Toobin Trouble: 1 in 4 Bosses Has Fired Someone over Misbehavior on Zoom

According to a recent survey, almost one in four executives has fired employees over their behavior during Zoom meetings. Ranging from chronic lateness and embarrassing gaffes with the mute button all the way to inappropriate lewd activity such as the infamous case of CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, the majority of managers survey reported levied some form of disciplinary action due to employee Zoom behavior.

Bloomberg reports that a recent survey of 200 managers at large companies by Vyopta Inc. found that almost one in four executives have fired an employee for behavior problems during a video or audio conference. The majority of those surveyed had levied some form of disciplinary action over employee Zoom behavior, such as issuing a formal reprimand. Vyopta helps companies manage their workplace communication systems, something which has become increasingly important as many employees work from home amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the survey, workers are still adjusting to working remotely, making gaffes and problems during Zoom meetings a commonplace occurance. The teleconferencing software Zoom saw its daily participants in Zoom calls surge from 10 million per day in 2019 to 300 million in April 2020. – READ MORE