20+ People who are having an awkward week at work: 'I accidentally called my boss "Mom"'

When you spend 40 hours per week with the same crew of people, you're bound to make a fool of yourself every now and then. 

To err is human, which you certainly know if you've ever worked with other people. We are constantly messing things up, even when we're trying our very best. We drop things, we misspell words, we text the wrong person, we forget to send out an important email. It's so embarrassing when you think you're on mute in a conference call, so you eat something or take a loud slurp of coffee, only to hear your own sounds echo through the meeting. The bigger the meeting, the more awkward it is! 

Sometimes your brain is just running on autopilot, and instead of answering a phone call with "[Boss's name]'s office, Lisa speaking," you just blank out and say "Hello?" instead. That might leave your cheeks burning for a moment. But trust me, these people below have had some much more awkward encounters with their bosses, coworkers, customers, and clients. 

After that, read a story of "parking justice": this CFO got his expensive car towed after repeatedly ignoring the business owner's pleas to move his Corvette ASAP. 

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