I started walking, but I was losing control. I tried to ignore it, but we all know, once it knocks, there's nothing much we can do to stop it. I was far away from home when I felt it coming on, the dreaded number two, in the middle of my run. Quotes have been lightly edited for clarity and length.I got up early on Sunday morning for a long run. I ran out of time, was distracted by my dog trying to attack my cat, was interrupted by my mom asking me if I wanted a cup of coffee, and was crying by the end of it.” - Daniella, 22 “We had our first exam for class today and I overestimated my ability to effectively take an exam while being watched through my webcam by not only my professor but also my whole class. Still feeling guilty about it.” - Annie*, 23ġ1. I woke up 20 minutes later to everyone saying bye and thank you to the teacher. I decided to lie down on my bed, and next thing I know, I had dozed off. The first two hours I paid attention, but after that, I couldn’t focus at all. I got up straight out of bed and turned on Zoom but kept the video and mic turned off. “I had an early morning, three-hour philosophy class and I was not feeling it at all. The worst part? After my mishap, our boss changed the name of our catch-ups from ‘happy hour’ to ‘team lunch.’ Oops!” - Abby, 24ġ0. ![]() I was the only one who came with a margarita-which totally made me look like I was drinking on the job. I was the only one who didn’t realize that in this case, ‘happy hour’ meant a time to catch up- not a time to drink. ![]() “Early on in the quarantine, my company put a ‘happy hour’ on the calendar. Not to Brag but We Made Ya Zoom Backgroundsĩ.Needless to say, I’m very cautious of what I am doing on the other side of a Zoom call even if the video is turned off.” -Brook, 35 Naturally, we couldn’t even pay attention for the rest of the meeting as we were both sick to our stomach with embarrassment. I was picking at my toenails and chipping paint off when we received a private message from someone that we needed to turn our video off. I was streaming off my Microsoft Surface Pro and it fell backward, and somehow, the video must’ve turned on accidentally. “My business partner and I were on a Zoom call with our group made up of 70 percent men, with the video turned off. The meeting was recorded.” - Maggie*, 27Ĩ. Embarrassed, I started to apologize and I had to explain to my client and their entire marketing team my crush on Harry Styles.” - Erin, 22ħ. My green-screen effect didn’t work correctly, so you could barely even see me. Confused, I quickly switched back to Zoom and saw HARRY STYLES as my background. I thought the call was going well, we got about two minutes in, until someone asked who was on my video. I started my call with our client and didn’t pay attention to my video (I had multiple web pages I was flipping through). Little did I know that when you change your background on Zoom for one call, it stays that way until you change it back. The night before, I did a Zoom meetup with friends and we were changing our backgrounds to different things. ![]() “Last week, I had a call with a big client who had multiple people on the call. It looks like I’m paying attention when I’m actually getting read for filth on The Pattern.” -Olivia, 22Ħ. “I prop my phone up against my laptop screen so I can do shit on my phone. We all laughed about it, but I was red and sweaty for like 30 minutes afterward.” -Deya, 24ĥ. Turns out, Zoom had let me in the call already, and the clients were there. You’re being a very bad cat right now, and I do not appreciate your cattitude,’ hoping they would cut it out before my important call. I was full-on lecturing my cats, saying stuff like, ‘ That is disrespectful. My cats were not getting along and trying to start a fight. I was waiting in the Zoom lobby before a client call with a relatively new client. “I’ve been using Zoom for over three years now, but my most embarrassing moment happened back before Zoom would warn you before letting you into a room with your camera on. Except for one pair of sweatpants that I put on for grocery store runs and then immediately wash.” - Maxwell, 29Ĥ. Admittedly, I haven’t worn pants since March 11. “I don’t know how none of my coworkers haven’t noticed yet, but I’m literally never wearing pants. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playģ.
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