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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Fluffy-Jules on 2026-05-06 03:47:36+00:00.

Obligatory this didn’t happen today, but yesterday.

So I (F, new-ish mom) had a baby 9 months ago and I’m still pumping breast milk. I went back to work 7 months ago, but I’ve been working from home thanks to a special arrangement with my new boss. Important detail: I switched departments 5 months ago, so I had never actually met him in person before yesterday — only through online meetings.

Since I decided not to stop pumping yet (because, you know, baby > convenience), I had to figure out how to handle this in the office. Obviously I’m not about to do that in an open-plan workspace so I did what I thought was a very smart thing: I booked a meeting room via Teams during my lunch break so I could pump in peace.

Fast forward to yesterday. I grab my laptop, my pumping equipment and confidently walk to the meeting room.

And then… I see it.

Displayed in big, beautiful letters on the digital screen outside the room:

“Pumpen” (German for “pumping”).

At first, I just completely lose it laughing. Like full-on, can’t-breathe laughter. I immediately take a picture because this is too good not to share with my friends.

And of course in that exact moment, I hear:

“Hi [my name]!”

I turn around… and there he is. My boss. Standing right next to his office which just so happens to be directly next to the meeting room. Smiling, happy to finally meet me in person.

He asks why I’m laughing.

So I have to explain, while standing right next to a screen that basically announces to the world what I’m about to do in that room.

He looks at the screen.

Pauses.

Starts laughing.

And then makes a very quick, slightly panicked exit clearly realizing exactly what I’m about to do in there.

So yeah. That was our first real life interaction.

I would like to formally apply to be swallowed by the earth now.

TL;DR: Booked a meeting room at work to pump breast milk, forgot the title is displayed outside, accidentally announced it to the whole office and introduced myself to my boss that way.