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Since the coronavirus outbreak, more and more people started studying and working from home. Some of them, however, are as tech-savvy as my 89-year-old grandma and are running into some problems.
It's a good thing if your issues revolve around things like setting up your workspace and trying to find out where to plug the wires in. You spend some time googling it and take care of it. But if you can't handle a conference call, I have some bad news for you. Not only will your colleagues make sure you remember it, but they will also probably tell the Internet all about your video call fiasco as well.
From a not-so-secret bathroom trip to a rogue potato boss, here are some of the funny fails people have recorded during their Zoom video chats.
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Final score:
660points
Umami 5 years ago
After 'viewing' Bored Panda all these years, i created a login just to upvote this!
Lazy Farmer 5 years ago
BAHAHAHA! I bet this experience was worth years of team building events! 😂😂😂
Belinda_Vikingheart_🇧🇻 5 years ago
Can't stop laughing 🤣 bet this was a side of him they never saw before 🙈
Heiko Fischer 5 years ago
I'm sorry if I'm wrong, but that looks staged. The astonishment on their faces doesn't feel real. But still funny. 🙂
NMN 5 years ago
Yeah, I think it's fake, no one made any movement to actually turn off, usually is what ppl go for fist when they say bye
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Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
He will NEVER live that down. It's a good thing he didn't scratch his bum any lower...
However, don't let these funny Zoom fails to discourage you from video-calling your colleagues. "Most creativity is done in face-to-face environments," Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, told Vox. "It encourages you to be ambitious and motivated. Full-time at home can be pretty miserable. Most people don’t enjoy it, you know, week in week out."
The expert predicts that, in general, productivity will be down dramatically. "I think even if this all returns to normal, there’s going to be a long-run cost. 2020 is going to be the year of lost innovation. If you look 10 years from now, there’s going to be a hole in new patents and new products and new ideas and great inventions that just didn’t happen in 2020, 2021. Think of scientists or engineers. How can they work properly at home? They’re being sent home, but I suspect they’re really not being very constructive."
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KC 5 years ago
OMG . . . I just couldn't!!! LOL Seriously? I can't stop laughing now.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I wouldn’t have been able to concentrate on the meeting with my boss looking like that. I would be laughing too much.
Richard Brown 5 years ago
"Well boss, we need to keep our heads above ground and keep our eyes peeled. Don't let them come out with half baked solutions and have a thick skin and when the chips are down we should simmer down... Mash!"
Shelley Russell 5 years ago
OMG this has me laughing so hard! I wish I could figure out how to make myself a potato!
Binxyminxem 5 years ago
Lol the manager looks so miffed! I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe for a second 😂
According to Bloom, the main thing we all can do to counter this is to recreate social contact, ideally using video conferencing, two ways. "For example, the whole group can meet for a 30-minute video chat at 11:00 every day to catch-up on their personal situation, chat about the news or life in general — no work talk." For individual interactions, Bloom said that managers should aim to spend 10 minutes video-talking individually to each of their employees every morning and every afternoon. "This is time-consuming but critical for keeping employees happy and productive through the next few months."
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Jennie-Lind Normand 5 years ago
My daughter is doing some of her school work through google hangouts and our dog is always jumping in and out of the calls, he misses people too!
bdunbar@kcls.org 5 years ago
My group thought I had a baby in my house, it was Cash, my cat. He talks a lot and is noisy
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Livia Carlson 5 years ago
She might have just shifted her head and someone screenshotted when you were able to see it in the background. Doesn't make it staged
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Lynn Morello 5 years ago
What can you say. We try to educate them and they can only learn at their own pace.
Marlene Ricker 5 years ago
That is just too funny! It certainly livened up your conference call!
Donald Schofield 5 years ago
So, like, where can I get a fart machine? Seriously, I want a fart machine...
#6
So, I have a parrot and online classes. We are not required to have video in the online class, so we just connect our microphones. Today, my bed, was extremely comfortable. As I got up at 10 am to join the online meeting in Zoom, my bed started calling me. I felt it. I joined, and didn't mute myself. Normally I'd mute myself because I have a parrot. My parrot is an Indian Ringneck, and those bastards are loud af. I decided to fall asleep through the whole class as my bed felt so good. Only after I woke up an hour after the class I realised I was still in the meeting with an unmuted microphone. I texted one of my classmates and they told me they couldn't have a normal class, and the teacher didn't know how to kick me out. They also said they tried talking with the parrot, they told me he said "Hello" and "What you doing" and then proceeded to repeat "ok" for the duration of the class.
