Today, I met a new client in person for the first time. When I went to shake his hand, it was made of plastic. Startled, I laughed thinking it was a practical joke. It wasn't. FML
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Today, I was chatting with a customer who comes regularly to my job. He sticks his hand out and I put my hand on his, thinking he's giving me a high five. He was just waiting for his receipt. FML
Today, I was so lonely, I tried to hold hands with plastic "horror hand" I bought for Halloween. FML
Today, I was checking out a customer who seemed quite friendly. As I finished, he reached slightly over the counter and I impulsively reached out and shook his hand. He gave me a dumbfounded look and said, "Can I have my change please?" FML
Today, I arrived for a job interview and I wanted to give a firm handshake to make a good impression, because apparently that's a thing. I squeezed the interviewer's hand so hard I heard a "crack" and they winced in pain. I'm never taking advice from a random LinkedIn post ever again. FML
Today, I had no choice but to shake the hand of a customer who, just moments before, had the aforementioned hand down the front of his pants, scratching his snowglobes. FML
Today, at work at a car dealership, a seemingly overzealous customer shook my hand vigorously after we finalized a deal. I didn't think anything of it until a coworker pointed out that he was just trying to make my breasts jiggle. I'm a man. FML
Today, I met my mom's new business partner for the first time. I shook his hand, and introduced myself as "Lisa's daughter." I'm a guy. FML
Today, I locked lips with someone, or rather something, other than family for the first time in my life. It was a CPR dummy. FML
Today, I shook hands with a girl and held onto her hand while telling her she had very tiny, delicate hands. When I let go to look at them, I discovered she only had two fingers. FML
Today, I met my new boss and went for a confident handshake. Somehow, we both missed completely and ended up awkwardly grabbing each other’s thumbs. Neither of us corrected it, so we just shook hands like we were in a masonic lodge. FML
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kwbuzz23wk 0
#1 is an epic fail and when meeting a new person, especially a client, never assume they are joking until they admit to joking. but i can see how this happened
tellithowitis 13
What the heck!?!?!? ^^^
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Comments (57)
flask_fml 0
It probably happens all the time to him because a fake hand is surprising and people instinctively laugh in awkward situations. As long as you were cool about it afterward, no need to dwell on it.
mrcarmine 0
dude, someone should have given you the intel. wtf kind of company do you work for that no one told you?
amy_shmamy 0
ya i dunno
ams116 0
thats pretty awkward...guess you learned your lesson lol
foolsangel 4
People who are asking why he'd extend the arm with a prosthetic limb: what is he supposed to do? Say, "Oh, by the way, I have a fake hand so let's shake with the other arm"? Maybe he doesn't want to constantly put focus on his hand every time he meets someone new, maybe he just wants to be treated like everyone else without fuss. #23, have you ever heard of a phantom limb? It's the sensation that the limb is still attached and functional. I could easily see how someone might experience something like this and then reach out for a handshake without a second thought. Even without phantom limb, they might have grown so accustomed to their prosthetic arm that it doesn't cross their mind anyways.
AlwaysDouze 0
Why would it be a practical joke? You so deserved that one.
Bookie2152 0
#36- I couldn't have said it better
TaylSpin 0
I agree with #36, but dont worry about it man most of us would've done the same thing in an awkward situation.
RawShark 0
What I don't get is why this guy would stick out his hand for you to shake if it was prosthetic? I think that he should be more forgiving of you for laughing. It was unexpected and not an everyday thing. I would understand if I were your client.
endless63 2
I don't blame you.....it's not like it's a common thing to happen to shake a prosthetic hand And if the client had a sense of humour...I hope he did, he woulda just brushed it off and gotten over it =)