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===Timing=== | ===Timing=== | ||
According to the [[first law of work entropy]], it is mathematically impossible for a conference call to start on time. The probability of anyone<ref>Outside the German speaking world: German speakers will happily join a conference call minutes or even hours before it is due to start to experience the cleansing effect (''[[früheankunftfreude]]'' of being the first to plunge into an icy bath, or indeed to avoid the stigma (''[[Späteankunftschande]]'') of being the last invitee to join - a taboo that applies even where all attendees have dialed in before the appointed time.</ref> dialling in to any conference call even a moment more before it is scheduled to begin is as close to zero a makes no difference. | |||
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*[[Späteankunftschande]] | *[[Späteankunftschande]] | ||
*[[Früheankunftfreude]] | *[[Früheankunftfreude]] | ||
*[[Meeting paradox]] | |||
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