Most Embarrassing Thing to Happen at Work
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I have spare shirts in my trunk for when I inevitable spill something on myself. I also have emergency khakis, originally just for "Business Casual" days that I forgot about, but could be useful in the case of trusting the wrong fart.
I once stepped on a nail in the warehouse I used to work in. Had to go to the doctor and fill out workmans comp forms for the company to pay for my tetanus shot.
I once stepped on a nail in the warehouse I used to work in. Had to go to the doctor and fill out workmans comp forms for the company to pay for my tetanus shot.
Oh I've got this....
I was planning to leave early one day, about 3:30, and thought I'd kill the last few minutes of the day by dropping one. Just as I exited the stall a meeting apparently let out and the bathroom filled up with people who all knew I was responsible for what had just happened in there.
As I was washing my hands, I noticed someone had placed a can of Febreze near the sink. It had never been there before and I though hey, if someone's offering, I'll use it. Big mistake. The spray mist set off the fire alarm and the entire 20+ story building was evacuated.
As everyone assembled outside in their designated evacuation areas, the story spread like wildfire who was responsible. There were several witnesses, of course. I walked past them all to my car to a rousing ovation.
The next morning the can of Febreze was on my desk with a note from facilities: DO NOT USE.
And my co-workers decorated my entire cube with Christmas tree car fresheners.
Well, the joke was on them. I used all those suckers in my car until they were gone.
I was planning to leave early one day, about 3:30, and thought I'd kill the last few minutes of the day by dropping one. Just as I exited the stall a meeting apparently let out and the bathroom filled up with people who all knew I was responsible for what had just happened in there.
As I was washing my hands, I noticed someone had placed a can of Febreze near the sink. It had never been there before and I though hey, if someone's offering, I'll use it. Big mistake. The spray mist set off the fire alarm and the entire 20+ story building was evacuated.
As everyone assembled outside in their designated evacuation areas, the story spread like wildfire who was responsible. There were several witnesses, of course. I walked past them all to my car to a rousing ovation.
The next morning the can of Febreze was on my desk with a note from facilities: DO NOT USE.
And my co-workers decorated my entire cube with Christmas tree car fresheners.
Well, the joke was on them. I used all those suckers in my car until they were gone.
When I volunteered at the zoo, I once mistake an 11 year old boy for a girl. While not as embarrassing as crapping your pants, it was an incredibly awkward moment, because the kid just sat there for like, two minutes afterward.
Mine wasn't that bad, but I had a fart end up being a little wet. Luckily, I live pretty close to where I work, so I snuck out and changed before anybody knew what was up.
I do meeting setups for my company. I accidentally dialed our Auditorium into a phone sex line instead of our conference call line. Thankfully it was 20 minutes before the meeting so there wasn't a lot of people there yet, but some of our senior leadership were present. It was also my second week on the job.
This reminds me of a non-work related story, but it's similar. I was driving through Wendy's about a year ago and saw a bigger person working at the window. Without looking at this person's face, I reacted, reached out for my drink and being friendly said, "Thank you sir." I look up and this person is actually a giant woman. She grabs her chest and says, "Do these look like sir to you?!"
I drove off as quickly as possible.
Don't you just hate it when you pick up the phone and you dial a number you have memorized, almost like an automatic reflex. :smile:
I used to talk with a lot of doctors on the phone at my old job. One time, I misheard a doctor's name, and said out loud, "I'm sorry, could you spell that, Dr. Felcher?" My boss/friend was at the desk right next to mine, heard it, and has given me crap about Dr. Felcher ever since.
(Pro tip - don't google "felcher" at work if you don't already know what it means.)
(Pro tip - don't google "felcher" at work if you don't already know what it means.)
If I heard that from the next cubical over I would have laughed so hard that you would have to put your phone on mute.
Not that bad, I guess, but one time our Base Commander was leaving a meeting in our conference room. He pulled on the door and then walked past it. Only problem was, the door was already opened and he walked wordlessly into a corner.
That same Commander who, if the story is correct, was demoted after stealing a set of drill bits from Logistics. The sad part is he could have just said, "I'd like a set of those drill bits to show another Commander one of the things we do here." and they'd have just given them to him, no questions asked.
After that, the big joke was he got demoted from Colonel to "Drill" Sergeant.
That same Commander who, if the story is correct, was demoted after stealing a set of drill bits from Logistics. The sad part is he could have just said, "I'd like a set of those drill bits to show another Commander one of the things we do here." and they'd have just given them to him, no questions asked.
After that, the big joke was he got demoted from Colonel to "Drill" Sergeant.
