A new work from home dictionary

When you eat because you have nothing else to do, in a manner reminiscent of your old college days—hanging around the canteen aimlessly.

When your coworker (whose uninspired jokes always revolve around women, kitchens, and sandwiches) won’t stop whining about how he deserves a pay raise for juggling household chores and work, so you put his call on mute.

When you have a video chat with your supervisor, and you fake having internet issues so that they don’t see that you’ve been playing dress up with your cat instead of working.

Related article: 10 of our favourite work from home memes

When your over-the-top, extroverted friend starts bristling at the lack of social interaction, and spams the group chat with multiple selfies throughout the day to make sure that everyone still remembers what they look like.

When you finally have the space to play 90s pop and sing along at the top of your voice without your colleagues constantly judging your playlist choices and your manager telling you that you’re being “disruptive”.

When you attend all conferences and events via webinars, and start to wonder why you wasted hours travelling to and from conferences before the lockdown.