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The coronavirus-induced quarantine has made people abandon their offices and start working from home. One of the biggest success stories during this relocation is Zoom, a chatroom that has gone from almost no one having ever heard of it to being a central instrument in our jobs.
And while we all are enjoying the app's features -- most importantly, custom backrounds -- many of us still aren't entirely comfortable with the change. Like, if you get up, the people you're talking to will see that you forgot you're not wearing any pants, if your partner starts a fight and you forget to turn off your mic, they will hear every little detail. And these aren't just hypothetical examples, these things happen.
The good thing is that quite a few hilarious jokes have been born thanks to these fails. That's right, people have been turning the awkwardness behind quarantine communication into memes, and you have to see them.
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Xavier Wescott 5 years ago
I kid you not she turned herself into a potato, funniest s**t I've ever seen
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
I've read a few stories about this meeting. She did by accident and couldn't figure out how to set it back... for the sake of getting the job done, she had to just leave herself as a super embarrassed potato... and now the whole world knows too.
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For those who are self-quarantining or otherwise isolated due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Internet has transformed from a simple source of entertainment to a vital lifeline almost overnight. Zoom has become one of the most fundamental tools for group gatherings and not only are businesses using it, but families, schools, and groups of friends as well.
According to The New York Times, more than 600,000 people downloaded Zoom in a single day last month. Zoom memes are everywhere now, and social media is full of people screencapping their Zoom conferences with accompanying hashtags like #unity, #isolation, and #coronavirussucks.
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brandon sat 5 years ago
nope, not me...i dont get all fancied up when im on video calls while wfh...no point lol
All of this buzz made Zoom shares soar this year, valuing the company at $29 billion — more than airlines like Delta, American Airlines or United Airlines.
Zoom has been preparing for this moment since the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. Even then it was evident that its primary customer base — videoconferencing desk workers — would become more reliant on its services while living in quarantine. So the company began closely analyzing its capacity and started hosting free training sessions. In China, Zoom even got rid of its 40-minute limit for free calls.
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sh 5 years ago
Highly technical term used in technology all the time. That's how software does things from the end-user perspective - automagically.
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Ziya (Wenny) Liu 5 years ago
Same...my kungfu class would abruptly end as we were doing push-ups...
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Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
You can’t be stealing the real Hermione’s name, especially if youre gonna be a Chiefs fan. Call yourself Mahomes or something
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savannah burrows 5 years ago
1-1;30 cats and dogs suddenly have the urge for scratches and attention
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
My husband is in his office with the door shut... he can't get any work done with the cat in there. Poor Asher just sits outside the door, howling.
Terri Rowland 5 years ago
Hahaha ah what a beautiful meeting that must have been.. 😂👩🎤🐈👩🏻⚕️☺️💜
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AreYouReallySureThatAFloor Can'tAlsoBeACeiling 5 years ago
This was the backdrop for the talking head scenes in the sitcom The Office (US version)
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weatherwitch 5 years ago
Surely he should have said "Don't leave me this way....." *waits to see how many people get this* 😉😂
Lolita Dolorosa 5 years ago
So good, I only just saw him today randomly on twitter and his bio said former Communard. I was like stfu and went to Google. Nope, it's him! I immediately posted don't leave me this way.
Load More Replies... Lolita Dolorosa 5 years ago
I just found out that he was in the communards and I totally s**t bricks.
ilikeplants 5 years ago
Periscope!!!! That's it!! I was trying to describe this to my kids the other day and I couldn't think of the name to save my life! I was getting all old lady on them.. "before Facebook live, before Instagram live, before any of that... there was........ C**P! I can't remember what it was called!" ;D
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Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Most people I've encountered are using built-in cameras. Put a sticky note over it when the meeting is over. MANUALLY turn off built-in microphone.
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Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Wish my reality looked that good. Mine would have stuffing coming out or blood on it.
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Jack Lambrecht 5 years ago
having removed the rest of thr group, he looks sort of like an amish serial killer
Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
watch closely as we peel the skin away from hi- AHH DUDE I'M STILL ALIVE YOU PROMISED I WOULD BE SAFE
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TheReader19 5 years ago (edited)
Bored Panda agrees that this is a productive use of your time and you need to do one wearing a shower cap and towel 😄
Puna 5 years ago
Just go to twitter and search for him. It's his pinned tweet.
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Johnny Farnen 5 years ago
Ahhh...Intercourse, Pennsylvania, USA......which is unironically east of West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, USA....
Patrick McKemie 5 years ago
And if you just don't have the energy for Intercourse, PA, you could always visit Morehead City, NC. It's right on the way to Climax, NC!
Christine M Quigley 5 years ago
Where i went on my honeymoon, also hit Blue Balls and Bird in Hand, PA...
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Terri Rowland 5 years ago
Our art teacher was a bit like her.. He allowed us to bring in our own music to listen to during the lesson to inspire our drawing. The amount of times we caught him rocking out to Led Zeppelin was hilarious.. 👩🎤🐕🤘🏼💜
Lolita Dolorosa 5 years ago
Theatre major, the most useless degree in the planet. Why not just be a hair dresser?
