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TIFU by assuming my mic was muted on a work call

This happened yesterday and I’m still recovering.

I work from home and we had one of those long weekly Zoom meetings. The kind where 15 people are on the call and only 3 of them actually talk.

I joined a bit late and immediately muted myself. Or at least I thought I did.

About 20 minutes in, the conversation turned into one of those awkward corporate debates where nobody wants to disagree directly, so everyone just says “yeah, I see your point” in slightly different tones.

I was messaging a coworker privately like, “This meeting could’ve been an email.”

Then my dog started whining because he wanted to go outside. I turned to him and said, in a very normal, not professional voice:

“Bro. I know. I don’t want to be here either.”

Silence.

Like actual silence.

Then someone said my name.

I looked at my screen and saw the tiny mic icon glowing. Not muted. I had been unmuted the whole time.

Apparently everyone heard the “bro” comment very clearly.

My manager just said, “Sounds like we’re all feeling it today.”

A few people laughed. I wanted to evaporate.

Nothing dramatic happened. I didn’t get in trouble. But now I check the mute button like five times before speaking.

TL;DR: Thought I was muted on a work call. Told my dog I didn’t want to be there either. I was not muted.

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