Work: Hello?

Hello?

By andibartle - 18/10/2010 04:39 - United States

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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By Anonymous - 18/02/2016 00:53 - United States - Taunton

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

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By Lukey1028 - 14/07/2015 01:07 - United States - San Francisco

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

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By Anonymous - 26/10/2010 00:22 - United States

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

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By Username - 18/02/2011 09:33

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

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This is fine

By Aaaaaaaah - 13/10/2024 20:00 - New Zealand

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

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By Anonymous - 04/03/2016 08:49 - United States - Crestview

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

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By lmao4eva93 - 02/07/2010 04:21 - United States

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

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Cool beans

By oopsiecoffee - 09/04/2009 06:40 - Canada

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

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By that one anon - 07/05/2015 06:27 - United States - San Diego

Today, I called one of my old coworkers to see how she was doing. My boyfriend answered the phone. FML

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By oopsie - 24/05/2009 14:50 - Canada

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

Monday 18 October 2010 12:04

You're fired.

kai_li 8

Monday 18 October 2010 12:38

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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JocelynKaulitz 28

Monday 18 October 2010 17:20

no big deal. I know people who answer like that accidentally when I call their house

stewpididiot 11

Monday 18 October 2010 17:52

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

Monday 18 October 2010 18:02

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

Monday 18 October 2010 18:40

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

Monday 18 October 2010 20:36

It's okay. Everybody makes a mistake now and then. I'm sure your boss would understand that.

5upernova 3

Monday 18 October 2010 22:50

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

Monday 18 October 2010 23:14

GOD HOW COULD YOU SCREW UP THE WORDS LIKE THAT?! YOUR LIFE IS SO ******!!!!!

lgs25 0

Friday 22 October 2010 11:10

that's happened to me but on my house phone I answer as if I'm at work

pman590 8

Monday 29 November 2010 18:28

haha that's a fail!

ecce 20

Tuesday 16 October 2012 13:32

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

Thursday 28 February 2013 19:02

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...