SkyTheImaginer 5 years ago
Ah yes a hair dresser the most useful degree on the planet.
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Erik Machado 5 years ago
You’ll hate it in 4 years when you have a worthless degree and are begging people who went to college for real s**t to bail you out on your student loans 🤷🏻♂️
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Fred Burrows 5 years ago
My cat insists on sitting on the keyboard but only when I'm using it.
Hermione Granger 5 years ago (edited)
the one on the bottom left tho... she's like "bruh." That has to be the boss
Lana Jig-maker 5 years ago
The guy in the middle on the bottom row, looks like a cleaner version of Andy D**k. Like if Andy D**k never got into comedy and drugs, but instead was more interested in making the office a more "ergonomic" environment.
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Amanda Mason 5 years ago
Yawn and you will be able to tell who was staring at you. They'll yawn back.
Danny Eaton 5 years ago
The (my) management concern is that the day for engineer X hits a critical event and I have to go to the backup, which shows down my response to network down, DHCP, DNS, and the rare firewall policy change. 90% of my job could technically be done remote- except meeting vendors, and hardware failure (mechanical, power, borked upgrade from Cisco. And, as a wireless guy, the WISM code has been.... well.. not the best that few years (when they adopted Linex, as the OW in the APs.
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Sarah Silverstone 5 years ago
That's the whole point! She used that famous background scene as her background in her zoom meeting...
Terri Rowland 5 years ago
I'm waiting for the baby to wander in casually in his baby walker, and the a lady who I don't know will try and throw herself at said baby in an attempt to drag him out of the room.. 👩🎤🐕👶😅💜
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Kathy Lecours 5 years ago
Reminds me of Criminal Minds when Shemar Moore's character didn't have time too tell Penelope Garcia that she's on speaker before she whips out the sexual innuendo!
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Sue Sanders 5 years ago
If ya gotta fart, you gotta fart - let 'er rip! (Not using smell-a-vision, are ya?)
Ziya (Wenny) Liu 5 years ago (edited)
This, kids, is why you always check if you are muted before farting. Life Lesson #223
Lana Jig-maker 5 years ago
Check if mute, before you toot, is now the new "if you sprinkle while you tinkle..." Thing
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Tee Witt 4 years ago
Then you reply but find your mic has stopped working, whoops!
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Terri campos 5 years ago
Then the student fixes it by saying they have to go to the bathroom and walking out or just flat out turning off the device they are using for Zoom...
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Ceri Mcclellan 5 years ago
Holt - "Peralta, where are your pants?" Peralta - "Does it matter? I'm wearing my tie!“
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Jack Lambrecht 5 years ago
and better than her getting caught in the rain.
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Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
I've been using hangouts, 1. to avoid this cause I just email students a link they click to join , 2. free zoom has a cut off aft 40 min
Estella Piela 5 years ago
I always try to be a minute late and text my friends to see if they are on so we can A. go an together or B. I know I'm not gonna be the first one on
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Carol Emory 5 years ago
I had to do three interviews for a job through Zoom. I can totally relate to this.
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European other 5 years ago (edited)
I am sure the background is a popular choice at the moment !
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Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
Yeah, it's exactly like this. And parents are calling teachers out because "kids are not really learning". No s**t Sherlock
Terri Rowland 5 years ago
Every individual is having a conversation with the person next to them.. 😉
A Lazy Spider 5 years ago (edited)
Who's quarantined in a pineapple under the sea? I relate to Plankton
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*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
Eh, don't worry about it... If it was 68 (freakin) people, only a few probably noticed. Unless no one was talking. Then you're truly oof'd, my dude.
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
You KNOW you're the 69th just to make up the number. That's how you got f*cked.
Terri Rowland 5 years ago
Well, what did the cat suggest, you know how much sharper they are when it comes to discussion on this subject..? 👩🎤🐈
Cécile Voltolin 5 years ago
Cats are exceptionnally _(always) _ to give their opinion even mutely. Says the boss.
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Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
is it just me or are those "when you..." memes old. nevertheless, it's still funny
#29
Fred Burrows 5 years ago
When I started Facebook years ago I took profile pictures wearing different shirts and hats wearing only underbritches down below. Pretty sure some of my YouTube videos were made in the same fashion .
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Sheila Weila 5 years ago
Not necessarily. Our organizer last time didn't end the meeting. He just left, so we stayed and played.
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Hermione Granger 5 years ago
"yeah" "umm.. hi" "uh, how do you...?" "I don't know" "oh is this??? oh, no, no its not" "uh" "hi" "Hi, oh bye ive figured it out! oh nevermind" "uh yeah"
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Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
theres always that one space thats clean where i sit so people think I'm neat!
Sue Sanders 5 years ago
What you see is what you - er - can we just move on?
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Draco Malfoy 5 years ago
Just start coughing like super super loudly, and don't stop. Then make up some excuse, and I'm almost positive, they'll want you to leave too.
Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
if you're coughing that much you probably are positive. hehe.. heh.. :/
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Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
ooh, I hate that... I also hate when I'm the host and we all decide to go so I'm about to end the meeting, and it's taking so long cuz there's like twenty "are you sure?" boxes, and by the time I've ended the meeting everyone is gone. idk why i hate it i just do
Tracey Hirt 5 years ago
I hate ending the meeting while people are still saying goodbye to each other. It feels like I've just shut the door in someone's face as they're still talking.
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
A lot of people seem to think everybody gives a F about every second they're online.
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GenXandEarnedItAll 5 years ago
I'd be a proud Mamma. People are too serious sometimes. A sense of humor is definitely needed right now.
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*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
This is not a fail, it is a masterpiece and waste of talent if you don't tell me how exactly you did that right now, because I need that in my life
Audrey Bob-The-Builder 5 years ago
There is actually a setting where you can manually choose where you want the virtual background to be
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Wyomudder 5 years ago
You should never hide the real you! If that is who you are with your friends then that is who you should always be.
Switzerland 5 years ago
Yes, but its probably not allowed. my zoom class doesn't allow virtual backgrounds (It sucks) T-T
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Katherine Boag 5 years ago
I hate that it's suddenly the norm to videocall people. Hell no i dont have a camera on my desktop.
GenXandEarnedItAll 5 years ago
These professors probably feel like they're talking to a brick wall in some classes.
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Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I had a virtual happy hour with friends recently. We had fun, and best of all, no concerns about DUI!
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Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I was in a Zoom meeting yesterday for an activist group, and after the main meeting we were randomly sent to breakout rooms. The one I ended up in had only four people, and half the time we were all silent wondering what the hell to say.
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Heather Keedy Bateman 5 years ago
Someone sent me this live. Dude is butt naked and shows a full frontal--TO his coworkers--for about 3 minutes!!! xD
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Hans 5 years ago
There are a dozen solutions similar to Zoom, why is Zoom becoming synonymous with virtual meetings? We have been using Google Hangout, Adobe Connect, WebEx and the like for long before...
Esca Sav 5 years ago
I use webex for my research meetings. I think it's great and free... other than my internet speed sucking, but everything else is great!
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your_lesbian_friend 5 years ago
I was on a zoom for my drivers ed class (that got cancelled) and the teacher had the cameras on, and there were a couple of kids vaping and there was this kid who was writing profanities on a notebook and it was a disaster. Apparently kids were sharing the link and other random kids were joining the drivers ed class for fun.... how bored must you be to do that?!!?
Victoria Swift 5 years ago
My preschoolers teacher decided to start doing weekly google hangout meetings....my daughter hid behind the window curtain the entire time.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Zoom is a regular in my household now, 3 times a fortnight for my sons therapy sessions and my daughter has telehealth once a fortnight. Then next school term there is another 2 of these types of things for my kids school classes/lessons.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I totally misread your sentence. I thought you said your son was in Fortnite therapy. Like an AA meeting for kids who play too much fortnite. I was wondering where I could sign my kids up. 😀then I reread your comment.
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weatherwitch 5 years ago
Obviously these are work or education situations but I'm extremely glad that I've never had to use video chat of any kind. It just seems absolutely ridiculous. I'm ill so on the 3-4 month lock down but I'll never use any form of it, I'm very happy alone! I'm odd I know but I find video calls creepy as hell 😕
Hans 5 years ago
There are a dozen solutions similar to Zoom, why is Zoom becoming synonymous with virtual meetings? We have been using Google Hangout, Adobe Connect, WebEx and the like for long before...
Esca Sav 5 years ago
I use webex for my research meetings. I think it's great and free... other than my internet speed sucking, but everything else is great!
Load More Replies... your_lesbian_friend 5 years ago
I was on a zoom for my drivers ed class (that got cancelled) and the teacher had the cameras on, and there were a couple of kids vaping and there was this kid who was writing profanities on a notebook and it was a disaster. Apparently kids were sharing the link and other random kids were joining the drivers ed class for fun.... how bored must you be to do that?!!?
Victoria Swift 5 years ago
My preschoolers teacher decided to start doing weekly google hangout meetings....my daughter hid behind the window curtain the entire time.
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Zoom is a regular in my household now, 3 times a fortnight for my sons therapy sessions and my daughter has telehealth once a fortnight. Then next school term there is another 2 of these types of things for my kids school classes/lessons.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I totally misread your sentence. I thought you said your son was in Fortnite therapy. Like an AA meeting for kids who play too much fortnite. I was wondering where I could sign my kids up. 😀then I reread your comment.
Load More Replies... weatherwitch 5 years ago
Obviously these are work or education situations but I'm extremely glad that I've never had to use video chat of any kind. It just seems absolutely ridiculous. I'm ill so on the 3-4 month lock down but I'll never use any form of it, I'm very happy alone! I'm odd I know but I find video calls creepy as hell 😕
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