Coworker accidentally pulls up 50+ photos of her cats in costume during key client presentation: 'We all saw the cat in the birthday hat. We all saw it'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 3, 2025 4:00 PM EST

In the digital age, sharing one's screen during a meeting or presentation can be anxiety-inducing. Denise's story is full-blown proof of why that is.

Sure, it's unlikely that something embarrassing will pop up on your screen if you're prepared. You've probably made sure that your messages are turned off. You've probably triple checked that all your tabs and windows have been closed save for the ones you need to share. And yet, the fear bumbling under the surface somehow remains. 

This author recounted the unfortunate tale of his coworker, Denise, who was leading an important presentation to a potential client. The meeting had begun, everyone was settled, and so far, everything was going according to plan. That is, until Denise accidentally hit one button on her computer screen.

At this point, a photo of one of her cats decked out in costumes popped up on the screen. That would have been fine, were it not for the fact that over 50 more photos started popping up with no end in sight. Poor Denise couldn't easily laugh this one off, but once she got the photos to go away, she tried to pretend like it never happened. Too late, Denise!

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  • "My boss accidentally showed the client photos of her cats"

    my boss denise was doing this huge presentation for a potential client. like a HUGE account, shes been prepping for weeks. shes normally super professional and kind of intimidating honestly.
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  • were in the conference room, client is there with like 3 people from their team. denises got her powerpoint up on the big screen and its going fine. shes talking about our marketing strategy or whatever.
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  • she goes to open the next slide deck and i guess she clicked the wrong folder because suddenly the screen just fills with photos of her cats.
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  • not just like one or two photos. the whole screen is thumbnails of probably 50+ cat pictures. and theyre not normal cat photos either, theyre her cats in COSTUMES.
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  • theres a cat in a christmas sweater. a cat with a little witch hat. one cats in a full tuxedo. another ones wearing sunglasses.
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  • denise freezes. you can see the panic on her face. she tries to close it but keeps clicking the wrong thing and MORE photos open. theres a cat in a superman cape taking up the entire screen now.
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  • the client people are trying so hard not to laugh. one guys literally biting his lip. my coworker jasmine has her hand over her mouth.
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  • finally denise gets it closed and just goes "so. as i was saying." and tries to continue the presentation like nothing happened.
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  • but we all saw the cat in the birthday hat. we all saw it. the client ended up signing with us anyway and one of the guys made a joke about it on the way
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  • out like "looking forward to working with you and your marketing team. tell the cat in the tuxedo we said hi." denise has not mentioned it since but everyone in the office knows.
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  • MoistBeetlette872 • 1h ago LMAO! This is gold, dude. Seriously tho, Denise went full on cat lady in front of the client n still nailed it? She's BOSS level 100 there. Hopefully, Tuxedo Cat gets employee of the month.
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  • grayzzz_illustrate . 1h ago Of all the things to accidentally display, this is probably one of the best ones she could've misclicked... I'm sure she was embarrassed, but it at least sounds like everyone got a good laugh out of it.
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  • Current Account • 1h ago What do you even mean "keeps clicking the wrong. thing so more cat photos. show up"? This makes zero sense.
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  • Emotional_Bonu... 47m ago The client knows she's human and loved the cat pics. Especially tuxedo pic.
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  • Cookie Router · 1h ago . Denise just played 4D chess. without even knowing it. Honestly, you gotta embrace the cat lady vibe in front of a big client, takes guts. Big ups to the client for going along with it. Y'all in a sitcom or what? Tell the birthday hat cat I said hi!
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  • bobsled_mon • 45m ago . This is actually pretty wholesome. People tend to take themselves way too seriously and expect perfection 100% of the time, we all screwup. I love cats, so I see no problem with this.
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  • A cat lying on the floor with a mini umbrella.
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