To have done the most embarrassing thing ever

[faceonfire]

Happened about an hour ago and I think I’ll need to go home and never come back to the office again

I work with a very very very handsome man. He was on the phone in the office this morning trying to sort out someone to come and fix his boiler.

He happened to say his postcode and me being the creepy wee lady I am put it into maps on my phone to see where he lived

For some reason (and I still don’t know why) my phone blared

STARTING ROUTE FROM current location TO handsome man’s postcode

I was 6 feet away in a quiet office. He turned to look and I couldn’t even look up for wanting the ground to swallow me whole.

How do I come back from this? 😂

Please someone else tell me you’ve done something equally as embarrassing

If it was me I'd make a creepy comment like "excellent, now I know where you live" and stare him dead in the eye 😂 but that's because I have a weird sense of humour.

Best suggestions I've read where that you accidentally typed it as I do this all the time when someone says something as I'm writing.

*were not where!

Well his bunny is getting locked up tonight..

That will teach you for being a beaky creep OP 😂

It's not an invasion of privacy to Google a colleagues address 🙄our work we have all colleagues home phone numbers,next of kin, car details, addresses in a 'in case of emergency' spread sheet that we all regularly get up dates on if details change and everyone admits to street viewing the addresses out of nosiness .

Oh my god! I am dying with you!

Bless you! That is hilarious. Yes totally blame it on siri!!!! This really has made me laugh and totally something I would do! Don't worry! Siri's fault!
Did you say anything straight after? What about when he got off the phone? Are you able to style it out tomorrow by blaming siri or did it look obvious?!

And of course it's not an offence to Google someone's postcode. Ignore that comment totally

needed this too, sorry.
What was his house like?

Best laugh in a long time! sorry OP! No advice though!

You've made me snort. This is hilarious

@LethargeMarg

It's not an invasion of privacy to Google a colleagues address 🙄our work we have all colleagues home phone numbers,next of kin, car details, addresses in a 'in case of emergency' spread sheet that we all regularly get up dates on if details change and everyone admits to street viewing the addresses out of nosiness .

If I found out my colleagues’ addresses no way would I be googling it. They’re probably on the system somewhere but the thought hasn’t even crossed my mind until I read this. That’s really weird & I’d be creeped out if I found any of my colleagues admitted to “street viewing the address out of nosiness”. Ugh.

Haaaaaa! I needed this today. Thank you for the giggle 😂

Ok, worst thing recently (my life is a tableau of embarrassing moments) was during a job interview. Luckily a Zoom one, (or so I thought). I have zero work clothes since the pandemic started because I lost a bunch of weight, so I wore a leather skirt that fit me before and figured it didn’t matter because it’s not like they could see.

At some point in the interview, I relaxed, sat back and uncrossed/recrossed my legs…and the skirt somehow slid off. In front of a boss I very much admired, my brand new head of department I’d only met once before and the head of another department 😳.

I battled to regain my composure and carried on answering the questions, telling myself that it was a virtual interview and they could only see my head and shoulders so they couldn’t possibly know.

What I didn’t realise was the mirror on the wall next to me had captured the entire thing and they spent the rest of the interview trying not to stare in horror at the side profile of my almost naked lower half. Utter humiliation.

I hope that makes you feel a bit better, at least? 😂

OMG OP. I can't remember the last time a MN thread made me really laugh!

This is brilliant! 🤣🤣🤣

I’ve done it with some in the past and not others. Depends on how nosy I’ve been feeling. Most of them have done it with me as well. Never felt creeped out by it…why would you? Just natural human curiosity.

Hahaha omg I’m actually laughing out loud uncontrollably at this 😂 mainly because I totally know the loud blaring voice the guy on maps will have shouted it out in. I can’t even think of any possible way you could have tried to explain that 😂😂 but he also won’t know why you’ve put that postcode in, so he’ll be majorly confused haha

But if it was a man who had done this it would inevitably be painted in a very different light.

You know why that is though, @Parpophone?

Women are at a vastly higher risk of stalking and attack from men than men are from women. This false equivalence stuff is disingenuous.

actually lol’ed

A few months ago I saw a whole load of mess in my driveway after the bin men had been. Casually strolled out to pick it up only to realise it was tampon wrappers, applicators and sanitary pads literally ALL over my driveway! There was nothing else in the rubbish, just all of that from my bathroom bin bag which the crows had obviously had a field day with. Just wanted to die thinking of all the people who will have walked past 😩

@faceonfire

I don’t think it’s an HR offence to Google someone’s postcode. Stop it, please.

While this made me snort my water over my (home - no embarrassment value) desk, here to reassure you that it’s not an ‘offence’ as such. He should have gone somewhere private if he was sharing personal information, instead of bellowing it out in an office where there’s a stalker present

@mylittleyumyum

Op, I love you - this is the kind of thing I'd do.

In the early days of Facebook (before I had the app) I tried searching up a handsome friend of a friend, except I accidentally made his full name my status and it stayed up all night, and the following day while I was at work.

When I got home and checked my laptop I nearly died on the spot.

I did this. I was drunk and stalked my ex. I saw it as my status in my hungover state. One of the numerous reasons I am now teetotal

That’s proper funny and yes, very embarrassing🙈🤣

@LaughingCat

Haaaaaa! I needed this today. Thank you for the giggle 😂

Ok, worst thing recently (my life is a tableau of embarrassing moments) was during a job interview. Luckily a Zoom one, (or so I thought). I have zero work clothes since the pandemic started because I lost a bunch of weight, so I wore a leather skirt that fit me before and figured it didn’t matter because it’s not like they could see.

At some point in the interview, I relaxed, sat back and uncrossed/recrossed my legs…and the skirt somehow slid off. In front of a boss I very much admired, my brand new head of department I’d only met once before and the head of another department 😳.

I battled to regain my composure and carried on answering the questions, telling myself that it was a virtual interview and they could only see my head and shoulders so they couldn’t possibly know.

What I didn’t realise was the mirror on the wall next to me had captured the entire thing and they spent the rest of the interview trying not to stare in horror at the side profile of my almost naked lower half. Utter humiliation.

I hope that makes you feel a bit better, at least? 😂

OK that might just top it 😂

Umm OP @faceonfire your post is in Twitter now

twitter.com/sarahduggers/status/1501228024351506439?s=21

Hope the man in question is not on Twitter!!

You've made me laugh too much, I'm going to wake the baby!