Remember those days when we had to commute to work? Truly horrifying. Speaking of horror – Halloween is here! Who doesn’t love to get a little spooked from time to time? Experience true fear by deploying something major this Friday! Or just creep out a colleague by sending them a virtual meeting invitation without including tl;dv.
No matter how you choose to terrify yourself today, we hope you have a frightfully fun and candy-filled Halloween. And if you’re heading to a Halloween party, we’ve got some WFH costume ideas for you. Scroll down for dress-up inspiration that summarizes life as a remote worker, and may even get a laugh out of your colleauges.
10 Halloween Costume Ideas for Remote Workers
1. The ‘No Meetings Day’ Costume
‘Dress down Friday’ has truly taken on a new meaning since we all started working from home. Rita Ora knows what’s up. On days when the camera stays off, so do proper clothes. We hope your company is sensible and has a healthy amount of ‘no meeting days’. If not – make a statement by arriving at your Halloween party in the comfiest remote work outfit of them all: a bathrobe.
2. The ‘You’re On Mute’ Costume
The embarressing realisation that we’ve been speaking on mute for the past minute is a horror we all regularly experience. That cursed Mute button makes for the perfect Halloween costume, as exemplified by this cool kid from ProjectKid.com. Just us, or is the workforce getting younger and younger?
3. The ‘I’m A Digital Nomad’ Costume
Our biggest fear is meeting a fellow remote worker who truly makes the most of their freedom #lifestylegoals. If you feel like being obnoxious, dress up as someone who flies to hot countries and works from a hammock – only to rub it in everyone’s faces. OK, we’ll stop being jealous now.
4. The ‘Interrupting Cat’ Costume
Cats are precious little fur babies that must be protected at all costs. They’re also extremely annoying – especially when you’re in a remote meeting, and they decide to knock your coffee over, or attack your feet. This Halloween, you can capture every remote worker’s ‘love-hate’ relationship with their cat by wearing one on your shoulders. Bonus points if the cat is spooky.
5. The ‘WFH Parent’ Costume
The picture says it all. Similar to the the ‘interrupting cat’ costume, this costume will involve enlisting help – namely that of a child. Ask your kid to climb onto your shoulders while throwing an absolute tantrum. You’ll have created the costume every parent can relate to: ‘WFH with a kid’.
6. The ‘Important Zoom Meeting’ Costume
“Honey, I’m in a really important meeting,” he mouths at you, angrily, wearing nothing but a pink pair of briefs beneath the desk. Nothing says ‘WFH’ like putting zero effort into making the bottom half of your body look professionally presentable. Capture the spirit of Zoom this Halloween with the classic ‘important call’ look.
7. The ‘I’m Not A Cat’ Lawyer Costume
Not strictly a ‘WFH’ costume – but definitely a classic of the remote work era. When you dress up as this lawyer, you can spend the whole Halloween night convincing everyone you are ‘not a cat’.
8. The ‘Slack Notification’ Costume
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— Alex Engelberg (@alex_engelberg) October 31, 2018
Give everyone anxiety by impersonating the ultimate workplace messenger tool. Slack notifications are especially spooky outside of work hours.
On The Subject of Remote Work Horrors…
Remote workers face scary situations on a daily basis. We forget about the hot drinks we made. We accidentally sceenshare our YouTube view history. Our web camera freezes on a most unflattering frame.
Give yourself a fright with relatable WFH scenarios like this on our Instagram or TikTok. Sampled below are the kind of horror stories you can expect to find…
It follows
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The Forgotten Drink
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Corporate Horror House
@tldview Corporate Horror House #halloween #corporate #horrorhouse #meetings #spreadsheets #emails #spooky #scary #happyhalloween #halloweendecor ♬ original sound – tl;dv
Pop On Your Camera, Love
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Quick Call?
@tldview Ghosts upping their scare game #spooky #halloween #ghost #scary #corporate #9to5 #happyhalloween #quickcall ♬ original sound – tl;dv
Happy Halloween from Team tl;dv!
