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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Aurogirl on 2026-01-26 23:09:20+00:00.
Today I F***ed Up by assuming my mic was muted during a work meeting - spent a solid 5 minutes aggressively pep-talking myself in the mirror about how I’m “a capable little guy who deserves snacks” - included finger guns and a full practice victory speech - noticed everyone was very quiet but figured wow they’re really letting me have the floor today - finally looked at the screen and saw 23 coworkers frozen like mannequins and my boss slowly removing his glasses - one coworker typed “is he talking to us or himself” in the chat - I panicked and tried to play it off by saying “sorry bad podcast” which made it worse somehow - meeting ended early - HR emailed me “just checking in” - I have never once checked in successfully in my life
TL;DR: Thought my mic was muted, gave myself a full motivational speech, accidentally broadcast it to my entire team and HR.