Zoom Fatigue - Explained
What is Zoom Fatigue?
Written by J. Mance Gordon
Updated at April 22nd, 2024
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What is Zoom Fatigue?
Zoom fatigue is a type of exhaustion or burnout that individuals (particularly employees) encounter or feel as a result of extensive or excessive use of video conferencing - an electronic means of communication.
The name is derived from an industry-leading, video-teleconferencing software, “Zoom”.
Zoom fatigue is considered a result of the increased level of remote work accompanying the COVID-19 protocols within companies.
What are the Causes of Zoom Fatigue?
- Excessive information to absorb.
- Constant viewing of a single individual within a screen.
- Reduced movement or mobility when tied to a computer.
- Cognitive Dissonance resulting from the additional brain power required to observe, identify, and deduce the meaning of non-verbal cues through an electronic means of communication.