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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Worth_Entrance_5879 on 2026-03-19 19:13:48+00:00.
A coworker was explaining a process I didn’t fully understand. I nodded along, doing the usual “yeah yeah” to avoid looking clueless.
At the end, they said, “Does that make sense?”
I said, confidently, “Yeah, totally.”
Big mistake.
They immediately followed with, “Great, can you walk the team through it later?”
I agreed.
Hours later, I found myself standing in front of people trying to explain something I barely understood. I started strong, repeating phrases I remembered, but as soon as someone asked a follow-up question, everything fell apart.
I ended up saying, “It’s kind of… a flow situation,” which means nothing.
Afterward, the original coworker gently said, “Next time just say you’re unsure.”
I will. Forever.
TL;DR: Pretended to understand something and got assigned to explain it to others.