
The year was 2017. Yep, it was really that long ago.
Professor Robert Kelly of Pusan National University in South Korea was talking about very important, academic things in a live cross interview with theBBCfrom his home office. All was very serious. All was veryBBC-like.
Then wandered in a rogue toddler and a baby-on-wheels, both of whom cried while being hastily whisked out of frame by their mum. The hilarious footage went viral immediately.
WATCH: You can relive the hilarious BBC interview fail in the video below. Post continues after video.
It was an interview that perfectly exemplified the perils of working from home as a parent, but little did we know the 2017 clip would become even more relevant in 2020.
Why? Because right now, so many of us are having our own video call fails worthy of internet fame as we navigate the ins and outs of working from home.
From accidentally peeing in front of your classmates and flashing your coworkers to awkward chewing sounds and expletives in the background, here are eight funny AF working from home video call fails that’ll give you a chuckle. Or make you feel better about your Zoom fails.
1. The one where a man forgot to wear pants to an office video meeting.
2. The one where a poor woman accidentally peed in front of her whole uni class.
Undoubtedly the first of many bathroom fails. #zoomfail #Zoom pic.twitter.com/CcIsCeKgAs
— Zoom Fails (@ZoomFail) March 23, 2020
3. The one where a woman’s boss turned herself into a potato on a video call and had to leave it that way for the whole meeting.
my boss turned herself into a potato on our Microsoft teams meeting and can’t figure out how to turn the setting off, so she was just stuck like this the entire meeting pic.twitter.com/uHLgJUOsXk
— Rachele with an e but pronounced Rachel (@PettyClegg) March 30, 2020
4. The one where a woman’s partner walked into her video call frame wearing really tight undies.
Behind every successful woman is an unsuccessful man not wearing any pants: pic.twitter.com/GZsKPsXhub
— Joshua Self-QuaRayntine (@joshuaray) March 24, 2020
5. The one where the British PM tweeted the Zoom ID code to a cabinet meeting.
Think your Zoom meeting leader is bad? The UK Prime Minister publicized their meeting ID this week. #ZoomFail #Zoom https://t.co/co02u3zWeT
— Zoom Fails (@ZoomFail) April 2, 2020
6. The one where someone attended a video meeting naked and didn’t realise their camera was on.
Zoom University Week 1 Takeaways: 1. Wear Pants pic.twitter.com/ACB39baRbo
— Zoom Fails (@ZoomFail) March 28, 2020
7. The one where a student accidentally forgot his camera was on while smoking ~something~ during a lecture.
When your classes change to Pass/Fail #Zoom #ZoomFail pic.twitter.com/YM2DxzTuLl
— Zoom Fails (@ZoomFail) March 24, 2020
8. The one where someone forgot to mute their microphone while bitching about other people on the call.
Rule one of zoom: always be on mute. pic.twitter.com/EOmBcIAJkD
— Zoom fails (@ZoomGoneWrong) March 31, 2020
While we’re at it, here are some other hilarious accounts of just how wrong video calls from home are going right now.
If you do WFH and have a Skype meeting, always consider if the ‘art’ on the wall is:
A) In shot B) Appropriate pic.twitter.com/CqRAvCV4AF
— Gareth Barlow (@GarethBarlow) March 18, 2020
How I imagine pretty much every video conference meeting is going for anyone working from home who has a cat. pic.twitter.com/NYS3bpLkyw
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) March 19, 2020
My husband’s working from home and just shouted to me from the living room: “I’m going into a video meeting…” so I jokingly shouted back “I guess I should put a shirt on?” and then he finished his sentence “…and they can hear you.”????
— Rita Meade (@ScrewyDecimal) March 17, 2020
Got on a video call with all managers, directors, and VP of my department…
Went to take a drink.. and realized the cup I’m using ????????♀️ pic.twitter.com/clYwd8nW1V
— Bex Runs It (@tothaground) March 18, 2020
Pro-tip: if you and your husband are both working from home, check to see if he’s on a four-way video call BEFORE running past the office naked to get a towel from the linen closet. #RealStory #COVID19 #WFH https://t.co/axghUWjvs2
— Christina Kerby (@ChristinaKerby) March 13, 2020
just started talking to my cat in the middle of a 68-person zoom meeting—and i wasn’t muted!!! send the meteor!!!!
— daniel taroy (@danieltaroy) March 16, 2020
Every WFH meeting so far:
“I’m sorry, you go…” “no, sorry I-” “Well what I was sayi-” “I’m sorry, were you saying something?” “Go ahead, no sorry, you go…”
*5 voices speak at once* *suddenly no one speaks*
**SLOW PORTAL ZOOM INTENSIFIES DURING AWKWARD SILENCE** #COVID19
— Kaleb Coleman [AR/VR] (@kalebcoleman) March 11, 2020
My kid just walked into my video conference, yelled “look at my penis,” and hit the button on his fart machine. Working from home going really great!
— Jenna Weiss-Berman (@WBJenna) March 17, 2020
Stay safe, folks. Zoom is a dangerous place.
Feature image: Twitter/ @PettyClegg.
Have you experienced a funny video call fail while working from home? Tell us about it in the comments below.
Amy Clark
Lifestyle Editor
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