graceinspace999 · 03/03/2025 15:13

There’s worse things…

SunshineAndFizz · 03/03/2025 15:15

Totally inappropriate. It's like swearing, yes people do it but it's not appropriate in a professional setting.

Were external people on the call, or just an internal call?

MyUmberSeal · 03/03/2025 15:17

I get where you’re coming from… but I also find a little bit funny and rather admire their ‘don’t care, I’m having a vape’ attitude 😂. I think because I know it would massively piss the managers off where I work, that’s why I find it funny, I’d love for someone to spark up an actual fag during a teams meeting at my work.

TheNoonBell · 03/03/2025 15:19

I don't mind what people do on calls generally but in one instance a guy from a supplier decided to have a wank with the mic unmuted. Worse was he was getting off on the rather attractive presenter 😂

He never got invited to those calls again.

GoBackToTheStart · 03/03/2025 15:22

* I* drank a cup of tea through a two hour meeting earlier, which feels different but I can’t really defend why

Tea and coffee in meeting is hardly unusual though. If I go to an office for an external meeting then usually there's facilities to make one, and no one would think twice about drinking either in an internal meeting - the only difference at home is making sure you have a sensible mug and not a giant novelty one with swearing all over it or something.

Vaping isn't allowed inside an office, so is out of place in a work environment. Being at home doesn't change that, so it looks unprofessional. I'd find clouds of vapour puffing up from them really distracting on teams.

Not sure I'd say anything as a one off though!

ThatMerryReader · 03/03/2025 15:29

Why is it inappropriate? In what way is that bothering you exactly?

crosskeysgreen · 03/03/2025 15:31

ThatMerryReader · 03/03/2025 15:29

Why is it inappropriate? In what way is that bothering you exactly?

Childish

LastTrainsEast · 03/03/2025 15:32

If you start from the premise that vaping is illegal and immoral then you have a point.

However it is neither so you may as well object to people sipping water.

ThatMerryReader · 03/03/2025 15:33

crosskeysgreen · 03/03/2025 15:31

Childish

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Vaping is childish? I don't see that many children vaping.

crosskeysgreen · 03/03/2025 15:34

I see 100s of 14 year olds vaping!

Chuchoter · 03/03/2025 15:35

No different from picking your nose, both are anti social and grim. Standards have dropped.

Dueanamechange2025 · 03/03/2025 15:36

Rhymetimegopo · 03/03/2025 13:36

I think you should only do what you'd do in a face to face meeting on teams. So when I worked I would take a cup of tea/glass of water in with me to internal meetings but I wouldn't eat (unless it was a specific 'lunch meeting'). I preface this with I don't smoke /vape and never have, I wouldn't expect anybody to vape in a face to face meeting so I wouldn't expect them to do it on teams.

Yes this ^^

ThreeMagicNumber · 03/03/2025 15:36

I don't think you should do anything you wouldn't do sitting in a meeting in the office. I vape and I'd find that highly unprofessional. I wouldnt say anything id leave it up to a manager to deal with.

crosskeysgreen · 03/03/2025 15:36

Agree, I wouldn't say anything to anyone.