What's the stupidest thing someone has ever said to you?

My cat died a few days before I started a new job (at an animal hospital, nonetheless). Everybody knew, because I'd had to delay my starting date because the cat had crashed and ended up in the ER the morning I was supposed to drive cross country for said job.

Anyway, this cat was probably the smartest animal I've ever encountered. He was a feral cat I'd socialized because he was a medical nightmare. The experience forged an incredible bond that is hard to describe. Defectiveness and quirks aside, he was something special, a once-in-a-lifetime pet. Somehow, he managed to eke out a normal lifespan. His death was sudden and unexpected. (Cancer sucks.) I was very much not "over it" yet.

My first day on the job, one of the technicians was introducing me to her dog. Out of nowhere, she happily intimates: "now that your cat is dead, you can get a DOG! I mean, he must've been a lot of work, right? So it'll be kind of like your cat... only better! See?" (Gestures at her dog, who promptly runs into the wall and tries to eat something out of the trash.)

TL/DR: Dead cat, tone deaf coworker.

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