To ask if I’m the weirdo?

[Greyhound123]

Hi all

Just read an article re a teacher in the US who went to the loo whilst on a Zoom call and forgot to turn her video stream off, obviously resulting in all the participants witnessing said trip to the loo.

Majority of comments under the article are people saying that it’s disgusting and they would never take their laptop into the loo with them, let alone go whilst on a call.

I’m not a teacher but have been WFH since early March and will admit to doing this on several occasions (on a long call, haven’t needed to input for a while, desperate for the loo, mute myself and take laptop in with me and balance it on bath edge while I have a quick wee), but not when I’m on video mind.

Anyone else? Or am I the weirdo?

No way would I do this!!

I would be worried that I forgot to mute, so no on that basis alone.
Also, it is a bit minging. I don't like it when you're in public loos and you can hear someone chatting away on a mobile. Time and place and toilets aren't it.

Too risky..

Nope. I wouldnt. I do think its odd. What could possibly happen in the 2 minutes that you wee for that you need to take your laptop with you? Also, assuming you are washing your hands each time you use the toilet but are you also cleaning your laptop after each visit?

I wouldnt call you a weirdo so much as a fomo.

Nope, not to be done. You would not do it in real life, so just ask to be excuse and go.

No but I was in a 3 hour zoom meeting recently which I didn’t dare leave and did consider weeing in the cat litter tray in the corner(video was off). Have a desktop, so couldn’t take it to the bathroom.

No way. Excuse yourself and leave the laptop or just go.

You're wierd....... but then I don't take into the loo either - yuk

Fuck no.
Unless you're a secret exhibitionist.

I had this dilemma a while back, I was having a telephone counselling session. In the end I decided against it as I thought she might hear me peeing, or wonder why I suddenly sounded echoey. But when I did ask, she queried whether I needed to really go!

I would, another wierdo it seems!

No, if it's really important I leave the laptop outside the bathroom door, faced away, camera off and muted but generally will just leave it on the desk and run fast to the bathroom.

It amazes me how lax people are on zoom though, from colleagues smoking/vaping to having their full dinner I'm often

No, I wouldn’t do this. Too many ways for it to go wrong.

Absolutely not.

A call on my iPhone perhaps, as I have quick visual confirmation that the volume is on mute. Of course I would be incredibly quick.

Never with an entire laptop whilst you’re on a zoom call to dozens of people. The risk is immense.

Could have been worse and got caught doing a Jeffrey Toobin

God, no.

Bluetooth earphones and leave the laptop safely behind.

Just leave the meeting for the two or three minutes it will take!

If you're worried you might be called on in that space of time, use the meeting chat or hand raise to the chair to say, 'Apologies, I need to leave but will be back in 5 minutes' or similar.

Yeh, that is fucking weird.

God no. Just write a quick msg excusing yourself.

I wouldnt personally. I'd mute and nip quickly.

No but we have an ensuite and I have actually as a teacher, left the desktop (in bedroom) whilst students are doing questions independantly, to nip to the toilet 8ft away. Muted of course.

Also, assuming you are washing your hands each time you use the toilet but are you also cleaning your laptop after each visit?

Would you really need to clean down your laptop from a 20 second trip to the loo?

Not a chance

Ick. No way would I do that

Nah, you're not weird at all - people are just too uptight.