Water Bottle 5 years ago
My cats wouldn’t shut up today during my conference and my teacher had to ask me to leave.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Keeping a single bird without a mate is not cool. No wonder he's calling out all the time.
Peachymiss 5 years ago
This is not true. I too have a single Indian ring neck like this person and he is loved abs happy. They are incredibly intelligent and can be taught to talk, so the calling out would not be due to a lack of a mate I can assure it. It's them interacting with their world. Look at the pictures. This bird is very well cared for. Who are you to judge??!
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Steve Cruz 5 years ago
A lot of people wish their dog or cat could speak. Seems like a risky request!
Johnny Farnen 5 years ago
So a parrot interacts more in class than the students? No surprised,me.
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Sheila Annie Florence Smith 5 years ago
And to quote Shakespeare “out dam spot.” At least I think that is what she said.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
If I were still teaching online, I'd probably say something similar. -Dr M, former professor of economic history
Felix-Marie Badeau 5 years ago
For the over 46,000 who have lost their lives, this has been an apocalypse. It will prove to be so for many thousands, if not millions more. So, Jace, you can pucker up your apoca-lips and kiss my tuchus :0)
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Jace 5 years ago
What’s inappropriate about it? It’s vet or farmer humor. It’s business humor.
Max L. 5 years ago
Nothing to laugh about a normal veterinary procedure. And sure had nothing to laugh about the vet who had a reaction and broke the arm in several points and ribs, due to a kick.
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Rosco Schmitt 5 years ago
She's making sure your boss knows you are clocked in. & THE best parent EVER to work from home.
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Steffani Sloan 5 years ago
Every comment I've seen from "Jace" has either been negative or combative. We are stuck in our houses going crazy and we get on BoredPanda for some relief. Please! Let it be relief! You can have fun, inoffensive debates. How about it?!
annibell way 5 years ago
Better than my cat showing her butt off for the camera during my first aid class video call
Elizabeth Scarborough 5 years ago
We both are working from home and sit near each other. Husband did the same the other day. Bucky our cat loves to sit in his lap. In an unmuted zoom he says “Hi there little buddy oh aren’t you so cute, does that feel good”. Of course everyone stopped and asked what was that. He quickly stated he was talking to the cat. Of course I’m dying because that’s not what I was thinking.
Teri Campisi 5 years ago
I talk to my cat All the time and wouldn't care if anyone heard me or not as I adore my cat!
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Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Epiphany: People doing WFH meetings need to orient their desk so there is a WALL behind them.
Isabella 5 years ago
Lol my dad was on a voice call, my mum and I didn't know that. but I was thinking if is a video call, cr@p my mums getting changed, so I waved my hands to tell her to go to the bathroom now. What topped it off was dad saying "hun this is a video call... jk" mums face went red ;-)
malak hattum 5 years ago
I still don't understand why u would be running around ur house naked.
juice 5 years ago
sounds like she got out of the shower, but there were no towels so she had to get one?
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Katinka Min 5 years ago
I'm calling BS on Tony'S description of his day. Either he is lying or some kind of psychopath. :-) Or if neither, I really wnan aknow how is 10th day of quarantine looks like.
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Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Stay-at-home partners are suddenly getting A LOT MORE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION!
#14
This girl went to the bathroom during zoom meeting
Shawn 5 years ago
Wow she carried it in there , was looking at it and couldn't figure out oh my video is still going... jeez
Cassie 5 years ago
I've seen a few like this. Is there a way to turn your camera off or something in the program that people think they are doing successfully but failing at??
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Bumble 5 years ago
She should have maintained eye contact to assert dominance. "You're damn right I'm peeing Gregg. The question is, why aren't you peeing? I worry about your commitment to this company."
TheKnightOwl 5 years ago
Poor Jennifer. She's probably still hiding under the bedcovers refusing to come out to this day.
Kristen Wheeler 5 years ago
Wait, whoever posted the video of their coworker on the toilet for the whole world to see is really mean....
Chris DeVreeze 5 years ago
Brain blip. Sadly, dumb mistakes happen when in auto pilot, or she wanted to show off her recent bathroom reno
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Kailyn Barbour 5 years ago
Ni siquiera me presentaría para ser honesto porque dormiré hasta tarde porque no duermo por la noche
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katboxjanitor 5 years ago
Bad hubby, BAD! You interfered in the improvement of so many young minds. But good grief, there are so many better things to shut down.
Sarah Stalder 5 years ago
Betting anything wrestling related at this point is not on the table for a long time.
