People Share The Dumbest Thing They've Ever Done Because Their Brain Was On Autopilot

This looks familiar...

Started a new job, got to my old work place before I realized what I'd done. Lavamad

Not exactly the same but, sometimes if I'm off on a day I usually work and I go to hang with friend or do errands, I find myself taking the same route to get to work. sanzojoe

So Sweet. 

I work front desk at a hotel. The daytime staff work either 7am-3pm or 3pm-11pm. Sometimes when I'm working the PM shift I'll accidentally say "night night" instead of "goodbye" when I go to hang up the phone. It's an uncomfortably intimate thing to accidentally say to a stranger on the phone.

It's even worse if I know the guest was in a different time zone so it's not even nighttime where they are. PizzaNotFrenchFries

So Far Away...

When I was a truck driver I drove 200 miles down the wrong freeway and had to turn around and drive 200 miles back. I never told my dispatcher and he never caught it. Demonae

I did that once. Unfortunately I had to tell my dispatcher of my mistake as it threw off the rest of my loads for that day and made it impossible to do them and the one I had was going to be late. Then a couple weeks later I missed the backhaul message and deadheaded back empty. I felt like an idiot and he treated me like on for a bit too. SkipTheStorms

Delirious. 

Once I was sick, and not thinking too well. A package delivery person rang the doorbell. Me, not thinking, got up from the couch, walked up to the door, and knocked on it. Then I opened the door to a mildly confused delivery man and took the package. It wasn't until I had closed the door, box in hand, that I realized my error. AndroidUser37

Ditto.

Couple times a year I'll say "love you" to a business colleague when ending a phone call. My wife gets a kick out of that. PaulClifford

Burn This. 

I printed out an essay and then threw it right into the trash. Observation_Bot

Self-criticism is important. is_it_controversial

Cut it Off!

Shaved off an eyebrow. Was shaving my chin etc and my eyebrow got itchy so i scratched it... with the razor. just_cruisn

I did the same dumb mistake except on my nose :( I cut myself but luckily it wasn't deep. Just made me feel stupid. ClearNightSkies

Forgotten Wheels.  

I drove to work one morning, promptly forgot, and then took the bus home, leaving my car in the parking lot. Wonderfullness

I did this with my bike and didn't realize for over a week. nonablu

Spit it Out! 

I used nail polish remover instead of mouthwash after brushing my teeth. It was... awful. kellywithayy

NOOOO!!!!

Locked my vehicle and tossed the keys inside before shutting the door. jgear319

I just did this today. But my trunk was open so I climbed inside my trunk and tried to push the seats down. I'm also 15 weeks pregnant. My husband sat there and watched me struggle for a minute before he told me the passenger door was still open... we had a good laugh. CocoB17

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