My cat decided my Zoom interview with the regional manager was the perfect time to knock a paint can off the shelf

Heard this huge crash behind me, turned around and there was white latex paint all over my carpet and my cat just sitting there looking proud. Has anyone else had a pet ruin something expensive right when you couldn't do anything about it?

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jennifer20417h ago

At least your cat had the decency to look proud about it. Mine would have bolted out of the room and left me with the mess and the awkward explanation to my boss. Nothing says "I'm a professional" like apologizing for a paint explosion in the middle of discussing quarterly goals. Hope you had a drop cloth somewhere nearby, or at least a sense of humor about the whole thing.

eric_knight73h ago

Friend of mine had to explain a paw print on his forehead mid-presentation.

daniel_martin15h ago

The paint on the floor thing is rough but at least it's contained. How do you even get through the zoom call when you know there's a cat like that with a look on its face that says "I dare you to stop me" while it's eyeballing the rest of the paint cans? That's the real question here. Did you have to mute yourself to yell at it or just let the paint drip while trying to keep your composure? I feel like that's a level of multitasking nobody warns you about in any job description. Maybe it's just me but I'd rather deal with the mess than the judgement in that cat's stare.