During a Monday video meeting, my roommate and I were quietly playing corporate bingo. My card had phrases like "circle back," "low-hanging fruit," and "let's take this offline." I was certain my microphone was muted. When my manager said "synergy" for the third time, I leaned toward my roommate and whispered, "One more buzzword and I win a fake promotion." The presentation stopped. Thirty little faces stared at me. My microphone icon was bright green. My manager calmly said, "Please put me down for the bonus square," and continued as if nothing had happened. At the end of the meeting, a coworker privately asked for a copy of my bingo card. By lunchtime, half the team had one. We no longer say "circle back" in meetings. People just look at me and draw an invisible square in the air.