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Omfg!!

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McSteamyorMcdreamy · 20/10/2023 22:49

Please talk me down!!

I've had a drink and whilst getting in to bed I have clearly pressed a button and called my big boss. Like big big boss!

My phone thought this was hilarious and I could not get the keypad up to end the call. The ringing felt like it had gone on for absolutely ages, no one answered or hung up the call. Eventually managed to end the call by turning my phone off, but it took forever.

By the time I turned my phone back on I had a message asking if I was ok as she had a missed call.

I replied apologising massively and that it was a huge mistake, but now I can't sleep. My stomach is in absolute knots.

I feel so embarrassed. Is it the drink making me feel this way!!! I am literally petrified that shes gonna pull me up on it on Monday 🙄😭

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Mrsmulhern · 21/10/2023 03:59

Defo nothing to worry about. She’s your boss but she is a human too! It happens. She’s not going to pull you up on anything, and why would she? She has no grounds to! You’ve had a drink on a Friday night out of work hours, it’s not a sackable offence

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 21/10/2023 04:00

McSteamyorMcdreamy · 20/10/2023 23:22

Thank you all. I think it's the embarrassment more than anything. She's a new big boss and I'm trying to make a decent impression as there is the possibility of promotion in the next couple of months. Don't want her thinking I'm a piss head who calls her randomly. Thing is she clearly saw me ringing for nearly a minute as when I eventually got the phone off and turned it back on she had text me 🙄

Well, that’s obviously because you butt dialled her.

you didn’t see that you were calling her for quite some time. and when you realised you immediately turned it off.

does it even show how long you let it ring? I don’t think I’ve ever really took note of that.

HoppingPavlova · 21/10/2023 04:12

Ffs, just respond ‘so sorry, bum dial’ with blushing face emoji and never give it a second thought.

Malbecormerlot · 21/10/2023 04:23

Honestly not a big deal. Happened to me once on a works night out. There was some drama and we were trying to get a colleague home had txt the group chat to see if anyone knew her address. My phone then decided to phone the big boss bot once but four times! Monday came and he laughed but did claim I called 10 times, my logs say different mf!

Lastchancechica · 21/10/2023 05:40

I was fuming and ranting by text and actually naming my boss and how shit it was to my dh only I sent it to her by mistake!!!!!!!!!! I don’t know what made me do it.

I got a reply. ‘I am not sure this message was intended for me’

Aaaahhhhh the shame!

Incredibly she never said one word about it. I was sheepish for weeks.

Dizzybelle · 21/10/2023 06:05

I don’t understand, it’s just an accidental dial. Every one has done it. Your boss would be the biggest dick head if they made any kind of issue of it, which they obviously won’t because it’s no big deal at all.

StarlightLady · 21/10/2023 06:42

Relax! You called in error. It’s not as if you sent a naked selfie.

whatamess100 · 21/10/2023 07:18

Dunna worry, if you were slagging her off then i get it but just a random pocket dial is fine lol

flustereddriver75 · 21/10/2023 07:47

Relax!
My phone has taken to recording me talking, putting it into a text and sending it to a random person...now that could get awkward.
A pocket dial is fine, she'll be over it by now.

Bogeyes · 21/10/2023 08:01

Your boss was probably drunker than you were!

Buffypaws · 21/10/2023 08:13

This really is a non event. When I saw the thread I thought you were going to say you called your boss for phone sex.

how disappointing.

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Pasithean · 20/10/2023 23:07

Sister bum pocket called boss while shagging. Red faces all round. 😀🥹🥹😀🥹

Why would your sister tell you this?

Why would she have her trousers on?

RunDeeEmCee · 21/10/2023 09:04

Jesus Christ, you sound unhinged. How is this even remotely a big deal. You reply saying “sorry, didn’t mean to call” and that’s the end of it.

Bet you go in on Monday apologising over and over again for something so ridiculously small. That will probably piss her off more than this non event.

Minniliscious · 21/10/2023 09:08

God, this is such a non story 🫣

Frasers · 21/10/2023 09:12

She won’t know you were drinking. Let it go now, if it ever comes up just say it was a pocket call and you didn’t realise quickly enough

I did it last night, sober.i face timed by mistake the global head of a large corporation who is a client, instead of my daughter, I then panicked a bit as I’d just pressed it on my iPad , put the iPad down and was looking at something else on my phone waiting for her to answer, and when she didn’t, I glanced over and realised who I was face timing and thought fuck, fuck fuck!!! What’s worse is due to the time difference, it would be in the middle of the night for him.

it is what it is.

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Passepartoute · 21/10/2023 09:30

Just wondering why you've got big boss's personal number in your phone if you're not supposed to call her?

Frasers · 21/10/2023 09:31

Passepartoute · 21/10/2023 09:30

Just wondering why you've got big boss's personal number in your phone if you're not supposed to call her?

Not supposed to call her late at night with no reason. Not never to call her.

McIntire · 21/10/2023 09:32

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Why shouldn’t she?
Weird question

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teaandtoastwithmarmite · 21/10/2023 09:42

I've got my big boss' number in my phone. Boss' boss

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I have that number, yes,

SoShallINever · 21/10/2023 10:02

Get yourself an old fashioned fold over phone case.

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