woman on zoom call on laptop with caption 'so Mickey we just wanted to get together and discuss a few things' 'There were no REAL performance issues They just wanted to document something... anything... to get me fired' (l)woman on zoom call on laptop with caption 'I have asked for an accommodation for my mental health for months and they refused to give it to me' (c) woman on zoom call on laptop with caption 'then you're going to part ways and no longer be employed with equipment share' (r)

‘Watch me get fired over Zoom’: Worker says she was wrongfully terminated over mental health accommodations

'It's not eczema. It's a disability.'

On Jan 25, 2023 by Phil West

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meeting on laptop screen with 2 people in call caption 'Watch me get layed off from my job' 'So basically in an effort to reduce costs we are restructuring our business' (l) meeting on laptop screen with 2 people in call caption 'Watch me get layed off from my job' 'And unfortunately your position has been impacted' (c) meeting on laptop screen with 2 people in call caption 'Watch me get layed off from my job' 'um and you'll not be asked to work beyond tomorrow' (r)

‘These companies do not care about us’: Man films himself getting laid off over Zoom

'What's this meeting about? My promotion?'

On Dec 27, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Zoom meeting with caption 'You started at 9 50 and then you rabbited on about PERKS for a bit' (l) hands up at laptop (c) Zoom call with caption 'This is absolute rubbish' (r)

‘Long live Stanley’: Worker goes on a rant against trainer while on company Zoom call before quitting

'Stanley is the voice of every worker.'

On Dec 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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100 people fired at once

‘Wanna hear what it sounds like when 100 people get fired?’: Call center lays off worker, and her 100 co-workers, in one Zoom

'How can you do this to us after promises these hours?'

On Nov 1, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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‘Reason 736 why I quit’: Worker says boss retaliated against her after she refused to do a Zoom tour of her house

'I had a boss who in meetings would Google addresses to see people's houses.'

On Oct 31, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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young woman smiling (l) young woman scowling with coffee mug (r) caption 'Why don't you ever turn your camera on?'

‘I refuse to waste my makeup like that’: Worker re-ignites debate over having camera off during Zoom meetings

'They don’t understand we’re doing them a favor by keeping that camera off.'

On Oct 10, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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computer screen with Baked Potato being added to cart caption 'PLEASE SELECT A well done Baked Potato' 'my professor is currently ordering a baked potato in the middle of class and doesn't know she is sharing her screen' (l) Woman with hand on mouth caption 'this woman is fully entering her credit card information and broadcasting it to the class' (c) computer screen with 'Chicken Meal' added to cart caption 'update- she got chicken too' (r)

‘This woman is fully entering her credit card information’: Professor orders baked potato on Zoom while unknowingly sharing screen

'why didnt you tell herrrrr.'

On Oct 6, 2022 by Melody Heald

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woman shares meeting of her getting fired tiktok

‘One door closes, another opens’: Remote worker quits during Zoom call before her boss can fire her, sparking debate

'Your pride and ego just cost you unemployment.'

On Oct 3, 2022 by Natasha Dubash

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‘It’s just enough inappropriate that my HR team wouldn’t appreciate it’: Worker notices that NSFW art on her wall is visible via Zoom in viral video

'With zoom’s video compression I can guarantee that no one in there had any clue what was in any of those pictures.'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘America is going to be nothing but homeless unemployed people at this rate’: Woman says she was fired from her job during a group Zoom call

'I will never understand these cold calls. They feel so inhuman.'

On Aug 30, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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woman taking mirror selfie at work caption 'Not getting laid off 4 days into training' (l) woman with hands crossed (c) tv displaying meeting caption 'Not getting laid off 4 days into training' (r)

‘Not getting laid off 4 days into training’: New worker gets laid off through Zoom while training for the job

'Daily reminder that corporations don’t care about people.'

On Aug 22, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Wow lulu is the new corporate uniform’: Students show ‘corporate America rush’ outfits for Zoom meetings

Bama Rush has entered the corporate world.

On Aug 20, 2022 by Jack Alban

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old keyboard set up on desk caption 'Going from a gmail/zoom/Mac company to an outlook/teams/Microsoft company' (l) woman with headset on caption 'Going from a gmail/zoom/Mac company to an outlook/teams/Microsoft company' (c) clunky pc set up caption 'Going from a gmail/zoom/Mac company to an outlook/teams/Microsoft company' (r)

‘Why does it look the same as when I used it in the 90s’: Worker goes from a Gmail and Zoom office to new job that uses Microsoft Teams, sparking debate

'Teams is so much better than zoom it’s not even comparable.'

On Jul 9, 2022 by Melody Heald

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young woman on zoom call on laptop on couch with caption 'i been at this internship for 5 frickin days and i done already shown my kewchie on a zoom call lord help me they bout to give me the boot'

‘My man said nobody probably noticed so imma stick with that’: Intern accidentally flashes co-workers during Zoom meeting

'Lord help me they bout to give me the boot.'

On Jun 20, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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laptop screen work zoom meeting caption 'When your manager says she noticed you took a lot of notes during the meeting...' (l) woman frowning caption 'And asks if you can share them with the group after the call...' (c) notebook with marker swirly doodles all over page (r)

‘That’s so passive aggressive’: TikToker’s boss asked her to share notes from a Zoom meeting. She was doodling

'I’d say ‘if you were paying attention you shouldn’t need my notes.''

On Jun 12, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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