Fateful mistake #1 - While sitting at my desk I thought a cup of hot chocolate would taste good. I went to the breakroom and made some.
Fateful mistake #2 - I set it on my desk, got distracted, and forgot about it.
Fateful mistake #3 - While staring blankly at a project plan I started swinging my work ID (which is on a string) around my finger.
Fateful mistake #4 - I had a sudden moment of clarity with said project plan where I quit twirling the ID and just kind of let it fly behine me where it promptly landed in the cup of hot chocolate.
That’s not so bad. My coworker disappeared for about 20 minutes a few weeks ago. When she came back, we asked where she’d been hiding. She informed us that after using the bathroom, her badge fell into the toilet. She spent several minutes trying to decide what to do before she finally just reached in and took it out. The next 15 minutes were spent scrubbing her hands and the badge.