'My boss walks in and sees the steak lying on the window sill': Cringy husband embarrasses wife, acts utterly bizarre at business dinner with her boss

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jul 15, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

First impressions mean nothing to this dude. In a post from r/TIFU, a woman shared what happened when she tried to take her husband to a dinner with her boss, resulting in one of the cringiest outcomes imaginable. 

"I had just gotten a brand new job that I was really excited about," writes the OP. She was trying to get on her boss's good side by getting to know her better. It's not always easy to get to know your boss in a business setting when they need to be serious and focused. Instead, sharing a meal is a fantastic way to have some casual conversation and get to know each other on a more personal basis. After all, if you're aiming for your boss to be your mentor or just looking to improve your standing in the workplace, being close with your manager can't hurt. 

That's why it's especially baffling that this OP decided to bring her husband along. By her own admission, he has a history of doing some really dumb things, and sometimes acts unpredictable around others. Neither of those qualities seem good when planning a business dinner, but since the OP invited him, it ended up in a mess-around-and-find-out scenario. 

Next up, check out these bosses who could have had a starring role in "The Office," thanks to their silly work habits. 

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  • 01
    Font - TIFU by allowing my husband to come to dinner at my boss' house L This actually took place a couple of years ago. I had just gotten a brand new job that I was really excited about. So I was delighted when my boss - who I had been trying to establish a rapport with - invited me and my husband over to her home for dinner.
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  • 02
    Font - Well, mostly delighted. My husband is..... well... he's the sweetest, but he has a history of doing really dumb s. Because of this, I was worried about him coming along.
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  • 03
    Font - By the time the day of the dinner arrived, I had become so anxious about it that I actually floated the idea by my boss that I wasn't sure if he would be able to make it. She was clearly taken aback and responded "Oh no! I really hope he can, I have a dinner for 3 all ready to go." Upon seeing her dismay, I assured her that I was sure he would find a way to be there.
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  • 04
    Font - Well, we made it over to her apartment on time and things actually started out really, really well. It was actually just the 3 of us, which surprised me somewhat but made me a little less concerned about my husband - as crowds really tend to bring out his unpredictability.
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  • 05
    Font - I had just started to finally relax and was a couple bites into a deliciously cooked steak when things took a horrible... horrible turn.
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  • 06
    Font - My boss had just stepped into the kitchen to check on dessert when I noticed something odd out of the corner of my eye. It was one of those things where you know something strange his happening in your peripheral, but you're not sure what... you have to look over and focus your gaze to really comprehend it.
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  • 07
    Font - I look over at my husband and see him holding his steak in his hand, hovering it just an inch or two above his plate. Before I had a chance to fully comprehend what I was seeing and verbalize something that might have saved all of us from the coming horror.... he threw his steak - baseball style - across the room straight into the dining room window. It hit the window, making a loud noise, and slowly slid down.
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  • 08
    Font - Now my husband does dumb s..., I already told you that. But he's not a crazy person. Usually when he does dumb s I at least understand what he's thinking. There' usually some semblance of rhyme or reason to the dumb s.
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  • 09
    Font - In this case I was just dumbfounded. I couldn't believe my eyes. I couldn't wrap my head around what was going on. I stared at him with what must have been the most confused look, and watched as he stared back at me, an expression of utter horror painted across his face.
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  • 10
    Font - I couldn't make any sense of what was happening, but I also didn't have time to try. I heard the foot steps of my boss, coming to see what the sound was. It suddenly sunk in that it didn't matter why he did what he did. He did it and we were all about to come face to face with a very awkward situation.
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  • 11
    Font - I could feel the anger flush through my face. For a brief moment I contemplated trying to help my husband get out of this. But No. This was his dumb-s- bed and he could lie in it. Not like there was any possible recovery anyway.
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  • 12
    Font - My boss walks in and sees the steak lying on the window sill There's the f king longest most awkward pause where we all just sit there frozen. My boss and I are staring at my husband, forcing the ball into his court, as the cringe just hangs in the air like an ocean fog.
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  • 13
    Font - He finally manages to mutter some incoherent garbage about being a clutz and even tries to get me to back him up. I leave his a out to dry in the deafening silence.
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  • 14
    Font - He makes a poor attempt at cleaning the window and retrieves his steak. Mercifully, my boss asks me a question about work and we both dive eagerly into conversation.
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  • 15
    Font - We all resume the rest of the evening pretending that he isn't there, a sort of unspoken agreement by all that this is the only way to move forward. As soon as we got to the car, my husband turned into a nervous chatterbox trying to explain himself.
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  • 16
    Font - Turns out the dumba didn't like the way his steak was cooked (rare) and get this - he thought the window was open. My husband, ladies and gentleman, tried to chuck his steak out a 3-story window. He thought that was a reasonable solution to being served an under-cooked steak. A year or so later my boss hosted a Christmas party for the company at her newly-built home. My best friend, Jennie, was my +1.
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  • 17
    Font - TL;DR: Took my husband to dinner at my boss' house. He thought his steak was undercooked, thought the window was open, and thought throwing his steak through the window was a reasonable idea.
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  • 18
    Font - mah_bula It would've been amazing if he pulled it off only to have the steak splat on the windshield of her car.
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  • 19
    Font - [deleted] It would have been more amazing to hear his ridiculous, half-wit explanation to how he "ate" the entire steak in a matter of a few seconds.
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  • 20
    Gesture - noch 1999 I cant wait to hear from the boss's perspective in a few years.
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  • 21
    Font - ccupgirl TIFU by serving expensive steak to a moron
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  • 22
    Font - bigsmxke 6 yr. ago I knew this sounded very familiar. Thanks for the laugh.
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  • 23
    Font - tony_delk I remember the story well. Very fun to hear the other side.
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    Font - mormonwoman as the cringe just hangs in the air like an ocean fog. I can feel it.
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