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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/No_Bandicoot_1356 on 2025-06-24 12:15:30+00:00.

We were on a Zoom call with the leadership team, and I was presenting a slide deck to my very serious, very no-nonsense boss. I was already nervous, fumbling with my words, and as I transitioned slides, he asked:

“Can you go back one?”

And I, in the most confident tone, replied:

“Sure thing, Dad, I mean, DAN! DAN.”

Silence. Someone snorted. Another person muted their mic suspiciously fast.

Dan stared blankly for a moment, then said, “Let’s… move on.” Deep inside, I wanted to kill my self because of the embarrassment. Like tf, why did I say that.

I’ve never been more mortified. The nickname stuck, too. Now I get messages like “Ask Dad if it’s approved” and “Did Dad sign off?”

TL;DR revealing my deepest Freudian slip in front of the C-suite.