How often d'you fuck up at work??

[hiccup]

Only fucked up in a big way a couple of times in the five (five! shoot me!) years I've been here.

The worst meant I had to hide 300,000 of the widgets we produce in a dusty corner of our warehouse and slowly get rid of them in various cunning ways over 18 months or so. Was nerve-wracking at the time, but it was a good lesson in how not to get sacked I reckon.

However my constant procrastination and internet addiction are far worse problems.

 

[Santino]

I fuck up enough that if someone asks me whether I've done something, I automatically make up an excuse as to why I haven't done it, or why it might have gone wrong, and then sometimes have to 'fess up and actually admit that I did it last week and everything went fine.

 

[extra dry]

just been told I fucked up, one private student complained about my lesson with her, she wanted to talk about european issues (three hours worth) so we talked about it and other normal stuff, her job, her hobbies, family life, what she thinks will happen in the european union etc.

Just now I get a phone call from the school that this student is unhappy and that I am not a very good teacher, only been doing since november last year.

So really pissed off, and the person telling all this has about 10 years teaching experence, saying stuff like soooo many students have complained, well I am thinking they can go and fuck themselves, they need me more than I need them. And they took my photocopy card off me last week so I have to pay about 10 quid each time I want to get copies for the students.....pissed me right off

 

[cyberfairy]

I'm so rubbish I once started the wrong job! Got a job via telephone interview at nursery...followed directions, saw nursery, went in, told the girl in charge I had been hired by her boss-she looked a bit surprised, said her boss wasnt in and showed me around-I was there half the morning asking kids names,painting with them before finally hearing my mobile..it was the boss of nursery over the road, the one who hired me

 

[equationgirl]

Only fucked up in a big way a couple of times in the five (five! shoot me!) years I've been here.

The worst meant I had to hide 300,000 of the widgets we produce in a dusty corner of our warehouse and slowly get rid of them in various cunning ways over 18 months or so. Was nerve-wracking at the time, but it was a good lesson in how not to get sacked I reckon.

I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't laugh, but that is very very funny. I mean, 300,000 widgets is not exactly a small pile is it?!

 

[AnMarie]

Fucking up at work for me could cause injury or death

I really should be payed more...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I can not do enough quality work but I don't think I ever fuck up. My job does not lend itself to producing a fuck up.

 

[waverunner]

I'm fucking up at this job. 2 days I've been here. What they neglected to tell me was that I'd have 2 hours to learn absofuckinglutely everything I need to know to replace the girl who's leaving. 2 hours. I have no prior experience in the field. My head is spinning.

 

[EastEnder]

I'm fucking up at this job. 2 days I've been here. What they neglected to tell me was that I'd have 2 hours to learn absofuckinglutely everything I need to know to replace the girl who's leaving. 2 hours. I have no prior experience in the field. My head is spinning.

So what's this job, more office stuff?

 

[pengaleng]

I'm expected to fuck up a wee bit, it's one of the joys of being a temp not that I have actually fucked up any of my assignments may I add...

 

[subversplat]

Most days Only minor stuff though.

 

[moonsi til]

I was an office junior when I was 17 and was extremely cak at my job, constantly breaking the franking machine via putting in letters that were too fat, or answering the phones wrong when I did reception duties between 1 - 2pm and finally getting sacked cos I sent citations out in the wrong envelopes causing the court cases to be adjourned . I have been in my new post of ward manager for 2 days and have very little to zero scope for fucking up ......time will tell...........(fingers an toes crossed as I don't want to fuck up )

 

[waverunner]

So what's this job, more office stuff?

Customer service officer for a housing association. In Lambeth. Oh the joyous residents of south london.

 

[JTG]

I have a strong suspicion I am totally winging it sometimes when I'm supposed to be giving informed advice on the phone. I'll say 'yes that's right' when I'm only half sure about it myself.

Nobody ever notices though so that's OK

 

[marty21]

I'm so rubbish I once started the wrong job! Got a job via telephone interview at nursery...followed directions, saw nursery, went in, told the girl in charge I had been hired by her boss-she looked a bit surprised, said her boss wasnt in and showed me around-I was there half the morning asking kids names,painting with them before finally hearing my mobile..it was the boss of nursery over the road, the one who hired me

my mate did that, he rang up about a job in a pub in portsmouth, turned up, worked for a day or so at this pub, they sacked him because he was rubbish, he then realised he'd turned up at the wrong pub, he rang the right pub (which had a similar name) but the job had gone

i once turned up 24 hours late for an interview, they were being held at the francis hotel in bath, got the letter, noted the time and date in my head

turned out alright in the end though, i rang them (waterstones) explained my fuck up, and they took me on as a temp

turned up suited and booted, to be told the interviews had been held the previous day

 

[astral]

Really? What about typos that are actually words?
I just reread my emails to make sure there are no spelling mistakes or typos - I don't trust a spell checker to get it right.