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WhatsUpKittyCat? (I wuv dogs too) 5 years ago
My daughter yelled HEY MUM LOOK IM GETTING EATEN BY A MEGALADON during my collage lesson and I accidentally made myself visible when only the teacher was supposed to be and everyone ended up looking at my dog
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Water Bottle 5 years ago
If these were my classes it would be much, much more than 3 people making noises
annibell way 5 years ago
Also the three people using speakers to hear the class and causing an echo to go back into the class.
Kailyn Barbour 5 years ago
Le diría "cortésmente" al profesor que les diga a estos comedores de patatas fritas que se callen la boca ":D
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peppa pig 5 years ago
I did just now. I got in trouble for trying to ask a question during a zoom session and i privately messaged my best friend saying " What the heck! this old man got me in trouble for ASKING A QUESTION!" I just learned that all of this is saved.
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Belinda Matson 5 years ago
This is hands down the most necessary WFH info in the world right now.
JazzyWorld 5 years ago (edited)
Puh-lease. I’ll be halfway out of the galaxy.
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Thinking back to if I said anything TOO bad to my friends during class.
Ella Blackwood 5 years ago
Good to know. Thank god most of our meetings are on WebEx or Teams.
Annette Whitney 5 years ago
Teams has same function. It’s all recorded and can’t be deleted.
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Jane Dorothy Warner 5 years ago
interesting. While both buck naked and butt naked are used to describe someone who is fully nude, buck naked is the older version of the two forms.
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Different call, same lesson:MAKE SURE THERE IS A WALL BEHIND YOU WHEN VIDEOCONFERENCING.
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savannah burrows 5 years ago
when your coworkers see what your place looks like on a day to day basis haha
Tawnyrose The Maine Coon 5 years ago
Someone literally gave us a room tour and we were all like “Ok that’s cool but we kind of need to start now”
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
One guy found a luxury apartment online, blew up the photo, tiled it, taped together the printouts, and hung it behind him while on conference calls. Many of his coworkers were impressed, but he had to come clean or risk his boss thinking he was overpaid.
Ninja Kitty 5 years ago
That one moment when people think your rich because your background. XD
Carol Taylor 5 years ago
when l attended my very first Zoom group meetup l neglected to put any pants on..mind you,, l did have on a long singlet top so nothing was showing..though l did try to just head shots for the meet..chuckle..
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Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
I haven't shaved in over a week and No longer wear undies. Still make sure to put pants on though.
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SilverRozFox 5 years ago
You can raise hands and so other things on zoom so that it isn't everyone talking at once.
Tawnyrose The Maine Coon 5 years ago
At first a couple of my classes used this really laggy site that made you test the audio and people would say random things and you could HEAR them saying it so there would be an already awkward conversation and then out of nowhere “Blelelelep” or “Beeeeeep?” Or “Hashshshs” or “Bananas y’all” and even “WHERE’S THE FIRE”
SilverRozFox 5 years ago
Where's the fire sounds like something that a classmate would say. Lol. 😂😂
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Rosalie Hale 5 years ago
3:00! Yea don't think the teachers okay at ALL! I mean whos going to do that at 3 in the morning???
Girl Rebuilt 5 years ago
Nothing to pass the time while suffering from insomnia like teaching a class in the wee hours of the morning! Also, you very quickly learn who is truly committed to your course. 😉
Ninja Kitty 5 years ago
I didn't even notice the time because i thought she was talking about the way the teacher spelled "cours"
Kailyn Barbour 5 years ago
Lo más probable es que no, pero me uniría y me sentaría en la sala de espera hasta que él / ella se diera cuenta de cómo se equivocó y cuántas horas había desperdiciado cuando podría haber estado durmiendo solo para hacerla sentir mal. Maldito hermano, soy tan agradable. (espanol) Most likely not but I would just join and sit in the waiting room until she/he realizes how she/he messed up and how many hours she/he had wasted when I could have been sleeping just to make her feel bad. damn bro im so nice. (english)
Confused Flamingo 5 years ago
lol...my chemistry teacher does this every time...at 1 in the morning ...sometimes at 2 and right now it's scheduled at 2 for the whole month. Somehow she isn't bothered that she wouldn't have to schedule a new meeting everyday if she set it properly the first time.............but i guess chemistry messes with your brain in weird ways!!!!
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Jace 5 years ago
Has it not yet been made clear to everyone that such devices are NOT the way of the future? They’re not AI. They’re artificial stupidity, and constantly data-mining their customers.
Joelene Montgomery 5 years ago
Don’t care, it talks in a picatchu voice and amuses my kids for hours :P
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katboxjanitor 5 years ago
THIS is why my employer advised us to ensure any Alexa-like devices be set to not listen.
