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To ask what was your 'WTF' moment at work today?

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Chefpig · 08/09/2026 17:53

Mine was a remote worker couldn't get in touch with a colleague by phone as the colleagues phone was still on the call that they'd shared moments earlier but that she had got cut off from. I listened patiently for her to explain this and then she asked me what she should do. Short of me being able to magically connect their call again, I advised emailing said colleague so they could explore other forms of contact. This isn't an I experienced colleague, but there are a lot of these 'WTF' moments.

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TheeNotoriousPIG · 08/09/2026 18:26

My manager: "I think that it is your anxiety that is interpreting everything negatively".

No, it is you and your favourite employee that bullies and snitches on everybody else that are the "well-being problems" here, and you are enabling them yet again, you idiot!

My low-level anxiety was fine until this meeting was called...

InOverMyHead84 · 08/09/2026 18:13

A student at school is trying to revive the NDubz style wear your trousers around your knees fashion.

Apparently every kid does it again now.

WTF is this doing returning!?

MathsTeacherandLoveit · 08/09/2026 18:12

I'd spent a large chunk of a lesson going over Pythagoras' theorem.

I'd shown them a drawing of the clever fellow and we talked about how amazing it was that he'd worked out this special relationship between the sides of a right angled triangle. We'd done multiple worked examples and practiced on mini white boards. I thought I'd done a good job.
Then a student said to me:
"What's that?" when I told her to use it to answer a question.
I'm not as good as I thought I was apparently

EamonnFyre · 08/09/2026 18:07

Started a new role yesterday. Training yesterday and today. Took a payment for £2.75 from a customer and it took 10 minutes and 3 different computer systems to process it. WT actual F?

parttimepunk · 08/09/2026 18:05

My boss, who has been promoted beyond his ability, refusing to go to a meeting with important stakeholders and other senior managers. No reason, no diary conflict - he just hasn’t a clue and knew he would get caught out.