Chad is back. Yes—that Chad. The guy who once lost a fight with a trampoline and let a YouTube boxer hit on his wife in Vegas.

This time, he’s not shirtless in the suburbs or bragging at dinner. He’s behind a microphone. And he’s about to turn a deeply personal announcement into an all-staff crisis.

It’s real. It’s excruciating. And somehow, Chad still thinks he nailed it.

“Everyone needed to know about the bathroom thing.” — Chad, confusing dignity with logistics

Know a real-life Michael Scott?

Or just have a workplace story so awkward it deserves its own HR file? We want to hear it. Funny, absurd, or jaw-droppingly tone-deaf—if it happened at work, it belongs here. Names will be changed (mostly), but the stories stay true.

Send yours to [email protected].

Thanks for contributing… and remember: HR is always watching.