Just had the most embarrassing work moment

[SimonMac]

I once took out the power to the 3rd largest custody suite in West Yorkshire, all the CCTV, Electonic Locks, PACE Recording Device and Alarms deactivated while I lay on the floor smoludering from an electric shock!

Not embarssing for me but I did witness a trainer flick the projector on a little too quickly to show the class the gay porn site he was purusing while we were all working.

[BoredBloke]

4 hours into a new contract I formatted the IT directors PC by mistake - I lasted long enough to pick up my coat on the way out!

[EternalOptimist]

First day in a new contract with LBG, and forgot to turn my phone on silent. During a huge meeting with the whole floor, c. 400 people, with a deadly silence, my phone shouted out "ATTENTION, COULD THE MAN WITH THE 10"PENIS PLEASE ANSWER THE PHONE!"

Surprise I lasted that long at ClientCo...

what on earth is a 10"penis ?

[d000hg]

what on earth is a 10"penis ?

10 times more than a penis

[cailin maith]

what on earth is a 10"penis ?

Probably a figment of his imagination

[EternalOptimist]

Probably a figment of his imagination

no, its ok I got it

it's like my kn0b, except smaller

[MaryPoppins]

Was doing a training course for 2 people. Small, hot room.

I bent over to focus the projector and let one rip.

I just said sorry, had beans for breakfast and carried on, but I think this dampened the enthusiasm for the trainees somewhat.

What has your most embarrassing work moment been?

I have to say, even if that was made up, it made me laugh. I like how you had to quantify why you guffed, as part of the apology.

[shaunbhoy]

what on earth is a 10"penis ?

Wish I had one of those.........................instead of having to lug MY bleeding monster around!!

[thunderlizard]

That was probably on my first day on my first contract as an Excel "expert". I didn't know that the "a-z/z-a" menu button only reordered the current column, not the whole dataset. I hadn't taken a copy, so had to ask for another one because I'd mucked up the first one within 10 minutes.

Fortunately it was 2000 and affordable IT people were thin on the ground. I could have turned up in my pants and still seen the contract out.

[Ruprect]

Was working doing some web training for a group of about 6 strangers. Training done on the company's PCs which (as it was a small co) were invariably used by others when training wasn't on. Took the trainees through some coursework on cookies and how to use and identify them.... on two of the 6 machines were some cookies from some seriously depraved gentleman's left-handed web sites

Wasn't me visiting them at work (honest!) but very embarrassing nonetheless!