Lighter Side

Nothing boosts morale like surprise food. Leftover meeting meals, random cake, even apples. An old boss once said, ‘If you’re late, bring donuts. Then you’re not late. You’re the one who brought breakfast.’ Still works.

This week I got mansplained only five times. A record low.

I finally finished a task my boss said would take 5 minutes. It only took… three days.

Our office Slack seems to have more channels for “fun memes” than for actual work.

My first big presentation as a new Product Manager was to the Group President. My throat went dry, I froze, and a colleague had to hand me water while the room looked horrified. That was 26 years ago… and yes, I can (kind of) laugh about it now.

Brought donuts to the office. HR reminded me it was “Wellness Week.

Aargh…. presented a slide deck with the wrong client logo on every slide. I only realised it halfway through the presentation.

Spilled coffee all over my keyboard right before a Zoom presentation. My face said everything.

HR accidentally sent out everyone’s salary in a spreadsheet. The office was a very quiet place the next day.

Walked into the wrong Zoom meeting and stayed 5 minutes before realizing they were all strangers.