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

[NimblePoster]

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?

This made me laugh because yes, it's shocking!

I completely agree with this. Teams meetings should be treated the same as any other meeting.

If i was a manager and it was infront of clients yes I would say something

Staff only? No none of my business

Can’t say I’d be able to care one bit about this, sorry.

I vaped during some online training today. I thought my camera was off though. I wouldn't have otherwise and turned it off as soon as I realised (only a minute or 2).

These are my feelings.

Was it just a team meeting with the managers or direct reports as well. I'd be fine with the first - it's nice to have a level of informality between colleagues. I think with a broader team meeting though its inappropriate, but still wouldn't report. Either it's a once off or they'll continue and the manager can deal with it if they wish.

Highly unprofessional.

Agreed.
Personally I don’t vape or smoke, but we have clients who do sometimes. Genuinely makes no difference to me.

Since it's not affecting you in any way, I see no reason you could have to object to it. It's not like you're in the same room as them, is it?

Yes it's unprofessional and demonstrates bad judgement.

Totally unprofessional.

When vaping first became a thing a bloke in our work used to vape in the office until he was told not to. He used to bring his own coffee and aeropress in as well, sit there making that with his vape 😂

Internal I don't get wound up about. External would be a no

I HATE vaping! I honestly cannot stand it. I have asthma and if I’m with someone who vapes it makes me feel like I can’t breathe!

However…

I find it funny when I see colleagues doing it on team calls. It definitely pisses some people off and I know there’s been peoples challenged over doing it but at the end of the day if they’re in their own homes and it’s an internal call where’s the harm really?

I’m a lecturer and was gobsmacked to see a student smoke actual cigarettes during a one to one Teams meeting. He was in his own home, so not my business. I think it was the idea of a person smoking indoors that surprised me, not that it was in the meeting. (Of course I didn’t say anything though!)

Are you worried the vapour will travel through the internet and vaporise through your speakers?

This made me absolute laugh 😃 omg as if he did that pml xx

I find it funny, I’d love for someone to spark up an actual fag during a teams meeting at my work.

I spark up a roll up on our morning meetings with a cup of tea. If it goes on longer than normal, it's definitely a two fagger.

Highly unprofessional

but not surprised 3 in 10 think it’s fine.
We are degenerating as a society.

no doubt they are the same ones who think it’s fine to

• vape on tube / train platforms
• listen to music / watch videos on your phone using the speaker in the street / supermarket/public transport
• have a phone call on loud speaker in public
• eat mc Donald’s on the tube 🤮

i turned off my camera when i vaped during a team meeting

https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/vaping-extremely-damaging-to-teeth-warns-kerry-dentist-394262

I'm old enough to remember people smoking at work. That was outlawed because passive smoking is damaging to the health of colleagues (and the office environment - smoke damage/dirt etc).

I can't see why a work colleague at home can't vape.

It's not damaging to teeth over Teams!

All of these things are anti-social because they affect passers by with unwanted smells, noises or vapour.

Vaping over Teams does none of these things.