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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Silent-Order-2921 on 2025-08-01 14:39:27+00:00.

Work-from-home life has been smooth sailing… until today’s client meeting. I usually have a fake “clean office” Zoom background because my real desk is a disaster zone. This time, I didn’t notice the filter failed to load before I joined the meeting.

So while I thought everyone was seeing a professional setup behind me, they were actually seeing the horror that is my real bedroom: laundry piles, an open bag of Doritos on my bed, and worst of all, an empty wine bottle in frame from last night’s “just one glass” situation.

My boss kindly asked if I was “calling in from a frat house.” The client didn’t say a word but looked way too amused.

I’ve spent the last two hours cleaning my entire apartment out of pure shame.

TL;DR: Background did not work correctly on zoom