You’ve Got the Job
I had a job interview via Zoom and was a bit surprised that, contrary to what I was told beforehand, I was faced by six people, instead of one or two. It made me a bit nervous, so I completely forgot that I wasn’t using my usual headset that only picked up what I said. Instead, I was using my webcam’s mic, which also picked up everything else that was happening in the room.
After a few words of introduction, I decided to pour some tea from my thermos into my cup. It had a really slow pour. Hence, there were almost ten seconds of splashing, while the six people interviewing me looked increasingly irritated. It took me a while to realize that I was the reason for their weird looks. Not only that, but it must have sounded like someone was peeing on the floor. Oddly enough, I still got the job.
Story credit: Reddit / gemengelage