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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/AurelPine on 2026-05-23 05:37:50+00:00.

Please tell me HR can't fire me for a typo, because I am currently hyperventilating.

Our team has been stuck on a massive project bottleneck for three days. We were all exhausted, working late, and typing furiously on our team group chat. My boss sent a long message saying, "Guys, we are so close to figuring this out. We just need one good breakthrough to finally close this project."

I wanted to reply and say, "Agreed, I am so hungry for a breakthrough! Let's push through!"

However, I was typing with one hand while eating a slice of pizza with the other. My thumb slipped. I didn't check autocorrect. I just hit send.

What I actually typed was: "Agreed, I am so horny for a breakthrough! Let's push through!"

I didn't notice it until my coworker immediately sent me a private message saying, "Bro??? Check the main chat right now."

I looked. It had been read by everyone. My boss, a very serious, no-nonsense woman, replied with a single text: "Let's keep the enthusiasm strictly professional, please."

I tried to reply with "HUNGRY*** I MEAN HUNGRY" but the damage was done. The word "horny" is now forever immortalized in our official corporate chat history. I want to jump into a volcano.

TL;DR: Tried to tell my team I was "hungry for a breakthrough" during a late-night work crisis, made a horrific typo, and told my boss and the entire department that I was "horny for a breakthrough" instead.