I have a knack for bad timing.

SuperTinkerham

I just enthusiastically greeted the COO and HR lady... right before they walked in to fire my neighbor. I am pretty enthusiastic, and somehow have managed to greet or say something stupid to people right when they're being let go several times.

katnipeverclean

Some of us have a knack for awkward timing. You're in good company!

Also, I want that cat in your post!

abundancenow

It's pretty funny and at least you aren't on the chopping block. I once congratulated a guy who was demoted, I didn't realize it because we got emails announcing his new position. I thought it was a promotion, but he was basically moved to a closet and had all his power taken from him. Ha, and there I was shaking his hand saying "congrats on the new position!"

ginger313

I have this knack you speak of.  I am also good for speaking loudly right when the conversation in a room hits a lull and it gets quiet.  Every. Time.

I've told a woman that she looks great after she lost a bunch of weight from a sickness.

I've side-eyed the parent at a park that let their child fall off the jungle gym while playing unsupervised to the parent of said child.

I once made the comment, "who comes up with this crap?" in reference to a cheesy mailer I was folding and envelope stuffing to the director of marketing at a company I just got a job with.

I think I'm pretty much socially awkward unless I've had a few drinks in me.  Then I get pretty funny.

bewilderingstar

God Tink - you're such an a-hole!

ghostof5letters

My company is WFH and I basically unknowingly alerted someone via Skype that they were getting fired.