Office Life
You might say this when you forget to unmute yourself during a Zoom call.
What is "Oops, I was on mute"?
This phrase is code for "I’m just being polite, but I need this now."
What is "Just circling back"?
This is the only day of the year where it's socially acceptable to prank your boss.
What is April Fool's Day?
This cozy clothing item is worn for 90% of remote meetings—just not seen on camera.
What are pajama pants (or leggings)?
This virtual setting hides your messy room and sometimes makes you look like you’re in space.
What is a virtual background?
This weekday is often the least favorite and gets blamed for post-weekend blues.
What is Monday?
This polite but passive-aggressive phrase is often used to wrap up a complaint.
What is "Thanks in advance"?
This common plant in office spaces is nearly impossible to kill.
What is a succulent (or snake plant)?
This animal is most likely to "attend" your Zoom call uninvited.
What is a cat (or dog)?
This reaction emoji is often used when someone says something inspiring in a team call.
What is the clapping hands or heart emoji.
This is a universal way to get people to come to an optional in person meeting or used sometimes as a reward.
What is free food / donuts / pizza?
This greeting is almost always followed by a request you don’t want to do.
What is "Hope you're well"?
The average person spends about this percentage of their life at work.
What is one-third (or about 33%)?
The technical issue most commonly used to avoid answering a question during a virtual meeting.
What is “Sorry, you're breaking up” or “I’m having Wi-Fi issues”?
This beverage is consumed by remote workers at nearly dangerous levels.
What is coffee? (or Diet Coke)
The unofficial unit of time people use to measure how close it is to lunch.
What is “two more emails” or “one more meeting”?
A common sign-off when you’re being a bit more formal than "Cheers."
What is "Best regards" or "Best"?
The Guinness World Record for most emails sent in an hour is closest to this number.
What is over 10,000?
The sacred 2-minute break between Zoom calls is just enough time to do this.
What is grab a snack or water / bio break?
This term describes the emotional high of cleaning out your email inbox.
What is “inbox zero”?
This office appliance always breaks right when you need to print something urgently.
What is the printer (or copier)?
This phrase is the professional way to say "You’re wrong."
What is "Per my last email"?
This term describes the feeling of pretending to work while actually doing nothing.
What is “productivity theater”?
This distance you walk from your bedroom to your laptop counts as your morning commute.
What is 15 feet (or "across the hall")?
This term describes secretly working from the beach or another fun location. (Not that anyone here would ever do that)
What is a “workcation”?