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The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill 7pm - 10pm
17 March 2020, 12:11
Millions of people have been forced to work from home amid the Coronavirus pandemic, and are taking to the internet to share the hilarious reality of their experiences.
If you're looking for a laugh amongst the coronavirus misery right now, there's a good chance you're already working from home and been placed into social isolation, and there's a good chance that your used-to-be-office is now the comfort of your bed.
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It's left a lot of people anxious about the coming months and entire cities are being forced into lockdown. Fortunately, you're not alone, as millions of employees have now been faced with the same situation, and have responded to the angst in the only way we know how: memes.
Social media has once again come through with the goods, and filled our timelines with lighthearted content about adapting to your new life with remote meetings and albeit lack-of productivity from the sofa. With 184,000 people now affected by COVID-19 and millions of people being forced out of their offices, we all need a bit of down time from the madness, don't we?
Here are some of the best we've come across...
Pros of working from home:
— Kelly Vaughn 🐞 (@kvlly) August 20, 2019
- No pants
- Loud music
Cons of working from home:
- You have to make your own coffee
- You talk to yourself too much
As many of us move to virtual meetings and working from home during this strange time, we can all bond over the issue that everyone needs to MUTE YOUR DAMN PHONE ON CONFERENCE CALLS pic.twitter.com/945bl48stp
— Jessie (@foodiejess) March 11, 2020
me after 3 days of working from home due to the coronavirus pic.twitter.com/KviicMcJQZ
— john (@Scarlet4UrMa) March 12, 2020
When people discover that they're happier and more productive when working from home and the quarantine ends. #remoteworking pic.twitter.com/JSoTAowyhS
— Sharon (she/her) (@sharondio) March 10, 2020
To everyone now working from home, let me introduce you to conference call bingo. pic.twitter.com/tBTsxKeYv8
— Runa Sandvik (@runasand) March 11, 2020
Experts recommend keeping your daily rituals even while working from home. pic.twitter.com/ktHuEaXMLT
— Tomáš Bella (@kvasinka) March 16, 2020
PSA for office folks suddenly working from home #remoteworking pic.twitter.com/3NBXABzyHf
— Ted Goas (@TedGoas) March 10, 2020
When you’re working from home and leave your “desk” for 1 minute. #moveoverrover pic.twitter.com/qGUkna0tzn
— Konency Me Softly🏒 (@KimmiOsborne) March 11, 2020
Little bro is working from home and wanted his cat to look more "professional" when he appeared in the webcam during team (video) meetings so he bought him a set of ties. #QuarantineCats pic.twitter.com/WvgOD9FYUJ
— Munya (@WanderinVoyager) March 16, 2020
Me, getting a Skype call from work when I’m suppose to be working from home: pic.twitter.com/xisvi7xUIu
— 30-50 Fenian Wolves (@hoe_letariat) March 16, 2020
Next week when we all working from home where we going for brunch on a Tuesday? pic.twitter.com/kvl6Bzozua
— $2500 in the clip (@FancyFour) March 11, 2020
Me and all the other extroverts after one day of working from home in the time of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Jg6jSvsoND
— Natalia Pfeifer (@talipfeifer) March 11, 2020
May the odds be ever in your favour.