TIFU by accidentally walking out of work

This just happened and I need a void to scream into because I am so embarrassed and I feel so stupid lol.

I work at a dispensary in a state that it is legal in obviously, and right now is one of the busiest times. As of writing this New Year’s eve literally tomorrow, and you know people are going to be coming to grab their mary jane for the parties and such.

It’s been a VERY busy day. I had 5 hours or so of sleep which isn’t too bad for me, but not great either. It’s also been a lot because of all the new product we received, which involved watching videos and taking quizzes so we had all the knowledge we needed to conduct sales.

Today I worked from 8:45a-4:45p(keep this in mind) which is what I usually do there because I enjoy having the rest of the day to get errands and make dinner. And at my dispensary we work on a sales floor and call people back so they can view the product and work with an knowledgeable sales person to get the best product for them so they aren’t sent home with something that will give them a bad experience.

During my time on the sales floor today, I took a look at the time and I… /THOUGHT/ I saw 4:40. 😶

I approached my manager during the chaos and asked if there was anything she would like me to do or any extra minutes I needed to do since we were supposed to make sure our position was filled if we were leaving. She said to do the daily cleaning and that was it. Usually we are always suggested to get our cleaning done. I did a check, and all was good. I didn’t think much of it and I’m sure she didn’t understand what I was implying due to how chaotic the store was this day.

At what I thought was 4:45, I went to punch out and proudly claimed “okay goons and goblins, I am out!” to which I joked with my shift lead who was in the room. He even said goodnight. I didn’t even notice the fucking big timer on the computer screen that said 3:45… THREE FOURTY FIVE, NOT FOUR FOURTY FIVE.

I drove home, no one realized I was leaving amongst the flurry of people. I somehow managed to get all the way home not knowing because my clock in my car is still an hour ahead because I still haven’t changed it since daylight savings time.

Said hi to my boyfriend, and then I went to go take care of things around the house. But then I froze in my tracks when I saw the time on the kitchen microwave.

It was 4:14pm

There was no way I left early right? The clocks were wrong, I thought! But I begin to freak out and flew downstairs to me and my boyfriends shared office and asked him what time was it?? He said it’s 4:15pm.

I was instantly in a panic and I grabbed my phone and instantly called my manager over the work phone, while she was also trying to call me on her personal phone. I blurted out what happened and apologized profusely and tried to figure out what to do. She obviously wasn’t pleased but also didn’t sound like she wanted my head on a stick, so for the most part I think this will go down just fine but if I get any discipline I totally deserve it and will take it without issue.

But I hate it! I left my coworkers short on a busy day! I look like a major idiot! I am so embarrassed! I get along with everyone just fine and work pretty hard, so this isn’t going to be my nail in the coffin or anything drastic like that, but man, what a fuck up!

TLDR: I read the clock wrong and punched out an hour before my shift was over and drove all the way home before I realized my mistake.