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TIFU by leaving juice out at work

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TIFU by leaving juice out at work

I worked a double bartending last night and forgot to put away some juices (lemon, lime, and OJ). This is totally my bad and unlike me. Usually I’ve been praised by management for being one of the more cleanly bartenders, often using my free time to clean up after my coworkers. I didn’t realize I left them out, so I was surprised when my boss sent a text in the coworkers group chat with a picture of the juice left out saying that they need people to cooperate with putting things away and that it’s costing my boss money and attracting flies. I felt really bad, although I would like to note that we have flies even when things aren’t left out. There are sinks behind the bar and my coworkers use it to dump out drinks, but they don’t clean them. So the fruit flies end up casing the sink and by the time I get there in the mornings I get swarmed by them. This prompts me to deep clean the sinks at the beginning of every shift because it’s gross. Additionally, I think I’m the only employee that cleans these sinks at the end of every shift and I’m the only one that wipes down the bar when I come in and before I leave. The stick builds up on the bar and is gross imo. Last night I also noticed that the mint leafs that management leaves at the bar (for certain cocktails) also had flies burrowing in them. I didn’t use the mint yesterday because of this, but didn’t throw the plant out as per management. While I agree that leaving out juice (which is sealed and closed) can contribute to attracting the flies, it’s not really the whole issue. The juice was also left on ice (which the picture shows it was still on) so I don’t think it was costing money by going bad. I have a good relationship with my boss and they knew I was behind the bar last night. I was wondering if I should respond with an apology, but I don’t know if I should do so in the group chat or privately. I feel like putting it in the group chat is part of some sort of public humiliation ritual, and it caught me off guard. Especially because my boss doesn’t text in it when my coworkers have done similar if not worse things. Any advice?

TL;DR: I left the juice out at work and was blamed for issues going on prior to doing so. Ik I fucked up, but felt it was unfair to be blamed for things going on before the fuck up and am seeking advice.

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