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by fredley·4y ago·view on hn ↗
I used to work with someone who would frequently explode on group video calls, usually with the anger directed at a single victim.

I worked out that if it happened to me, I could use the OSX link conditioner (built in to XCode) to degrade the connection realistically. Coming back after he'd finished his tirade with a 'sorry, my internet capped out, could you repeat that' took a lot of the heat out of the situation.

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Sidenote, but I have never ever witnessed someone getting angry at another person in a meeting, remote or in person. I don't even know how I'd react except being flabbergasted at the unprofessionalism.
I haven't otherwise, this was quite the experience. Quite soon after the first incident I started planning my exit. Attrition was very high at that company...
Oh boy, I have. It was the president of the company. I lined up a job and quit so fast