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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Own_While9265 on 2026-02-16 07:10:32+00:00.
Hello Reddit, I've never really posted on here, but this is something I genuinely need help with understanding.
I, 18 y/o female, work with "Stella", a 19 y/o female, at a well-known pizza restaurant. We are pretty close and have been hanging out outside of work for almost a year, and we make vulgar jokes often. That last part is very important to the story.
While we were making pizzas, Stella was taking pizzas out of the oven to cut them, and asked me to retrieve more sauce cups for her. I proceeded to grab as many as I could and placed them in my apron, creating a small pocket near my stomach. I proceeded to go up to her with a funny bit in mind and grab her hand while pretending to "give birth" and let the sauce cups spill out from my apron. I didn't make odd sounds, other than brief "grunting", but other than that, it was nothing special. I laughed awkwardly as she kind of looked at me as if I had grown genitals on my forehead. She dropped her hand from mine and ignored me for the remainder of the shift.
I was obviously taken aback, because we make jokes like this with each other all the time, and have always been very "tmi means tell me everything," so i dont think I grossed her out? I don't know Redditt. I attempted to reach out to her, but she dismissed my calls and texts, so I'm only assuming she needs space. Other than that, is there something I'm missing here?
TL;DR summary: coworker got upset about me making a labor joke, although we joke often, she is now ignoring me.