Remote workers are growing weary of their zoom backgrounds and for good reason. As hybrid work seems to be here for the long haul, there is less and less tolerance for chaotic virtual backgrounds. With children and pets and other domestic duties to attend to, many are finding having their background on zoom very anxiety inducing. An organizational behavior professor said, “People are feeling like they have to turn their home into a place that is presentable for work.”
See "Video backgrounds are becoming a point of anxiety for some workers", Ronda Kaysen, The New York Times, April 22, 2022