Appreciation post: My coworker saw me fake-smile through a 20-minute meeting after my entire lunch ended up on the floor

I was in the break room at our office in downtown Nashville. Had just spent $12 on a really good loaded baked potato from that place on 2nd Ave. Dropped the whole thing right after I sat down. Plastic container cracked open, sour cream everywhere. I just stood there staring at it for like 5 seconds. Then I had to go into a meeting with our regional manager 5 minutes later. Sat there nodding and smiling while he talked about Q3 metrics. All I could think about was that potato. How do you guys keep it together when something dumb like that happens right before you have to act normal?

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jade_jenkins29d ago

You just gotta go to the bathroom for a solid minute. Take a few deep breaths before you walk in, tell yourself it's just a potato. Works every time for me.

west.richard29d ago

Respectfully, Jade, saying "it's just a potato" misses how those little LOSSES can completely derail your whole afternoon.

murphy.aaron29d ago

Damn, $12 for a baked potato? That's a crime in itself, but watching sour cream splatter right before Q3 talk is brutal.