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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Sensitive_Still2091 on 2026-02-14 07:56:30+00:00.
So I'm 19 and started this job a few months back. I've been getting along pretty well with most people—everyone's cool, mostly mid-20s to 30s, and a lot more put-together than me. Some of them do these casual gym hangouts after shifts, just a few guys going together. I wanted to actually hang out outside work and not just be the quiet new kid, so when they asked if I wanted to come last week, I said yeah.
It ended up being me, two coworkers a bit older than me, and one of the managers (he's chill). I was doing alright through the workout. Hit some pretty solid sets. Near the end I said I had one more thing to do and stepped away for a sec.
When I came back, one of the guys was on the mat doing sit-ups with the other one holding a spare t-shirt over his eyes to cover them. The guy on the ground goes, "These are called ab crushers, man—super intense, not a lot of people can even finish one." They're both kinda jacked, so I figured it was legit. No reason to doubt it.
They wrap up and told me I should try it because it was hard but brutal for your core strength. I'm trying to vibe with them and not look like the baby of the group, so I go for it. They set me up on the mat, lay the t-shirt over my eyes to "block distractions," and start hyping me up.
I'm grinding, shoulders coming off the ground, feeling like I'm actually doing something impressive. Then they yank the t-shirt off right as I get up there, and with that momentum my face goes straight into the manager's bare ass. Like, full-on between the cheeks. I snapped backwards but it was too late.
They all lost it laughing, slapping hands like it was the funniest thing ever. I just laughed it off and tried to act normal for the rest of the time there, then bounced.
But now I'm stressing because this is exactly the kind of dumb story that spreads at work. By next shift everyone's gonna know some version of "the new guy's face was in the manager's ass during ab crushers." I don't want to be the gullible kid forever, or the butt of the joke guy at every team thing.
Anyone been through something like this? How bad does it actually get workplaces, or does it just die after a week? I’m lowkey dreading tomorrow.
TL;DR: Tried to impress coworkers with a fake "ab crushers" exercise. Face-planted into manager's bare ass. Now worried it'll turn into permanent workplace lore.