Hysterics at Reason Cat Owner Has To Keep Camera Off for Work Meetings

Newsweek

4 days ago

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.
In a viral TikTok video, a cat owner reveals the reason he always keeps his camera off during work meetings, and internet users can't cope with it.
The clip, shared in July under the username @projectliryc, shows the poster working at his desk, with multiple screens open, while his feline companion lies on him, expecting love and cuddles all through the call.
"Camera off during meetings [because] I have to hold my cat while working from home or else he'll yell at me," reads layover text in the clip. The caption says: "CFO: chief feline officer."
Since COVID-19 hit back in 2020, it shifted workplace dynamics, allowing millions of Americans to work from home. Five years on, according to Statista, only about 1 in 5 American employees work from home regularly.
Remote work has been found to make people more content. It is estimated that over 74 percent of employees feel happier when working remotely, mostly because it cuts travel times and allows them to spend more time with family.
American employees are so excited about working from home that about 50 percent are happy to take a pay cut just to have the option of continuing to work remotely.
Employees who have children are more likely to work in hybrid settings, splitting their workweek between home and employer's location, while those without children are more likely to work fully remote or fully on-site.
While most employers struggle to believe that their employees are being productive working from home, studies have found that those with full schedule flexibility report 29 percent higher productivity and 53 percent greater ability to focus than those with no ability to shift their schedule.
Stock image: A man sits on the floor while working from home on his laptop.
Stock image: A man sits on the floor while working from home on his laptop.
getty images
The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 1.8 million views and more than 374,400 likes on the platform.
One user, True Crime with Tonia, commented: "When my husband works from home he has to put a blanket on the counter, where his computer sits, for one of our cats. If he doesn't this little menace spends the whole day trying to do a collapse on the keyboard."
Temptations posted: "Being a cat dad is your primary job anyway."
Made by Nacho added: "Wait is this not normal? Asking for a friend."
Newsweek reached out to @projectliryc for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to [e-mail] with some details about your best friend, and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.