There was a GIANT wolf spider--think the size of a folded dollar--in my classroom today, and I freaked out in front of my seniors. Like, "No! No! Kill it! Let me see the body!" kind of freak out.
Oh, then there was the drive-by-jacker incident before my first real interview.
I can't even identify the number of times I've fallen down at work. Tons. And then there was the time I was spelling something on the phone for someone and the only word I could think of that started with V (you know, for articulation purposes) was virgin. The only one. And I sat there for what felt like forever thinking, "Oh my God you idiot you have a fantastic vocabulary just THINK OF ANOTHER WORD!!" But I couldn't, so I just went for it. "A like apple, V like [pause forever] virgin..."
And the awkward hug heard round the world. Never hug someone you think is cute because he says he's accepted another job until you let him finish saying he will still be there for a month. Also don't put your arms out and start the hug by yourself from about 10 feet away.
I was in jail in Kyrgyzstan for two days because the company I worked for didn't give me enough local currency to pay off the admin at the airport to let me through customs. Mind you, it's not that you have to pay, it's just the way corruption works sometimes. They only fed me because I was American, otherwise you don't get food unless your family brings it for you.
Ok haven't read all replies but I'm going out on a limb here and saying this here takes the cake How awful I'm so sorry
This isn't my story, but juliagoulia's post just reminded me of what happened to my friend on her last day of work at a doctor's office.
She was sitting at her desk and it was the end of the day, and one of the doctors came over to say goodbye, thanks for everything, etc. At the time she was finishing up a patient file, so she was still working on the computer as they were chatting. Well as he was about to leave, he kind of leaned down next to her to give her a pat on the back, and she turned and said "okay bye!" and kissed him on the cheek. Apparently at home, when her parents were going somewhere, her Dad would come over if she was on the computer and lean down in the same manner, so she just ended up kissing the doctor as an automatic reaction. She said they both froze and she said "I'm so sorry" and he was like "that's okay", but was obviously weirded out, and practically ran away, lol.
That was four years ago and I STILL cringe for her when I think about it!
Post by doctordonna on Nov 12, 2013 9:34:57 GMT -5
I was working as a receptionist for a small law firm. There were two male attorneys and one female attorney at the firm. I was sitting at my desk and this woman walks right up to me and says, "May I please speak with [female attorney]." I asked her what it was regarding and she said:
"I want to speak to the woman who is fucking my husband."
I just sat there for a second, jaw on the floor, until I recovered myself enough to call the attorney and tell her that So-and-so was there. Female attorney comes out to the reception area and this woman proceeds to rip attorney a new one right in front of me. I couldn't leave because they blocked the way out.