This journo’s ‘scolding’ from boss went viral after using meme background in zoom call

This journo’s ‘scolding’ from boss went viral after using meme background in zoom call

As you’re no doubt aware, most of the free world is relying on video calls in a pretty f**ken big way right now. Generally speaking, that s**t’s not too difficult, and if you work somewhere sensible, you’ll know that it’s an opportunity to be someplace fun. Depending on your workplace, responses to this kinda s**t can vary. But when Flora E Gill, a journo for GQ, Evening Standard, The Sunday Times Magazine, and plenty more used a meme backdrop for a work call, she wasn’t expecting her boss to email her about it….

Because Flora’s obviously a bloody good lass, she was kind enough to share the email on her Twitter account, where it was met with a pretty strong reaction.

We’re not a hundred per cent sure of the context of the original video-chat, but like most work meetings, we’re sure it could have been a bloody email.

The below email ended up receiving over 500,000 likes on Twitter. Not bloody bad if you ask us!

Credit: Twitter/@FloraEGill

Basically, though, Flora busted out the distracted boyfriend meme and positioned herself in the place of the other girl. It’s clearly a bit of harmless fun, but it was only shortly after she’d used the image that she received an email from her boss. The subject heading: professionalism.

Credit: Twitter/@FloraEGill

Here’s how it read:

“While I thought your Zoom background was funny (I have seen the ‘Memes’ and think they’re very good), I am concerned it doesn’t project the air of professionalism you should be striving for.

Perhaps just your apartment next time?

Stay well.”

Credit: Twitter/@FloraEGill

Obviously, there’s a few things to unpack here, but we’re not the arbiters of workplace professionalism, so we’ll let you make your own minds up about the appropriateness of the certain backdrop.

Credit: Twitter/@FloraEGill

Anyway, it’s an interesting twitter thread to follow, and it’s loaded with gold. Check it out.

Credit: Twitter/@FloraEGill

Final thought: We can’t let this one slide away without mentioning that people have the right of privacy and shouldn’t be expected to show their apartments/houses/work-spaces if they don’t want to. At least in our opinion. We want to know what you think, though. Let us know in the comments section.

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H/T: TWITTER.