Foot in Mouth SyndromeWhat's the worst social gaffe you've ever made? When you know you've said the wrong thing to the wrong person and wish the ground would swallow you up. In other words you've just contracted a bad case of foot in mouth syndrome. Tell us your stories and we'll share your pain.
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rob, Tue 20 Apr 2004, 22:27)
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Work:I used to work for a very big American company who were complete bastards to their staff, (as so many of them are). On this occasion rumours were flying around about one of the staff (who was on holiday) saying that he had been sacked. Obviously he wasn't around so nobody really knew if it was true.
Anyway, Monday morning, there's little old me walking down the corridor and I came face to face with the guy who had just returned from his holiday. And of course, what did little old me say? "Hi, good to see that you weren't sacked after all."
At which point he was obviously confused, but before he could say anything to me, an office manager and a security guard walked up and asked him to go into an office with them.
I never saw him again, mind you, this was because when they escorted him out of the building two minutes later, I was hiding in the toilets out of sheer embarrassment!
Eeek!
(, Wed 21 Apr 2004, 12:23, Reply)
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