Call on your manager and/or team members involved who can shed light on areas you’re not as familiar with. Second, simply summarize the purpose of the topic being discussed and update everyone on its progress as far as you know. The meeting is starting, and you don’t have time to panic. This awkward moment might be one of the most annoying because it’s a result of miscommunication and can be more easily avoided.įirst, stay calm. It’s not a big deal, and it’ll get ahead of a prolonged awkwardness.Īwkward Moment #2: You're leading this morning’s meeting, and you didn’t know it. On the other side of this coin, if you know a coworker but they don’t know you, simply reintroduce yourself. What if it’s too late? What if too much time has passed and there have been too many hallway conversations to ask them to their face? You could still ask around and find out or get sleuth-y with it: Zoom participant name list (pay attention to who’s speaking!), other teammates, the Slack or email directory - are just a few resources that might have the information you need. (And this time, figure out a way to remember their name because let’s be honest - asking a third time seems a bit frustrating for everyone involved.) They’d likely much rather tell you a second time before it gets even more awkward. If you don’t know their name, ask them! If they told you once before and you don’t remember, apologize and ask them again. Here are a few ways to pacify this awkward moment:įirst, just be polite. There is nothing more awkward than having a conversation with a coworker who definitely knows who you are but who you definitely don’t know. No matter the size of your company or team, this is one of the most common awkward work moments. Plaza paired the Lagerfeld-inspired look with over-the-elbow black gloves and a bow in her hair.Awkward Moment #1: A coworker knows you, but you don’t know them. Her partner in style donned a one shoulder McCartney gown and its plunging neckline and sneaky hip cutout were adorned with chains. The Knives Out star, 25, wore a black strapless gown embellished with silver fringe, plus Boucheron diamonds. Never miss a story - sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. For Cline, it was her very first time attending for Plaza, Monday night marked her first return to the steps of the Met since 2013. Related: The Best Moments From the 2023 Met Galaīoth Plaza and Cline wore eye-catching looks as they each made their own debut at the event. "I loved it, I was like, oh, Karl Lagerfeld knows who I am," McCartney added of her own response to the former Chanel creative director's dig at her parentage. "Burn!" Fineman said, while Blasberg replied, "A king of the one liners!" "My favorite moment about that - and it's when I felt that I truly arrived - is when Karl found out that I had taken over as successor to the brand, his quote was, 'I knew they would take a big name when I left the brand, but I thought it would be a big name in fashion, not in music.'" With that question, the tension seemed to dissipate, and McCartney recalled a funny comment Lagerfeld, who died in 2019 at 85, made when he learned she was taking over at Chloé. Fineman then asked McCartney about her experience taking over Chloé after Karl Lagerfeld - for whom this year's Met Gala was themed - departed the position as creative director in 1997.
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