To not want to do anymore zoom calls

[littleblackdress04]

I think I am becoming more antisocial as this lockdown is going on! I don’t want to take part in zoom parties or quizzes or anything! I have done a few but find the whole thing weird- aibu?

I feel like a party pooper but I don’t enjoy it at all- I have had a few phone calls etc old school!

I prefer a phone call

I don't mind Zoom for formal/work calls, so everyone taking it in turns, mic off unless speaking, that format seems to work quite well once someone is in charge, but for 'fun', it's not that fun. Kind of ok, better than nothing, but I am back on the phone calls with some friends as we seem to chat more naturally. But that's because I'm ooooooold!

Agree. Too many Teams hours at work then lots of people wanting to zoom. Understand for groups, but I have single friends wanting to do it. It's as if we've all forgotten the phone...

@user1487194234, 6 a week ! I dont do that much in non lock down !

yanbu. After a day at home with a manic toddler, when she finally goes to sleep and I get an hour or two to myself before bed, the last thing I want to do is keep talking over a grainy image on a shitty internet connection.

I love seeing people in person but this is no substitute, it’s just stressful.

It's also tiring trying to look animated and engaged, which I kind of feel obliged to do.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/3886944-To-be-annoyed-that-no-one-has-ever-told-me-I-look-like-an-actual-sea-monster-in-real-life

If you want a laugh about looking like a potato on Zoom, read this...

I don't mind it occasionally but if it became a regular thing I'd get peeved off. Never had a facetime/zoom chat with more than five households logging in.

Am I the only one who hasn’t used Zoom? 😂

It's good for a Saturday night quiz thing with family or whatever. Can be hilarious.

Otherwise it is cringe. Because I hate others seeing my ugly mug!

No one looks good on these things, believe me. But sometimes needs must!

All the best in the time of Corona everyone.

I'm so fed up off them too.

I quite liked having a good look at peoples houses book cases and walls but now it's a bit voyeristic..

I am tired off work colleagues introducing me to their kids and all the insane false platitudes.

It's too intense.

I can't be arsed with them and I'm an extrovert. I just find them a bit forced unless I'm drunk (social not work ones 😂) and I don't drink much at home, so I'm not usually drunk. Plus I just can't be arsed.

We just had our first social one tonight. Using it 3 or 4 times a day at work. We did a quiz. Sd in Canada and her boyfriend, sd who is a nurse and her boyfriend, bil and his family, my dad and us. It was fun and good to touch base as we have not seen each other in 2 months.

False jollity is the absolute pits IMO.

And it was ever thus.

Agree with others, we have to zoom call every morning for work. It utterly drains me too. And agree with the having to look animated expectation.

I dont have the energy many social calls as a result.

The most irritating thing about the calls is there’s always one personwho posts a picture of you all on the call to social media afterwards. I really want to say please don’t, but it seems to be the norm.

I am so sick of everyone wanting to “see you” and catch up. Just phone. Like usual???

Timefor45 - It's actually not ok (GDPR and so on) for your company to just post photos of you without your consent. I eventually asked my company to stop putting my photo online. They do this too, snap the zoom and post it.

BUT WHY QUIZZES? WHY???

You're anti social. It's fine. Not sure why you need a social platform to validate that. That probably goes against the grain of this thread!

I zoom twice a week for about an hour with 5 friends (before lockdown we met up every few weeks) to chat, catch up and generally have a good laugh. Wine is involved. I really look forward to it. All of us have said how supportive it is. Also have catch ups with family and every fortnight with other families that we’re friends with so kids join in too. So lovely to know how everyone’s doing and to offer help if needed.

I'm not particularly sociable but I do like to have a catch up every so often with a group of local friends. Wine is usually involved and it is nice to have a laugh and a chat. Not as good as meeting up in reality but the best we can do at the moment. Helps us get through the lockdown.

I have met my pose!!! Yeah!!
I have been on two this evening and I am soo over it!!! It's way too much effort ! I have to make an effort to look descent and I find it incredibly hard to get a word in with more than 3 people on a zoom chat. I am a social butte funk and miss my friends dearly but there's something about it that takes more effort than going out on a night out.

Omg that should have said social butterfly !!

Hate them. Have been out on bike rides with the kids and timing them to avoid the pub get togethers as I find them wierd and excruciating.