Live TV, working from home and the perils of owning multiple yappy dogs all combined recently to make sure Karen Firestone of Aureus Asset Management had the most awkward work day possible.
Firestone was a guest on the CNBC show Squawk Box. The plan was for her and host Aaron Sorkin to talk finance—like investments and stocks.
Sorkin was trying to do just that when Firestone's dogs were triggered into barking fits by something.
Ignoring them didn't work, so she motioned for someone off camera to address the situation. She couldn't take care of them herself given the fact she was working and on camera live at the moment.
The task fell to the person off camera—a person, we will remind you, was not at work. They were not expecting to be on camera.
They did not intend to be involved here at all. They were just trying to relax in the comfort of their home.
And now they're on Live TV and the internet in their undies.
\u201cthe perils of doing TV hits from home (ht @IvanTheK)\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1658156836
The person tasked with quieting the dogs is presumably Firestone's partner.
They were obviously comfortable in the home since they moved quickly through in nothing but boxer shorts.
Sorkin and Firestone just kept the conversation going as if the background action wasn't going to be the hottest topic of the show.
They delivered an informative segment with professionalism and candor.
Twitter, however, is not bound by any sense of professionalism or journalistic integrity.
They're pretty bound by the jokes.
\u201cMe exactly six minutes after finishing my coffee.\u201d— c \ud83c\udf3b (@c \ud83c\udf3b) 1658159341
\u201c@atrupar @IvanTheK Poor guy. His phone is lighting up about now. Lol\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1658156836
\u201c@atrupar @IvanTheK And the poor interview guest knew that he just walked behind her like that.\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1658156836
\u201c@atrupar @IvanTheK Embrace the virtual background, folks! \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1658156836
\u201c@IvanTheK @SquawkCNBC Kids, always have your camera face the wall, not the room. And put a note on your door when you\u2019re broadcasting. \nAlso, wear clothes downstairs\u201d— Ivan the K\u2122 (@Ivan the K\u2122) 1658142662
\u201cNote to self: keep my clothes on while wandering the house if my spouse occasionally does live shots on @CNBC\u201d— Paul Meloan (@Paul Meloan) 1658173992
\u201cAnd some people want to end working from home \ud83e\udd23\u201d— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@Wu-Tang Is For The Children) 1658169270
\u201cNew greatest fear discovered\u201d— Sam Kubota (@Sam Kubota) 1658294899
\u201cWhen my girls on CNBC squawk box but I just had 2 espresso shots after my pancake and egg brekky\u201d— Willing (@Willing) 1658177215
\u201cI can relate. I had to crawl along the tile a few times to get some Oreos @MaryNelsonKMTV\u201d— Troy Martin (@Troy Martin) 1658200777
\u201c@barstoolsports @BarstoolFinance That was like a big foot sighting. Wtf was that\u201d— Barstool Sports (@Barstool Sports) 1658159981
Twitter obviously had a great time with this moment, and a few of them could relate.
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