I know I should do this but I often can't be arsed.

Should have learnt my lesson when I rolled into work, still drunk from the night before, and proceeded to send an e-mail to a Contractor called Tony. In my semi drunken haze I mistakenly typed "Dear Tiny".

Unfortunately Tony is a dwarf

 

[equationgirl]

oops, astral.

 

[EastEnder]

Should have learnt my lesson when I rolled into work, still drunk from the night before, and proceeded to send an e-mail to a Contractor called Tony. In my semi drunken haze I mistakenly typed "Dear Tiny".

Unfortunately Tony is a dwarf

 

[FiFi]

I've learnt painfully over the years what I can, and can't, do.

In my present job:
if it's administrative I "delegate to the seretary",
if it's managerial I "consult with the practice Manager",
and if it's clinical I "refer to the GP"

 

[hiccup]

I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't laugh, but that is very very funny. I mean, 300,000 widgets is not exactly a small pile is it?!

Wasn't funny at the time, but I can laugh now. It's no joke trying to hide 20 pallets.

 

[equationgirl]

You're telling me

I think you deserve a small prize for getting away with that though - given the amount of skill and cunning required to do so

 

[mrsfran]

I know I should do this but I often can't be arsed.

Should have learnt my lesson when I rolled into work, still drunk from the night before, and proceeded to send an e-mail to a Contractor called Tony. In my semi drunken haze I mistakenly typed "Dear Tiny".

Unfortunately Tony is a dwarf

 

[Mr_Nice]

I have done and I KNOW that it was all down to excesses over the weekend and still being drugged / drunk / hungover etc on the Monday, Tuesday of the following week.
My last event was that I accidently deleted 6 months of auditing documents, purchase orders etc for a major top 100 company managed to smoke and mirror it all and as I am a freelance generated another 3 month extension for myself to retrieve all the data. After that they were so pleased that I had retrieved all the deleted data they extended my contract for another 3 months..... now been here 18 months .....
Was very close to getting my marching orders.....

 

[rennie]

I know I should do this but I often can't be arsed.

Should have learnt my lesson when I rolled into work, still drunk from the night before, and proceeded to send an e-mail to a Contractor called Tony. In my semi drunken haze I mistakenly typed "Dear Tiny".

Unfortunately Tony is a dwarf

SORRY but this is the funniest thing i've read all day.

 

[Cloo]

Being in editorial, there are miscellaneous small mistakes in missing wrong stuff. But nothing major for a while, I'm glad to say.

 

[Wookey]

Being in editorial, there are miscellaneous small mistakes in missing wrong stuff. But nothing major for a while, I'm glad to say.

My old editor got sued for reporting how a man was jailed for stealing thousands of pounds worth of drugs.

In fact, he'd stolen thousands of pounds worth of rugs - but because drugs is a more serious charge he was able to take an action.

I've never laughed so hard.

 

[subversplat]

My old editor got sued for reporting how a man was jailed for stealing thousands of pounds worth of drugs.

In fact, he'd stolen thousands of pounds worth of rugs - but because drugs is a more serious charge he was able to take an action.

I've never laughed so hard.

Shame really, because there's endless potential punning away about this man's "Class-A Rug Problem"

 

[Leon]

It is easy to fuck-up if you work for a paper - I once cost mine £20,000.

I was writing a story about the world's oldest horse, who is now sadly deceased. Old Badger was being nursed back to health after being taken in by a horse-lover who rescued him.

Thing was Badger's previous owner complained that the story implied he had been mistreated (which he had, but we had no proof), and threatened to sue.

It was a bit of a fuck-up I know.

The worst thing was it was quite a good story when it went out PA put it on their press wire. Every paper in the country got it, and a load printed it. The Daily Mail had it on page three and it was in the Mirror too.

Because they'd all printed it they all had to make settlements too (I believe).

I wasn't laughing then, but I am now I've left. Hehehe.

Badger was 50 by the way.

 

[Poi E]

Not all that often but I feel like I'm about to fuck up all the time.

 

[pogofish]

Last year, my minor fuck-up with a blast heater left the cream of this country's native-tounge writers in an enclosed space being pumped-full of butane gas for some time. Luckilly, nobody sparked-up & I noticed in time to get the sides open in time to reventilate the space.

I was surprised to be asked back to work the same event again but am doing-so tomorrow!