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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/CheesecakeHuman5298 on 2025-06-30 12:52:41+00:00.

So I (28M) work from home. I use wireless earbuds to take calls because I hate sitting still. I like to pace around while talking, clean the kitchen, or chase my cat out of forbidden zones.

Yesterday we had a big Teams call. Cameras off. One of those "Quarterly Strategy Syncs" that basically translates to a 40-minute word salad from upper management and 10 minutes of questions no one wants to ask.

I had my earbuds in. I thought I was muted.

Mid-call, I start cleaning. Talking to my cat. “What the hell are you doing, Gremlin? No, you can’t eat plastic. You tiny moron.” Then I fart. Loud. Like cartoon-sound-effect loud. I chuckle and go, “Jesus, that was bold of me.”

That’s when I hear my manager, mid-sentence, pause. Then another colleague goes, “Uhh… is someone not muted?”

I look down at my screen. Nope. I was the audio host. Everyone heard everything. I died. Instant respawn. Left the call. Took a fake bathroom break.

Later, my boss messages me: “Great energy today.”

Kill me.

TL;DR: Forgot I was the host of a Teams meeting, paced around farting and roasting my cat. Everyone heard. I will never be safe again.