22 tweets for people who are sick and tired of Zoom calls

The Zoom fatigue is getting real.
By Nicole Gallucci  on 

We're only halfway through 2020, but the Zoom fatigue is real.

Quarantining, social distancing, and working from home if possible are crucial actions needed to help slow the spread of COVID-19. But physically isolating yourself from your co-workers, friends, and family members means a whole lot of video chatting.

Zoom meetings, parties, dates, and other virtual catch ups are really starting to take a toll on people. Aside from the sheer boredom that comes from sitting in front of a screen and listening to people talk for hours, video chats can also be awkward as hell.

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It's nearly impossible to talk on Zoom without interrupting or speaking over someone, people are always forgetting to mute or unmute their mics, and hanging up calls is a whole production. The only real bright spot of video calls are the rare times when you're blessed enough to see a dog or a child.

If you're one of many people feeling sick and tired of video calls, here are 22 extremely relatable tweets to comfort you.

1. TWF you're muted

2. The great escape

3. Beware of farting

4. Parenting while on a Zoom call is actually a sport

5. The monotony

6. A real skill, tbh

7. Love to cancel Zoom calls with friends

8. Every video call should have a dog

9. "Oh, sorry. No, you go!"

10. So fun to stare at my horrible posture every day

11. Omg sooooo funny

12. Camera placement can make or break a call

13. "Byeeeeeee"

14. If you can't get a dog on camera, a kid is your next best bet

15. They're not laughing with you

16. Beer us strength

17. We all know someone who shows up early

18. Multitasking in 2020

19. Gatsby but make it 2020

20. Practice makes perfect

21. So unifying

22. Honestly absurd

Don't let the Zoom calls get you down. You're all doing great.

Topics Twitter COVID-19

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.


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