Today, at my new job, I was answering the phone and said "Hello Cafe Thirty, how may I help you?" The man on the other line said "Don't you mean Old Town Cafe?" Cafe Thirty was my old job. I now work at Old Town Cafe. The man on the other line was my boss. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I worked such a long shift at Panera that when my boyfriend called later, I answered, "It's a fresh day at Panera Bread in [town], this is [name] speaking. How may I help you?" He thought it was hilarious. FML
Today, my co-worker handed me the phone and said it was my boyfriend calling, so I answered "Hello, Love!" It was my boss. FML
Today, I went to my first day of work in over 2 years. As I approached the boss, he asked me what my name was. Turned out they hired the wrong person. FML
Today, at work, my phone rang. My intern answered it and told me it was a coworker who'd just left. I picked up and said "What's up bitch? What are you going to complain about now?!" It was actually my boss. FML
Today, I started a new job. As I was introducing myself during the morning get together with the team, I forgot how old I was, and panicked. I ended up saying I was "twenty-fine." I’m 27. FML
Today, we were running a special at work that I had previously been told was an online-only special. After the general manager corrected me, I used the joke excuse of, "It's my first day". The customer replied, "I can tell". I've worked there two years and I'm the assistant manager. FML
Today, I discovered my former boss from the job I quit 3 months is now my boss at my new job. He was the reason I quit my old job. FML
Today, I went into a small coffee shop. In line, a guy came up to me and was like, "I haven't seen you here before, are you new in town?" and I replied with, "Oh, no I've lived here for years. The coffee here is crap, though, so I only come here when Starbucks is full." He's the owner of the shop. FML
Today, I called one of my old coworkers to see how she was doing. My boyfriend answered the phone. FML
Today, I got a phone call from a number I didn't recognize. It was a man with a speech impediment, and I began imitating him. He was the manager of a store I applied at. He wanted to arrange an interview. FML
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Dimercurio 1
You're fired.
kai_li 8
That's embarrassing. However, it's a new job, and old habits take a while to overcome. At least you answered politely.
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Comments (41)
JocelynKaulitz 28
no big deal. I know people who answer like that accidentally when I call their house
stewpididiot 11
such a common thing. Habits are hard to break sometimes. I remember answering the phone at home and saying the name of the place where I worked. it was my boss calling. he thought it was hilarious. this was back before caller ID.
chorzo 0
i work at home depot. if i greeted someone at the door with "welcome to lowes" i would be fired on the spot. ydi
Sammara 0
Unless your boss is a major ass, this isn't that big of a deal. You may get teased for awhile, but that should be the long and short of it. If your boss fires you for something so minor (I'm sure you apologized), or even gets really down on you for it, you don't want to be working at this place anyway.
wintermistress7 1
It's okay. Everybody makes a mistake now and then. I'm sure your boss would understand that.
5upernova 3
I hope your boss will be cool with it. Everyone makes mistakes and letting your tongue slip is not uncommon. It should only be an issue if it happens quite often.
SMD_emilyy 1
GOD HOW COULD YOU SCREW UP THE WORDS LIKE THAT?! YOUR LIFE IS SO ******!!!!!
lgs25 0
that's happened to me but on my house phone I answer as if I'm at work
pman590 8
haha that's a fail!
ecce 20
I used to accidentally do this at my job all the time- especially when I was working two jobs. My boss thought it was hilarious. I don't think your life is ******. :)
BinaryGuy 22
Used to work at a call center supporting multiple desks, each with different greetings. I was always afraid that I'd answer the call from the school district and thank them for calling the hospital service desk...