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TIFU by using my work bag as a grocery bag and bringing onions into an important meeting

This happened yesterday and I’m still replaying it in my head like a crime documentary where the criminal is just me being stupid.

I had a meeting in the morning with a potential new client. Not life-changing money, but definitely one of those “please act like a competent adult” situations. The night before, I stopped at the store on the way home and realized I forgot my reusable bags. Instead of buying another one, I thought, hey, my work tote is basically empty, I’ll just put a few groceries in there and take them out when I get home. Great plan. Very normal. Except I got home tired, made dinner, answered some emails, and completely forgot that I had put two onions and a bunch of parsley in the bottom of my bag.

Next morning I grab the same tote, toss in my laptop, notebook, charger, and leave. I noticed a faint smell in the car but assumed it was leftover takeout trash or maybe just my imagination. Then I get into the conference room, open my bag to pull out my laptop, and the smell just escapes like a ghost. Not subtle. Full onion. Like someone had been making soup under the table.

Nobody said anything at first, which somehow made it worse. I’m trying to present numbers while slowly realizing the room smells like a sandwich shop dumpster because of me. Then my manager casually says, “is someone eating lunch already?” and the client laughs. I panicked, looked in my bag, found the onions sitting under my notebook like two little bombs, and had to say “sorry, those are mine.” There is no professional way to explain surprise onions in a meeting. I put them in my coat pocket and finished the presentation while smelling like a farmers market.

TL;DR I used my work bag for groceries, forgot onions inside, and accidentally brought them into an important client meeting where they announced themselves before I could.

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