That's a crazy number. Honestly, what's the most common type of damage you see? Like are most of them just broken spines from being read a lot, or do you get a lot of water damage or pet-chewed books? I'd guess family stuff like that cookbook is the worst to fix up.

Ever feel like your phone is a vault you're scared to open? I had that same heavy feeling. What finally helped was going through my photos and messages, deleting old stuff that didn't matter anymore. It made the whole thing feel less like a loaded weapon. Now I try to back up the important bits and let the rest go. It's just a tool, not my actual life.

Bet the homeowner never realized they wanted moody purple cabinets until your mistake showed them lol. Sometimes our screw-ups accidentally do the client's interior design thinking for them.

Guess we should ban math next, @robinc25, since some folks are clearly afraid of facts.

My friend Mark (a dad with two little ones) got in trouble for something similar. He emailed his team about how new clock-in rules hurt caregivers, you know, people with kids or elderly parents. Management called it 'creating dissent' and locked him out of the project folder for a week. He missed deadlines because he couldn't reach his files, which was a huge mess. It felt like they just wanted to silence any pushback.