I know that many of you have spilt coffee on yourselves because let's be honest -- it's hard to function some days. But how many of you have dumped a whole cup of coffee on an MD? #meacoupleofhoursago

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I fell down the stairs in my building with ten pitchbooks and coffee in hand - with my MD when I was an analyst. Somehow got no coffee on either myself or the books so he was impressed.

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A combination of not looking where I was going, running into the worst person possible, apologizing profusely and running into the bathroom in shame.

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Details please

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I honestly need to hear this story today.

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Milk was a bad choice

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That's what I call a "literal BURN"

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Lololol

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^^Hero

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Either you have a mentor for life. Or you. Find s new job. Pretty simple.

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I think I posted before in a previous thread, but in my prior gig, I once spilled a glass of milk on a potential client and it was hilarious because everyone had a sense of humor and it was a close knit group. Imagine doing that at any other shop would probably be frowned upon

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Lol, @analyst. Why did you happen to have a glass of milk though?? Coffee, I can see...but milk?

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@GS3, our admin was out to lunch and they asked for coffee with milk. Out of context, I can see how it may be unusual to walk into a conference room with a glass of milk

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