So this happened today while working from home. We had our usual Monday Zoom call nothing too serious, just team check-ins. I had my noise-canceling headphones on and figured I was muted. I wasn’t presenting or talking, so I turned off my camera and decided to quickly run to the bathroom while still listening in.
All was fine until I flushed. And in that surreal moment, I heard my manager pause mid-sentence and say “Uh did someone just flush a toilet?”
That’s when I realized my mic icon was glowing green. My soul left my body.
Another teammate chimed in with “Yeah we all heard that.”
Panic kicked in and the only thing I could blurt out was “Well, at least you know I wash my hands.”
Everyone laughed, which saved me from immediate death, but I will now triple-check that mute button for the rest of my career.
TL;DR: Went to the bathroom thinking I was muted on Zoom. I wasn’t. Entire team heard me flush. Said something dumb to save face. Died a little inside.
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I mean at least the flush is all they heard.
That’s peak work-from-home horror, at least you owned it like a legend. Never trust mute!
Take it easy, Frank Drebin.
Response wasn’t dumb. It actually redeemed you a bit by making everyone laugh about your reply. You made the best of the situation.
I double and triple check that and still worry it can be heard or I’ll ask a question mid stream or poop and not be quick enough to answer
nice save 😀