Z - Zoomer

 Well Z looks like it is going to go the same way as X, but in a much more decisive fashion.

There just aren't many occupations starting with Z, and there is no-one I am aware of who is or was a zookeeper, zoetrope maker or zincographer.

Maybe Zoom can help here. We have all become pretty proficient at zooming over the past 20 or so months. A platform most of us hadn't heard of before COVID has replaced one we all knew. Skype seems to have faded into the depths of oblivion as we all embrace Messenger, Teams, WhatsApp, FaceTime and of course Zoom.

I have been going to regular meetings since April 2020 on Zoom since COVID stopped us all attending in person. I have become part of an amazing online community born out of lockdown, COVID, a shared interest (or three) and Zoom. It started as weekly catch ups and social connection during lockdown and morphed into a fortnightly subscription get together and regularly has participants from 3 - 4 continents. During New Zealand's 2020 lockdown, I raced home on Tuesday nights and joined in the Southern Cross Electric Quiz - on Zoom. Some of us have had interviews with Zoom, attended virtual conferences, workshops and bake-a-long catch ups or shared pizza and wine with friends all from our own isolated homes.

Being a Zoomer isn't an occupation option yet, but maybe it might contribute to something in the future. None of us were Work from Homers before April 2020 either and we've all become pretty adept at that.

There you go, thought I was going to have just two sentences. But Zoom to the rescue !