“If I got a paper cut, that’s a tragedy. If you fell down an open manhole… that's comedy,” said Woody Allen (sadly), to illustrate that humor is often a matter of perspective. Most of us have messed up, but dropping a plate at home feels a lot different from sending an angry email to the wrong coworker.
So we’ve gathered a wonderful list of stories for those seeking some second hand embarrassment, this time about people’s on-the-job fails. Get comfortable as you scroll through, double check that you aren’t sharing your screen, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments down below.
#1
I thought I was on mute on a company team call and I farted so loud and so long everyone stopped talking
37points
#2
Synchronized my menstruation app calendar with the company's calendar and everybody received the notification about my ovulation
34points
#3
First day as an intern in a nursing home I tried to help an older lady back to her room for bedtime. she got a bit pissy so I figured she had dementia like some of the others on my floor. I kept trying to get her to come with me until she finally screamed "I'm a volunteer not a resident you fool" 😂
33points
#4
set a wake up call at 7 am for the whole hotel instead of a specific room ....
27points
#5
Said "who's my furry baby" to my cat unmuted on a call with 1k people in it
26points
#6
I wrote a profile for a teacher candidate that said she "enjoyed torturing students with special education needs" when I meant to type "tutoring". It went out to hundreds of schools. 🫢
26points
#7
"Accidentally" printed everyone's payslips to the office printer during Covid Someone else found it looked at all of them and made complaints of others salaries. We all god a pay rise. A win is a win.
26points
#8
Instead of selling gas for 2.80 a gallon I accidentally sold it for 28 cents .. ALL DAY 🤦♂️
25points
#9
My coworker accidentally sent a voice memo to the company WhatsApp group of herself sitting on the toilet, peeing, and letting out a long, wet fart. The worst part? She panicked and deleted it for herself instead of for everyone else 😭
24points
#10
Forgot I was sharing during a meeting and a woman on the call was talking about her small town and where she lived. I zoomed in on her house and she said "yeah that's it" 😭😭😭
22points
#11
I overheard my teacher and friend discuss adoption and whether certain places may have situations in which they increase increase adoption fees and I proudly joined the conversation and said “Perhaps it depends whether they’re a mixed or pure breed”. Both of them looked at me quite horrified, in fact my teacher commented that is very 1940s of me to say. I kept further trying to defend my point until all three of us realised we were discussing separate things; THEY MEANT CHILD ADOPTION, I was talking about animal adoption! 😭
22points
#12
I wrote "Dear Madman" instead of "Dear Madam" 💔 on a letter addressing the director 😭
21points
#13
I once took a resume from a man at an old job..his credentials included a 'bachelor o farts' Funniest typo ever!
19points
#14
I printed multiple huuuuge banners for a conference that said "fossil fuels are our only chance" instead of "fossil free is our only chance". I work for a renewable energy company ...
18points
#15
I sent the demolition team to the wrong house & well 😭😭😭😭😭😭
18points
#16
Exposed the CEOs affair at the time of my termination for a nice little NDA payout
17points
#17
I was a lawyers assistant and accidentally went to the bathroom to take a dump and flushed the usb stick that was supposed to be taken to court in less than an hour 😭
16points
#18
I reused the format of a Memorial Day email but didn't change the subject line so my Juneteenth email said, "honoring those who served"
16points
#19
I was training a new group into the company and on their first WFH day my partner walked past my camera ✨with no clothes on ✨
16points
#20
A friend worked for a newspaper. She was doing an obituary, and wrote ‘please put in a box’ ie: put a border round the notice. They wrote the obituary but put ‘please put in a box’ at the end of the obituary notice!!! 🤣
15points