5x the most awkward moments on Zoom

Yes yes, we can once again get to work at home and that also means it's time for deliciously awkward Zoom meetings. Whether you're attending a lecture via Zoom or having a visual work drink on Friday, it's all equally uncomfortable. And let's be honest: during such a meeting, aren't we just staring in horror at our own face? I taught online for a short period last year and while I may be in my twenties, I really didn't understand anything about Zoom. Sometimes I suddenly saw myself with a weird mountain behind my head without knowing exactly how I even got this background. And let's not forget my dog, who has barked through my lessons a hundred times. I think we can all agree: Zoom is the designated (virtual) place for awkward situations. I read a number of really funny stories on Reddit that I would like to share with you.

1. ‘I had a Zoom call with my academic advisor and went to the bathroom because the wifi is strongest there. I was sitting on the toilet but you couldn't see that, because there was a window behind me and I was sitting sideways against the wall. While I was talking to my advisor, I leaned my right arm on the top of the toilet lid but slipped, causing me to hit the flush. So in the middle of the Zoom call, I accidentally flushed the toilet. I quickly muted myself but my advisor clearly heard it. I explained to her why I was in my bathroom and she laughed about it but still: awful.’

2. ‘Learning remotely is not always a success. I was on the toilet when I heard my five-year-old daughter screaming: ‘It’s not working anymore! I can’t go back!’ This happened all day long so I was used to it and said (from the toilet): ‘Okay, just bring it to me.’ The screen was black so I restarted my daughter's iPad. Later I received an email from the teacher that the iPad was still on with the camera turned on and that EVERYTHING DOWN THERE WAS RECORDED.’

3. ‘One of my colleagues was lying on her bed during a Zoom meeting when her boyfriend came into the room and shouted: ‘Time to make babies!’ It got even worse when he jumped on the bed and apparently didn't see the computer despite her saying she was in a Zoom meeting. He clearly didn't hear it and suddenly pulled her leggings down. Everyone on Zoom saw her underwear and this time she yelled at him that she was on Zoom. Then she closed her laptop. She quit the next day and we never saw her again.’

4. ‘I was at home with my classmate and we were having an online lesson from our professor, who is at least 70 years old. She was super nice and we really liked her, but she didn't understand much about Zoom. So one time I took my own microphone off mute so I could help her share her screen. Then I forgot to mute it again and said to my classmate next to me: ‘How on earth can we learn anything if she can't even use a computer?!’ My friend made frantic gestures and I realized I wasn't on mute, so I quickly coughed. Then I just said: ‘Yeah, Teams is really hard to use too,’ to which the professor replied: ‘Yeah, I know, it’s just like that…’. Before she could finish her sentence, her wifi went out. She was replaced by another teacher who didn't take two hours to share a screen. I felt so incredibly guilty afterwards.’

5. ‘During a Zoom meeting with my accountant, I saw her husband lying on the floor in the background with their dog. He was petting the dog for way too long and doing it way too close to the dog's genitals. It made me feel uncomfortable. I would have preferred not to see that.’

Source: reddit.com