'You're the new hire right?': Good-guy CEO surprises his new worker after getting a scalding cup of coffee spilled all over him, buying the employee a replacement cup as a welcome

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Oct 28, 2024 7:00 AM EDT

Not all CEO's are terrible, in fact, some are actually super chill. This new hire employee was shocked however at the level of chillness his CEO exhibited after getting caught in the crosshairs of a wayward cup of flying coffee. 

We've all had those bustling mornings where it seems like everything we touch falls apart. It's in those heated, rushed moments of mania that the clumsiest version of ourselves is revealed. And on anyone's first day at a new job, it seems like this is the only first impression willing to rear their ugly head. When the new hire in this next story reached the pearly gates of a fresh new position, everything quickly unraveled into a mumbo-jumbo mad-dash of terror as their nearly full cup of coffee went careening in the direction of the company's CEO. 

Even those of us who frequently make fools of ourselves can cringe at the breath-taking moments of this employee's first-day fumble, only to heave a sigh of relief when the CEO turns out to be a really good guy.

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    I accidentally pushed my company's CEO and spilled coffee on him on my first day. Office relations Today was my first day at my new job.
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    I enter the office reception desk at 7:50 am, I see a guy, early 30's, blue suit, brown shoes, talking to the receptionist. I had laptop bag, flowers, and some decorations in another bag in one hand
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    and I had my coffee cup in the other hand. I was so focused on watching my coffee cup that I wasn't looking in front of me, I walked right into that guy, making him lean over the reception counter
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    and spilled my coffee over his back. I can't tell you how embarrassing that was! The guy turned around and looked at me with his eyes wide open. I was continuously apologizing, he just said that it's fine.
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    Then he asked me: you're the new hire, right? I said yes. He replied with: welcome to the company and have a good day, then left. Then the reception said that the guy I spilled coffee on is the CEO. I was about to
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    start crying, I was super embarrassed and scared. 1 hour later, I got a call on my desk from reception saying go to the CEO's office after 2 hours. I don't
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    have words to explain how scared I was during this 2 hours, I didn't even decorate my workplace because I thought I'll be fired. I went in the office, shook his hand and sat down in
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    front of him. There was already a cup of coffee ready for me, he said: 'Go ahead, coffee's for you; you couldn't enjoy the morning one. Don't worry about the morning, it happens, I
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    understand that you were in a rush and probably anxious about your first day. Forget about it, all's good. Welcome to the firm. And then we talked for an hour or so. Awesome place, I'll love working here.
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    ProfessorHour4652 Sounds like a great ceo WizardCROCY OP Definitely, and the company is mid sized, about 50-60 employees. Hopefully, I'll get to learn many things. This is my first office job.
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    Botboy141 Welcome to the good life my friend. I too get to work in an office with real people (also the amazing culture, young leadership, welcoming atmosphere) ah it's great to feel at home.
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    ILivelnNWChicago The older you get you'll realize that's great and all - but they treat you the same through layoffs all the same. In some dark corner someone is counting the dollars.
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    InternationalYam3130 Lol. Good CEO, green flag. Even called you in to try to ease your nerves he probably knew you would be flipping out. This is the start to a lot of cliche romcoms too, so good luck have fun
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    WizardCROCY OP Definitely, not just good but great I'd say. Not sure about the romcom part though, most people are male and the only females are receptionist or admin roles and hr roles. I am male btw, and straight.
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    jmarquiso Good on him. You're lucky. This is the kind of leadership that inspires loyalty. WizardCROCY OP Definitely. I'd love working at this company. Hopefully, the job role would be good as well, let's see how it goes after a couple of weeks.
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    BarneyIX After all the negative stories about CEO's around here it's good to read a nice one. I'm happy you're happy with your new job and the CEO seems to be pretty good too! Best of Luck!
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    typoincreatiob honestly W ceo. both of you handled it really well, you probably made a positive impression as silly as that sounds. treated him with a ton of respect even though you didn't know who he was. i'd come to the
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    office tomorrow with a fancy cup of coffee or coffee beans for him and have the receptionist pass it to him in your name. keep the good karma going
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