Social Media Has Very Strong Opinions About The Idea Of A Party Where Friends Give Powerpoint Presentations Explaining Their Jobs

Many millennials likely know someone whose job sounds entirely made-up, like "Senior Analyst of Data Communication" or "Staff Writer at Know Your Meme." This person has likely attempted to sit down and explain what they do in great detail, only to immediately be met with glazed-over eyeballs and agape jaws with drool trickling out the side.

Apparently, enough of us are in "fake email jobs" that someone had the idea to organize a PowerPoint party in which friends gather together and explain via slides and pictures what it is they do at their fictional-sounding jobs. A video of such an event was posted to Twitter on Monday by user @pitdesi, who said he wanted to try hosting one of his own.

I love this idea & am planning one:

A night where all of your friends make a presentation on what they do at work and answer questions.

I don't know much about what many of my friends do for a living. pic.twitter.com/GEJ8mk5a1n

— Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) April 2, 2024

The now-viral video showcases a group of friends evidently having a nice time, laughing and drinking wine through the group's presentations. However, Twitter being Twitter, the video was cause for much debate about whether the idea was cute or horrible.

Some were vehemently and violently opposed to such a party, claiming they'd rather inflict harm upon themselves in imaginative ways than sit through a work-related presentation at what is nominally a "fun" event.

There were some defenses of the party idea, though they've tended to gain much less traction than the haters as the trend has spread online in recent days.

The idea of a "PowerPoint party" has been circulating for several years now, but they've tended to focus on more amusing topics, such as a guest's ardent fandom or favorite conspiracy theory.

A different "work presentation" party appeared on TikTok in February before Monday's Twitter post, and it got a much warmer reception there than the idea was received on Twitter.

It seems safe to assume that if you want to host a "work presentation" party with your friends, double-check to make sure none of them are on Twitter.