This Boss Forgot to Turn Off His Zoom Camera and His Employee Witnessed Something Wild

TikTokers were left completely speechless when one worker recalled a wild incident involving his boss leaving his Zoom camera on after a meeting had supposedly ended.

In a viral TikTok that's racked up over 3.4 million views, Nick (@nickfromohio) urged people to "close or end any communication with another person before you decide to do anything else in your day, or else you might end up like me."

His warning came with a story so bizarre that viewers are still debating whether it's real or just extremely creative storytelling.

We've all had those moments where we forget to mute ourselves on a call or accidentally leave our camera running for a few seconds longer than intended.

Most of the time, it's harmless. Maybe someone catches you mid-yawn or talking to your cat. Awkward? Sure. Career-ending? Probably not.

But every once in a while, someone forgets to turn off their camera at exactly the wrong moment, and what happens next becomes the stuff of internet legend. Nick's story falls squarely into that category, except this time, he wasn't the one who forgot. His boss was.

Nick explained that he had left the Zoom meeting two minutes early. He turned his camera off and grabbed some food to watch a YouTube video. When he came back to his laptop, he noticed the camera light was still on.

Confused, he went to close out of the Zoom app, and that's when things took a turn he absolutely wasn't expecting.

What he saw on the other end of that call has since sparked thousands of comments, reactions, and theories about what really happened and whether his job is now in jeopardy.

Keep reading to find out what he witnessed and why the internet can't stop talking about it.

Check out Nick's TikTok rant

"So I go to close out of the Zoom app, and what do I see? I see my boss still on camera in the far portion of his office, lying on the ground with his..." Nick continued as he took a gulp, adding, "Lying on the ground with his toes out. And there was a stranger, stranger to me. It wasn't his wife. And she was rubbing peanut butter on them."

Yes, you read that correctly. Peanut butter. On his boss's toes. With someone who wasn't his wife. Nick's delivery was equal parts stunned and matter-of-fact, as if he himself was still processing what he'd just witnessed.

The story immediately sent TikTok into a frenzy, with viewers laughing, cringing, and questioning whether any of it actually happened

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Now, it's unclear whether the incident is genuine or a case of very creative storytelling designed for virality. The internet is full of exaggerated tales, and this one certainly checks all the boxes for maximum shock value.

Nevertheless, if there's one lesson to take from it, real or not, it's to always ensure your camera is turned off once meetings are adjourned. Because if this did happen, both Nick and his boss are living through a nightmare neither of them will ever forget.

Nick went on to express his fear about what comes next, wondering aloud whether he'll "get fired" because of what he witnessed

Photo by Mikhail Nilov

It's the kind of workplace dilemma that doesn't come with a handbook. Do you pretend you didn't see anything? Do you bring it up? Do you quietly update your resume just in case? The uncertainty only adds to the absurdity of the whole situation.

It didn't take long for thousands of fellow TikTokers to chime in on the story. One viewer wrote: "What do you mean keep happening? When else has this happened!?!?"

Another humorously suggested: "Just bring up peanut butter in convo a few times. Assert dominance." Meanwhile, many more questioned whether it was a real story, and given the context, let's hope it's satire. Because if it's not, there are now far too many questions and not nearly enough answers.