Today, I had a meeting with our partner company from Japan. I was instructed beforehand on bowing but when the time came I panicked, stood way too close, and headbutted their boss in the boobs. I was “politely” asked to leave the meeting. I’m so embarrassed. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, someone I work with embarrassed me in front of everyone in my job; because I wasn’t doing something the way she liked during our meeting this morning. I ended up crying in front of my boss. FML
Today, at work, my manager accidentally bumped into me, brushing my behind with the back of his hand. He was a bit embarrassed, so I jokingly said, “You could at least buy me dinner first!” He went to HR and told them I made him uncomfortable. I was just trying to lighten the mood. FML
Today, I met my celebrity crush in an official capacity, I was completely tongue tied and when I stood to shake her hand, I tripped and fell with my face in her cleavage. She thought it was funny, but I was mortified and my boss suspended me until security footage proves I didn’t do it on purpose. FML
Today, for some reason, I called my boss "Mum" in a meeting. To make it worse, I panicked and followed it up with, “Can I have a raise?” Everyone laughed except my boss. FML
Today, my boss let me sit in on a board meeting. It was awesome until the guy next to me let out a vile fart, then looked at me in disgust, causing the others to look at me in disgust too. When I told my boss what really happened, he told me to grow up and stop blaming the other guy. FML
Today, I was in a meeting with my boss and superiors as well as our clients. About two hours in I started playing with the lid of the pen I was using, next thing I saw was the lid flicking up and hitting my boss square in the middle of the head. FML
Today, I went to a Japanese restaurant. While the chef was throwing food at us, I was getting ready for my turn. He tossed a piece of broccoli at me, I leaned back to catch it, completely falling off my chair. I knocked everything over and had the packed restaurant laughing at me. FML
Today, the regional manager of my company came out to do some performance reviews. I was so nervous that my palms were sweaty, and when he reached out to shake my hand, I blurted out, "I'm sorry, you made me wet." FML
Today, after a badly misjudged hand signal, I accidentally hit my boss in the face instead of high-fiving her. FML
Today, I accidentally farted at a board meeting. My boss thought it came from the guy sitting next to me and gave him hell for being a pig. I was too mortified to say anything, even when the guy blamed it on me, which caused my boss to rage at him for lying and then to kick him out. FML
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Ubehage 32
How does one screw up so bad?
poopface82 25
If my year of college Japanese taught me anything, it’s that Japanese people tend to adapt to other cultures, especially Americans, pretty easily. A Japanese businessperson will not normally expect you to bow to them; they expect you to shake their hand. The fact that you didn’t know this is understandable. The fact that no one bothered to check into this is baffling.
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RichardPencil 32
Sorry about that, but you did get to touch boob, right? You probably shouldn't have "motorboated" when you were down there. Makes it harder to play it off as an accident.
Brandy Plapp 17
🤣🤣
Ubehage 32
How does one screw up so bad?
Justkidding100 41
how come you have to work so hard to respect their culture but they can't respect that it's NOT part of yours? you obviously tried. being a dickhole is universal apparently
poopface82 25
If my year of college Japanese taught me anything, it’s that Japanese people tend to adapt to other cultures, especially Americans, pretty easily. A Japanese businessperson will not normally expect you to bow to them; they expect you to shake their hand. The fact that you didn’t know this is understandable. The fact that no one bothered to check into this is baffling.