I Spilled Coffee on My Boss's Laptop at Work
Anonymous Meddling Busybody #270 · General
So uh yeah, the other day I was having a rough shift. You know how it goes when you've been pouring coffee for hours and your hands are just twitching and your brain is in overdrive trying to keep up with all these orders? And then bam! Just like that, my coworker hands me this order that has all these weird requests - no sugar, extra foam, half decaf. But the worst part was right after I got the order wrong because of a typo on the machine. And while I was trying to correct it and be super apologetic, I accidentally knocked over a tray with cups filled to the brim. Water splashed everywhere and my boss's laptop, sitting on her desk just inches away from where I had been working, got drenched in coffee. I mean, I know I shouldn't have been so careless but honestly it was like this whole series of unfortunate events happened all at once. And now I'm stuck trying to figure out how to fix it without getting fired. It's funny though, because when you look back on something like that, you can't help but laugh a little even though it felt terrible in the moment. I tried to dry off the laptop with paper towels right away and then called her over to apologize but she just looked so upset. I'm not sure if she'll let me do my job today or what but here I am, still trying to clean up everything and keep serving coffee at the same time.