Most embarrassing thing you’ve witnessed on zoom call? (2022 edition)

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So we’ve been WFH for a year now(now 2+), and zoom is awkward as heck. Sometimes you’re unmuted at the worst times. Even worse, sometimes you forget your video is on during 2 hour trainings.


One time an sdr came to one of these trainings on a friday w his camera off and unmuted (cameras were supposed to be on) and near the beginning says ‘yeah man I just ditched this stupid fucking bullshit meeting’ and then he was muted haha.


Im guessing he was on a phone call and ditched to go hangout with friends lmao.


has anyone seen or heard anything absolutely wild?


Top few comments from before:


@CoorsKing :(100 upvotes) Bathroom behind prospects desk. No virtual background. Prospect stood up (no pants) and took a dump, with the door open, in full view of the camera. 


We still ended up closing the deal. 


(FUCKING GOLDEN)


@Accidental_Sales_Guy : (21 upvotes) I had a prospect (old timer) fall out of his chair- he didn't know his camera would come on, and he was looking closely at his screen to click the right URL. When his face popped up full screen looking back at him, he jumped backward and fell out of his chair!!! Took all my strength to keep from laughing out loud!


@E_Money : (18 upvotes) I have interviewed someone via Zoom and they had a big ass bong in the background up on a shelf. I am not against smoking the good ole sticky icky, but definitely a risky move not hiding that thing- especially during an interview.

have you heard or seen anything wild on a zoom call?

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😂 Sales Humor
🏡 WFH
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CoorsKing
WR Officer
18
Retired King of the Coors Knights
Yuh yuh ya Boi is back with a new banger. Prospect accidentally locked his wife out of the house. Half way through the call, we see a very angry wife banging on the window behind his desk. This man lost all color, and said he would be “right back”. 15 minutes later he comes back on camera looking like a dog that just got kicked. I think they are still together, but damn did she look PISSED
funcoupons
WR Officer
8
👑
LOL what’s with u and weird shit on Zoom? I’m ded 
CoorsKing
WR Officer
5
Retired King of the Coors Knights
Idk dude I have no idea 
Justatitle
Big Shot
5
Account Executive
That man is still going to the highlight reel for spanking it...
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
2
Officer of ♥️
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Goomba
Opinionated
11
Director
Last week one of our LTAM BDRs was driving and on call, accidently unmuted her phone, and yelled "PUTA PUTA" in the all hands, interrupting our VP of sales.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
2
Officer of ♥️
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DungeonsNDemos
Big Shot
2
Rolling 20's all day
Holy Shit thats amazing!!! lmao
UrAssIsSaaS
Arsonist
6
SaaS Eater
I know its not 2022 but Jeffrey Toobin forever holds this crown
Justatitle
Big Shot
1
Account Executive
Such a hysterical story, Don't know how that man shows his face on CNN
UrAssIsSaaS
Arsonist
3
SaaS Eater
Unbelievable. Idk how hes not banished from all airways forever.

@SADNESSLieutenant go check google
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
im in the warroom we dont know what google is
UrAssIsSaaS
Arsonist
3
SaaS Eater
You flexed your google abilities once already today, im confident you can do it again. 
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
fuck I forgot I already exposed myself. shoot.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
wait what happened
funcoupons
WR Officer
5
👑
Work call? Nah bruh. Vanilla bean. 

Personal video calls? Iykyk 

Nobody will ever beat @CoorsKing call tho. 
CoorsKing
WR Officer
7
Retired King of the Coors Knights
I just commented, I have another good one. Not quite as good but still funny as hell
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
Seriously. lmao
EQSales
Opinionated
5
VP of Sales
someone having a solid 2+ foot bong on their table in the background.  ppl were slacking if it was a giant dildo or bong. i dont have expertise in the former, but im pretty damn sure it was a bong, don't ask me how i know, its not legal where i live...yet
CuriousFox
WR Officer
4
🦊
I ain't even mad at it 🤣
FattySnacks
Politicker
5
Senior Account Executive
My zoom froze the other day during a demo and I thought no one could hear me. My dog kept whining while I was muttering to myself trying to fix it. I yelled “shut the fuck up” when he decided to bark and low and behold EVERYONE heard me. I had to explain to my prospect and boss (while listening on gong) what happened. 😅
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
FUCKING GONG. lmao I'm sorry for that, did they still close tho is the question
techsales
Politicker
5
Enterprise Account Executive
Damn, I need more exciting prospects.

The best I have is someone who put their laptop down on their bathroom sink and got into their shower during the call and was shouting their responses to my questions through the cascading water at me.

I didnt see them on camera as it was turned away from their shower (thank god) but that's probably my favorite.


SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
hahaha omg, BUT DID U CLOSE IT. I dont know how i would of kept my cool, i would of definetly cracked a joke
techsales
Politicker
0
Enterprise Account Executive
I did! I was honestly so surprised it was happening I couldn't even muster up a comment to make
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
they must of just been thankful they could bathe and have a great meeting.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
thats golden, love it.
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
5
CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
Trainer for a certain fruit-named company forgot to mute and you could hear massive bong rips
funcoupons
WR Officer
1
👑
Nice 
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
LOLLLLLLLLLLLL
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
5
CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
I was on a call with a search engine company when the main person’s kid stole her laptop and was running around the house going “hi hi hiiii everyone” and you just hear the prospect screaming while catching blurs of her chasing the kid and this kids nose and shit eating grin
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
thats such a fucking golden moment I wouldnt even be mad haha, did u close?
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
1
CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
Yes
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
nice
ClutchDeluxe
Valued Contributor
0
asking people for money
There is a great Bluey episode where this happens. Parents IYKYK
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
0
CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
Blows my mind that Bluey is a girl
Filth
Politicker
4
Live Filthy or Die Clean
I'm here hoping not everyone's zooms are as vanilla as mine.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
2
Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Yeah, most I get are cats walking in front of the screen.  The usual.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
2
Officer of ♥️
THATS EXACTLY WHY THIS POST IS HERE SIR
CuriousFox
WR Officer
4
🦊
Naw we keep our cams off unless we are speaking.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
top performer tings
CuriousFox
WR Officer
3
🦊
You already know 😎
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
2
Officer of ♥️
dont like it? fire me. *the power of sales
UrAssIsSaaS
Arsonist
4
SaaS Eater
OH idk how I forgot about this but I wrote about it like 6 months ago. Also not 2022 but we had a bear come into our house and my fiance was on a zoom call for the entire thing.

Shameless plug here if you want to read about it:
https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/i-came-home-to-a-bear-in-the-house-yesterday

SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
YO WHAT. THE ACTUALY FUCK. DAMN

"I came home to a bear in the house yesterday Quick warning, this has absolutely nothing to do with sales so if thats what you're looking for, go ahead and stop reading here.
12pm yesterday rolls around and Im hungry, fridge is empty, and fiance is on a work call so I figure Ill be a good gentleman and go grab some lunch from the local deli.
We have a 6 month old puppy so I leave our sliding glass door to our deck open all day so he can go in and out throughout the day and I head out. I get home 15 minutes later, sando in hand. and the dog is barking like crazy and there is a ton of noise and commotion at the house. I thought we were getting robbed.
Fiance calls me and asks where I am telling me she thinks a bear is in the house. Im now up on our deck about to walk in the front door and look over the side of the deck and sure enough a bear is just on the side of our house. This is nothing new as we live in the mountains and see bears all the time so I tell her bear is outside, all is good.
She insists there is one still inside so I walk in the side door, yell "YO BEAR" and sure enough a year old cub is starring me down. Hes scared, Im scared, dog is scared, fiance is scared and the bear just belines it for the door where he entered. Minor issue, Im between the bear and the door, he just about runs me over, I manage to get out of the way and he jumps off the deck.
Now we have the mom and her sub circling our house looking for food for the next hour. Fun stuff.
If youre still with me, thanks for reading along.
Anyone else ever come home to an unexpected guest?"

your wife on her zoom: yeah gotta go theres a bear here. gawt damn. thats fucking crazy. I'm glad you both are all good
UrAssIsSaaS
Arsonist
3
SaaS Eater
Ya that was a wild one haha
CuriousFox
WR Officer
2
🦊
Wild. Bear. 

I see what you did there.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
I'm guessing u keep the door closed now
UrAssIsSaaS
Arsonist
3
SaaS Eater
Unfortunately yes. We also get a lot of snow where I live so its not really an option during the winter, this summer should be interesting though. Might a have another tussle or two. 
TennisandSales
Politicker
3
Head Of Sales
dang  I cant beat @CoorsKing but mine also involved the bathroom. 

It was a demo with 5 ppl. One of the main POC's was a lady in her mid 50's 

She told us the best Wifi in her house was in the bathroom. 

So thats where she set up. With her camera on. 

It must have been laundry day because she had all her bra's and underwear hanging all over the bathroom....

I could tell everyone was noticing it, except her. 

We were recording the call too....


SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
OMFG thats fucking golden and embarassing asf, homegirl needed a dryerrrrr ahahahaha
E_Money
Big Shot
3
💰
Homegirl needs more than a dryer! Better wifi to start..
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
I'm guessing she didnt buy haha
TennisandSales
Politicker
1
Head Of Sales
oh they fucking bought!!! thats the best part!! 
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
king.
UserNotFound
Politicker
4
Account Executive
FWIW: You don’t dry bras or nice underwear…
CuriousFox
WR Officer
1
🦊
👏👏👏
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
fwiw?
UserNotFound
Politicker
1
Account Executive
For what it’s worth
jefe
Arsonist
1
🍁
Lol I had thought everyone knew you don't dry those
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
lmao
1nbatopshotfan
Politicker
3
Sales
Coworkers kid threw up on her during a call. I wish it were recorded. 
CuriousFox
WR Officer
3
🦊
I would has died! No way in hell I could've kept a straight face 🤣
1nbatopshotfan
Politicker
2
Sales
She quickly yelped “gaaaaahhhhhh gotta go.” 

client understood and we rescheduled hahahah
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
Oh god, what happened after that?
1nbatopshotfan
Politicker
3
Sales
Immediate reschedule with the client hahaha. They were understanding. 
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
close?
1nbatopshotfan
Politicker
2
Sales
Absolutely. It’s through a partner of ours and we now joke on our biweekly sync. 
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
Nice!!!
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
3
☕️
Old coworker moved his laptop screen down to get something behind him, flashed us all his junk in a tight set of briefs. He was no longer at the company a few weeks later.
funcoupons
WR Officer
1
👑
:Harvey:
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
see. this is a serious issue ppl. b careful, dont flash your goodies 
peachykeen
Politicker
2
sae e-commerce
Milli Vanilli 🍦
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
YUNG MONEY
Pachacuti
Politicker
2
They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Never saw the no pants/clothing, but I’ve seen the “business on top, party below” clothing combo.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
me everyday
Pachacuti
Politicker
1
They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
i keep a nice shirt hanging up about 5 feet from my home office desk, just in case
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
i dont get it i need a diagram
sir
Executive
2
SDR
We had our weekly industry-related meeting which isn’t mandatory to attend but helps people across departments become more knowledgeable about this stuff. So there was this guy who was only at the company for a week or two and he interrupted the presentation a couple of times to make brief statements about how Jesus Christ is above all and the lord and savior. There were at least 40 people in this call who were just like “uhhhh okay…” In the end he apologized and I don’t think he mentioned the God stuff ever again
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
HR was like........
SerialBiller
Executive
1
Account Executive
I had a couple on a client meeting, the Mrs had her bra on and the mr was topless… very a bit uncomfortable for me and difficult to remain professional 😭
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
when u fresh outta sex and dont think ur video is on
Updmamt
Opinionated
1
Business Development
Well, he was checking the external microphone 🎙 when he accidentally tilted his screen with incorporated camera 🎥 just enough to show his underwear and hairy legs 🦵
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
classic.
ClutchDeluxe
Valued Contributor
1
asking people for money
You know if that person on the other end has wet hair in the afternoon, they were totally boning at lunch.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
nothing wrong with that haha
Cabbie
Good Citizen
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AE (Account Executive)
Didn't happen to me, but I worked with an SDR at my last gig whose dog got loose mid call.

He was on a prospecting call with his AE, and happened to be dog-sitting at the time.

Outside, this dog sees a stray cat who's wandered into the yard, and immediately, and bodily, flings itself through the window to reach said cat.

My mate understandably freaks the fuck out, and legs it from the call without so much as an apology, BUT with his bluetooth headset still attached.

Apparently the next 5 minutes of the call was an unending string of "YOUMOTHERFUCKERYOUBETTERGETBACKHEREANDSTOPCHASINGTHATCATYOULITTLEFUCKWIT" coming through the headset, until his AE got over the initial shock and remembered to mute him.

His prospect never called back, and his AE did not qualify the meeting.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
omfg. thats gold. the worst part is it killed the meeting lmao. 
RedLightning
Politicker
0
Mid-Market AE
My BDR set a really shitty meeting and the guy came on a video call (not zoom he refused to use it) and then put a halo light on his head, made some weird noises and tried to sell me his book that he's just waiting on publishing funding to release. Pretty quick DQ
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
0
Officer of ♥️
Tf is a halo light?
RedLightning
Politicker
1
Mid-Market AE
ring light people used for better lighting on zooms
Boutdamtime
Politicker
0
Client Executive
I work with guys 50+. On a zoom call with our accounts receivable reps (read collections) he logs in unmuted and says “these fucking Indians never put a number on these invites how the fuck am I supposed to join by phone” I immediately texted him like hey dude you’re not on mute

2 grown men screaming at each other over zoom.

I caught our implementation team talking trash about me and an engineer on teams because it kept popping up on the persons screen share

My engineer talking shit about a customer while I was sharing screen during a presentation.

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