Woman Tries to Blur Background on Zoom, But Her Cats Have Other Plans

She Tried to Blur Her Zoom Background, but Her Cats Had Other Plans

A remote worker’s Zoom meeting took an unexpectedly hilarious turn when her cats decided to make their own cameo—despite her best efforts to maintain professionalism. In a now-viral TikTok clip, user @cayley.hebert revealed what happens when the blur feature just isn’t enough to hide two mischievous feline coworkers.

The video opens with Cayley participating in a virtual meeting, her background neatly blurred to conceal her home setup. All seems well—until her two cats, an energetic orange tabby and a curious tuxedo, start performing full-blown acrobatics behind her. Wrestling, tumbling, and leaping in and out of the blur zone, the cats quickly become the main attraction.

“When people say, ‘Just blur your background’… Work from home with cats is not for the weak,” she captioned the clip.

The post quickly resonated with pet-owning professionals everywhere. One viewer laughed, “They were probably asleep 30 seconds before. Then they heard people talking and—zoomies!” Another added, “Our house is a nonstop WWE match too. I feel seen.”

Several remote workers chimed in with their own stories of four-legged coworkers disrupting meetings—whether it’s a dog barking mid-pitch, a cat knocking over a coffee cup, or a parrot repeating confidential information. One person joked, “My cats wait for the call to start. It’s like they know I can’t mute the chaos.”

Another viewer offered a relatable team policy: “We pause meetings for pets or babies. Priorities, people!”

What could’ve been an embarrassing moment instead became a crowd-pleaser. “If I were your coworker,” someone wrote, “I’d turn off my camera and watch your cats with popcorn.”

This playful moment is more than a viral video—it’s a symbol of how our workspaces have changed. In the age of remote work, pets aren’t just distractions. They’re unexpected sources of joy, comic relief, and connection. Cayley’s video perfectly captures that new reality: you can blur the background, but you can’t blur out real life.