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In the times of the pandemic, virtual communication has become an integral part of our daily lives. Zoom has recently stated that the platform has a whopping 300 million daily meeting participants, which has soared from 10 million back in December. Similarly, Microsoft has recorded 200 million meeting participants in a single day, and Google Meet hit over 100 million daily users.

At this point, we all know very well that not everything is what it seems when you’re connecting in the comfort of your home. So when a scientist named Gretchen Goldman shared a revealing snap of her actual Zoom call background, it was bound to go viral. The caption stated: “Just so I'm being honest,” and the tweet amassed 282.5k likes and 30.6k retweets.

Sooner than we knew it, many others also decided to share what their colleagues and interviewers on the other side of the screen don’t get to see. The pics are both painfully relatable and funny to look at, and it’s a fair reminder that nailing the effortlessly cool video call setup is kinda a form of art.

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Image credits: GretchenTG

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Your Local Lizard
Community Member
6 years ago

everybody would love the cat tho :)

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    Sabse
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    6 years ago

    *Takes a bottle of wine*

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    Nadine Bamberger
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    6 years ago

    No one would ever pay attention to you ever again because PUPPIES!

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    Melissa Sawicki
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    6 years ago

    Love the Siamese Cats. Hopefully they aren't "Chatty" while you are in a meeting. Anyone who has or had a Siamese Catto knows they are one of the most Chatty Cat Breeds. Beautiful

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    Alex K
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    6 years ago

    Oh she's got a light too, she's a pro

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    Leopoldo Pisanello
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    6 years ago

    Bare-footed with that lego just lying around? That's an accident waiting to happen...

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    Billie Templeton
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    6 years ago

    Digging the socks!

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    Yvonne Blau
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    6 years ago

    Been there

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    Your Local Lizard
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    6 years ago

    PANDA

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    Callie Le
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    6 years ago

    Doggo looks both confused and suitably impressed

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    Martha Meyer
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    6 years ago

    My employer would not be able to reach me on vacation.

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    Your Local Lizard
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    6 years ago

    This is why we need more books

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    varwenea
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    6 years ago

    Meeting with the outdoors as background. Could be a bit bright though.

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    Stille20
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    6 years ago

    I can't imagine the people who are balancing young children and working from home. One of my friends has said it's hard but he secretly loves when he hears his kids come charging toward his "office".

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    Nadine Bamberger
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    6 years ago

    You have a very generous cat, mine would immediately evict me.

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    Colin L
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    6 years ago

    Socks and sandles don't exist on screen.

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    Billie Templeton
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    6 years ago

    Good dad

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    CynderAce
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    6 years ago

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    Shotty shotty bam bam!

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