These past few weeks have been a trying time for all. College students and professionals in the workplace are having to navigate working from home. The new work-life is all about working from home. That means utilizing Zoom and other video conference platforms to continue working in these unprecedented circumstances.

College Students

March this year was the never-ending month. First, the COVID-19 virus creates a pandemic in the United States and worldwide. Soon after, college students across the nation are being told one by one their Spring semester is over. This transition to online school was going to be a drastic change for most in their new work-life.

Colleges were able to come up with a solution to this major problem by moving classes to be strictly online using Zoom, the leader in modern enterprise video communications. Students will now be able to confidently use these video platforms throughout their careers as they learn to master it these next few months.

Young Professionals

During this time, graduating seniors in college will be entering into one of the most uncertain job markets in history. Also, recently hired young professionals are at risk as well during this new work-life, further contributing to the problem. This pandemic has caused uncertainty throughout the workforce. Companies are struggling with keeping employees as projects and clients are being let go. Therefore, staff and non-essential personnel have to be cut down to accommodate.

Virtual Life

An upside to these uncertain times is that companies are trying to make this new work-life “fun.” Companies are creating virtual happy hours and themes for virtual meetings. According to Bloomberg, “virtual backgrounds are improving moral and helping those newly WFH accomplish legitimate business objectives.” Zoom backgrounds are helping people be creative and also lighten the mood during these unusual circumstances.