A recording of a council meeting in rural New Zealand has racked up almost 2 million views on YouTube as office workers use it to pretend they're busy

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 09:09

Workers are faking being in Zoom meetings to avoid talking to colleagues in the office.
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Workers are watching a council Zoom meeting from New Zealand on YouTube to pretend to be busy in the office.
Comments under the video say that people feel distracted by their colleagues in the office.
Return-to-office mandates are making some workers feel less productive due to frequent distractions.

A Zoom recording of a council meeting in a rural region of New Zealand uploaded to YouTube has racked up almost two million views, with people commenting that they play it to pretend to be busy in the office.