Somebody asked about the things people do when WFH they would be ’embarrassed for your colleagues to find out about?’ – 21 frankly bizarre habits
13.
‘Jumping on my walking pad whenever I’ve not got calls, often walking in just my sports bra – and keeping my fingers crossed nobody tries to call me on Teams randomly!’
–twattyprincess
14.
‘I remember once we had a full company wide forum that you could either attend in person, or if WFH, via teams. One of the women forgot to turn off her built-in web cam and was sunbathing topless outside. Turns out it was a regular occurrence.’
–StevieHyperS
15.
‘Wearing fingerless gloves during winter, like Harold Steptoe. Actually I once inadvertently revealed them during a video job interview, will never live that down.’
–double-happiness
16.
‘I have a second laptop next to my work laptop and play old school Runescape, all day on my 3 WFH days. There’s a bunch of low interaction activities, roughly 30 seconds every 15 minutes, setup with a red flashing alarm. I don’t feel bad about doing it, and think I’m still more productive than when I’m in the office.’
–floopy-noopers
17.
‘The 11am Babybel. Ringing my bell every time I get a sale. Pedalling under my desk.’
–Ithfifi
18.
‘I’ve sat in Teams meetings where I wasn’t required to contribute much doing cross stitch just out of shot. It sounds bonkers but it helps my brain stay focused on what was being said better.’
–folklovermore_
19.
‘I do a second job (it’s just scanning/filing). I’m not admitting that to either.’
–pennoon
20.
‘Sometimes I let the dog sit on my knee and I sing to him about the emails I’m sending.’
–OtherwiseAd1045
21.
‘I can’t remember the last time I wore shoes or socks on a weekday.’
–hmmmmmmmbop