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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Cute_Net8128 on 2024-10-02 15:53:31+00:00.

Today, I had one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. I work in an office, and we had an important meeting with our department heads to discuss quarterly results. My boss was presenting from her laptop, and I was sitting next to her, eager to make a good impression. I had brought a large cup of coffee with me because it was an early meeting, and I needed the energy boost. Everything was going fine at first, but about halfway through, I reached for my coffee to take a sip, and that’s when disaster struck. As I put the cup back down, I misjudged the distance and knocked it over—right onto my boss’s laptop! The coffee spilled everywhere, soaking the keyboard, and the laptop immediately shut off. The room went silent as everyone stared at me in disbelief. My boss looked like she wanted to scream, but instead, she just calmly closed the lid and said, “We’ll continue this later.”

I immediately apologized and offered to pay for the damages, but my boss didn’t say much. She just packed up her things and left the meeting. Now I’m sitting here in my cubicle, waiting to hear what’s going to happen. I’m absolutely mortified, and I’m terrified I’ve ruined my career over a stupid mistake.

TL;DR: I messed up big time by accidentally spilling coffee all over my boss’s laptop during a critical meeting, and now I’m dreading the consequences