Google Meet outage sparks hilarious memes as work calls fall apart

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Google Meet had a bit of a meltdown on Wednesday, and the internet did exactly what it always does in a crisis, it turned the whole thing into a giant meme party. The outage started around late morning, right when people were joining work calls, online classes and interviews. Instead of faces and voices, users were greeted with a lovely message: “502. That’s an error.”

For anyone relying on Google Meet to look productive, it was a nightmare. For everyone else? Comedy gold.

Within minutes, X (formerly Twitter) turned into a full-blown meme festival. People shared jokes about the “accidental holiday” and how the app went down before their motivation did. One user wrote, “Google Meet is down. The universe clearly wants me to sleep.” Another said, “My meeting didn’t get cancelled, Google cancelled it for me.”

Students weren’t far behind. Someone wrote, “Teacher can’t ask me why I’m late if Google Meet itself is late.” Another joked, “Interview today. Google Meet said NOPE.”

Work-from-home employees, naturally, took this disaster as a sign from the universe. One user shared a picture of themselves sipping tea with the caption, “Guess we’re done for the day.”

But jokes aside, the outage really did mess things up. Meetings froze, classes halted and people kept refreshing their browsers like it was a sport. Some even tried switching devices, thinking it was their Wi-Fi betraying them again.

The funniest part? The outage happened just when people were actually being responsible and logging in on time. As one person put it, “Google Meet saw us working too hard and said, ‘Relax, guys.’”

Google hasn’t yet explained what caused the sudden breakdown, but honestly, the memes were worth the chaos. For a few hours, the internet bonded over shared frustration, shared laughter and the secret joy of an unexpected break.

If your meeting got “Google Meeted” today, you’re definitely not alone. The app may have gone down, but the internet’s creativity went straight up.