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Tawnyrose The Maine Coon 5 years ago
I heard one of my teachers’ kids fighting in the background XD
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JazzyWorld 5 years ago (edited)
Lmao, my niece has this weird pimple on her arm that looks like a spiral. Interesting, but strange. I know what your thinking, yes, I am an uncle!
#30
స్టీఫెన్ ఆండ్రూ 5 years ago
Or turn your video off and on again or cover your camera momentarily...
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Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Really? You're probably saying that about a teenager!!! Shame on you.
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Holly Molly 5 years ago
Pretend to drop your pen under the desk and take it out when you are under the desk
Jena Withag 5 years ago
I call BS! If you can spend a few seconds tweeting out you can turn your video off for a couple of seconds to get a crumb out.
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Christina Medina 5 years ago
at least he didn't go into a meeting between a couple having camera sex or something lol
elfin 5 years ago
She seems like a professional who is in charge of a meeting. She was assertive, not hostile.
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Steve Cruz 5 years ago
"Quarantini" -- It's just like a regular Martini, except you sip it at home alone.
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Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
What gets me about this one is that it's being recorded with a phone camera, so it's clearly not the first time he's done it.
Jena Withag 5 years ago
You can record meetings. Maybe the person with the phone was playing back the recording of the meeting to upload from their phone?
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Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Again? It's just a screenshot. Do these clips actually play on computers? Non iPhones? What am I missing?
Curious Cat 5 years ago
reboot.. or Control alt delete.. then buy a new phone.
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Whatshername 5 years ago
Please tell me what I'm looking at. It's so blurry, how can you all see what is happening?
Girl Rebuilt 5 years ago
Dude knows he’s on camera! Wow. Way to ascertain your right to partake in legal pot! 😂😂😂
Shawn 5 years ago
That'd be me, except everyone would be like what's that weird bubbling sound we keep hearing
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Tarryn Louise 5 years ago (edited)
Nope, because we are not all faking it and low key hoping people are watching us randomly lifting our shirt over our head for ZERO reason at all. It's just you.
Lisa Shelton 4 years ago
Why would you randomly lift your shirt over your head while in a meeting, video or not?
#35
Tarra Scott 4 years ago
Racist much? Why does a black woman doing her child's hair mean she's giving someone a weave?
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mph seti 5 years ago
Be happy you're all still getting paid. Many are not. Never forget your WFH privilege.
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
We are. Just be happy you don't have coronavirus. Just be glad you don't live in Italy. Just be glad you're alive. We can still laugh.
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Erin 5 years ago
This is why I sit with my back to the wall. My dog has interrupted a few calls because he has to help out the firetrucks with their sirens, but seriously...back against a wall for video conference calls.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago
I'm at a loss. When I'm on video conference I am hyper aware of what is going on around me.
Troux 5 years ago
It really does help with the human connection. Keeps things a bit 'warmer', even though people are learning for the first time that it is inviting people into your home unless you've got a way to isolate such as a home office away from noise.
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katboxjanitor 5 years ago
Gotta say, most of these seem to be some examples of sheer inattention and not terribly funny.
Eulalie Grace 5 years ago
Shows how alike we all are, and that we are in this together. And it's OK to have a little fun while WFH.
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago (edited)
These are funny but do a search for "Zoom app a security disaster" and see for yourself. Their claim to have end-to-end encryption was a total. The url connections are just a series of numbers and can easily be guessed. It's as bad as Grammerly which send everything you type through servers in the Ukraine, a country well known for its hackers.
mph seti 5 years ago
Be happy you're all still getting paid. Many are not. Never forget your WFH privilege.
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
We are. Just be happy you don't have coronavirus. Just be glad you don't live in Italy. Just be glad you're alive. We can still laugh.
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This is why I sit with my back to the wall. My dog has interrupted a few calls because he has to help out the firetrucks with their sirens, but seriously...back against a wall for video conference calls.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago
I'm at a loss. When I'm on video conference I am hyper aware of what is going on around me.
Troux 5 years ago
It really does help with the human connection. Keeps things a bit 'warmer', even though people are learning for the first time that it is inviting people into your home unless you've got a way to isolate such as a home office away from noise.
Load More Replies... katboxjanitor 5 years ago
Gotta say, most of these seem to be some examples of sheer inattention and not terribly funny.
Eulalie Grace 5 years ago
Shows how alike we all are, and that we are in this together. And it's OK to have a little fun while WFH.
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago (edited)
These are funny but do a search for "Zoom app a security disaster" and see for yourself. Their claim to have end-to-end encryption was a total. The url connections are just a series of numbers and can easily be guessed. It's as bad as Grammerly which send everything you type through servers in the Ukraine, a country well known for its hackers.
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