Tech Struggles
This is the classic phrase you hear at least 3 times per meeting.
What is âYouâre on muteâ?
This becomes your âofficial office chair,â even though it wasnât meant to be.
What is the couch?
This awkward silence happens when everyone talks at once, then stops.
What is âNo, you go aheadâŠâ?
This is your commute when working from home.
What is walking to your laptop?
This snack somehow gets eaten during every single meeting.
What are chips?
This happens right when itâs finally your turn to speak.
What is your Wi-Fi cutting out?
This coworker has no boundaries and may bark during meetings.
Who is your pet?
This is the phrase people say when they havenât been paying attention.
What is âSorry, can you repeat that?â
This happens when you check one email after hours.
What is working all night?
This drink is refilled 5 times a day âfor productivity.â
What is coffee?
This spinning symbol appears when your computer gives up on life.
What is the loading wheel (or buffering)?
This outfit is business on top, chaos on the bottom.
What is pajamas (or sweatpants)?
This is when someone forgets theyâre not muted and chaos begins.
What is background noise exposure?
This is when you sit down to relax after work⊠but open your laptop âjust for a second.â
What is logging back on?
This happens when you go to grab a snack and forget why you stood up.
What is losing your train of thought?
This is when your microphone works perfectly⊠except when you need it.
What is selective technical failure?
This is the background you use to hide your actual living space.
What is a virtual background?
This mysterious delay makes everyone talk over each other.
What is lag?
This is when you forget what day it is entirely.
What is work-from-home time warp?
This is when you open the fridge just to âsee whatâs in thereâ again.
What is boredom eating?
This âquick restartâ somehow turns into a 20-minute disappearance.
What is a system update?
This is when you accidentally turn your camera on mid-snack.
What is immediate regret?
This is the meeting that goes âquicklyâ and lasts an extra hour.
What is a never-ending meeting?
This is the moment you shut your laptop and still feel like youâre at work.
What is never truly logging off?
This is when your mic unmutes at the exact moment you're crunching loudly.
What is terrible timing?