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Nobody’s perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. This is something we’re told from the earliest ages when our teachers encourage us with phrases like ‘there are no stupid questions’ and anecdotes about how we learn from failure.
The older we get the more glaringly obvious it becomes that everyone f*cks up at some point or another, regardless of how careful they are. In school, we see this when people forget their homework or don’t remember to study for an exam. If you’re like me, then you might show up on the entirely wrong day to take a midterm in college because you only went to class on the first day to get the syllabus and on day 2 the teacher handed out a new syllabus with different test dates.
Once we hit the workplace, this is where we really bear witness to some royal f*ckups. This probably happens because those screwups often affect us directly in the workplace if its someone on our team. Or because the workplace is gossip-y as hell. Still, even the best worker makes minor (or major) mistakes at some point.
Now, if you’ve ever messed up at school, life, or work then this is a story you need to read. It spans quite a few tweets. I came across this thread while falling asleep last night and I’m very glad I stayed for the punchline because it was perfect. Sit, back, relax, and enjoy the read:
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303097178673152
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303098395017216
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303099128991744
So every boss ever, right?
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303099900833792
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303100521508864
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303101192589312
Why would you ever want to work for someone like that? Does being a talent agent really pay that well?
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303101813448704
It was at this point I started to become worried I was reading an elaborate Devil Wears Prada joke but it’s not, and it’s real, and funny.
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303102522286081
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303107148603397
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303107966418944
It’s all about the build up.
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303108570378241
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303109514117120
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303110172622848
Oh shit.
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303110902505472
Getting nervous for everyone.
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303111426723841
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303112039059458
Brilliant idea. I hope it works.
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303112970264577
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303113712615425
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303114312441856
Everything going as planned. This could totally end well, totally.
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303114933174272
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303115499450373
The suspense is killing me.
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303116384403456
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303117265199104
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303118078857217
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060303118716428288
My god. What a fuck up. Also, how do you work on someone’s desk for six months and not realize the picture was of her mom. Furthermore, someone in the tweet replies sent this. A tweet claiming Susan and her mom hated each other.
https://twitter.com/jakedenn23/status/1060343530843922432
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1060343987305766912
This was quite literally THE PERFECT mistake. The egomaniacal woman who despised her mother didn’t get thanked but her mom did. Amazing.
Sadly, we don’t get to hear whether or not the girl quit on the spot, lost her job, stayed on and was forgiven, or how it all ended.