When a K-pop Group's Surprise Drop Hijacked Our Remote Workflow

Honestly, I never thought my day job would collide so dramatically with my K-pop fandom. Tbh, it was during a critical client presentation when notifications for a new music video from my ult group started blowing up my phone. Ngl, I had my sound unmuted by accident, and the chorus blared through the speakers, leaving everyone stunned. My manager, who has no clue about K-pop, thought it was some avant-garde tech glitch and started troubleshooting. It took five minutes of confused explanations before we could get back on track, and now my team jokes about implementing a 'K-pop embargo' during meetings. Just sharing because in this community, we all know how hard it is to balance updates with real life, but this was next level.

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hannahyoung3h ago

Your manager's genuine belief that it was a tech glitch is the most corporate reaction possible. I can just picture the frantic clicking and confused stares, all while you're trying to explain the concept of an 'ult group' to a room of bewildered colleagues. It's a special kind of panic when two entirely separate worlds collide at maximum volume. The proposed 'K-pop embargo' is honestly a reasonable policy, born from pure trauma. At least it makes for a better story than the usual meeting interruption of someone's dog barking.