We've all had those moments at work where we've made such a gaffe that we wish we could just disappear from the face of the earth. From epic slips of the tongue to situations that make you doubt your own abilities, here are some of the funniest moments Albanians have shared about their work blunders!
1. The message that should never have been sent
"I sent a wrong message to the workgroup, I deleted it immediately, but everyone pretended not to see it and that made the situation even more awkward!"
2. In search of the lost car that didn't exist
"I was so tired that day, that when I finished work, I started looking for my car in the parking lot. I thought it had been stolen, until I remembered that I had come that day WITHOUT a car!"
3. When words come out of your hand, not your mouth
“In the middle of a presentation, instead of ‘social relationship,’ I said ‘sexual relationship.’ A long silence covered the office and I regretted my existence.”
4. One reason why you shouldn't lie on your CV
"I started working without knowing the language well, and my colleagues would 'ping-pong' me among themselves. I just stood there like a fool and waited for my fate."
5. 'Customer care' or...?
“Once, instead of 'customer care,' I said 'customer kare.' From that moment on, my career took a strange turn.”
6. Boss or mom?
"I called my boss 'mom'. And no, I wasn't new to the job, I had been there for 5 years. A deathly silence followed..."
7. Toilet paper that became a fashion accessory
"I came out of the bathroom at work and walked around the office without realizing that a piece of toilet paper was hanging down my pants. No one said anything until they pointed it out to me at the end of the day!"
8. When technology makes you look stupid
"I didn't know how to change that diabetes meter needle and I squeezed it so hard, I caused a scene that no one would forget."
9. When the wrong video opens at the worst possible moment
“During a quiet moment in the office, I loudly opened a video of Egli shouting: 'Are you having sex?!'. I never turned up the volume in public again.”
If you thought you were the only one who made a mistake at work, don't worry - we all have those moments where we want to disappear in shame. We just hope that others will forget about them... although, let's be realistic, that never happens!
