So the other day I was half-listening to the news while making dinner, and the following story caught my attention:
According to a survey done for Careerbuilder.com, about 20% of US workers attend "happy hour" events after work and had this to say about it:
Most attend the so-called happy hour to bond with colleagues
About 15% go to hear the latest office gossip
About 13% go because they feel obligated to
They also admitted to the following on at least one occasion:
Roughly 16% had bad-mouthed a colleague
10% had shared a secret about a colleague
8% admitted they drank too much and acted unprofessionally
5% said they had shared a secret about the company
4% confessed to singing karaoke
But it was this statistic that got me to laughing:
At least 8% admitted to kissing a co-worker
Why did I laugh at this? Simple. To borrow the line from the new song I Kissed a Girl...
"I kissed a coworker and I liked it..."
I just ended up liking it a bit too much, since Emma came along 10 months later. But well...
So, tell me, what is the most embarrassing thing you've done in front of colleagues (former or present)?
According to a survey done for Careerbuilder.com, about 20% of US workers attend "happy hour" events after work and had this to say about it:
They also admitted to the following on at least one occasion:
But it was this statistic that got me to laughing:
Why did I laugh at this? Simple. To borrow the line from the new song I Kissed a Girl...
"I kissed a coworker and I liked it..."
I just ended up liking it a bit too much, since Emma came along 10 months later. But well...
So, tell me, what is the most embarrassing thing you've done in front of colleagues (former or present)?
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I misread this at first and thought you were going to tell us about the time you kissed a girl. I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed :(
I haven't worked from day to day in an office with other people for about 5 years. Then, I worked with a bunch of people a lot older than me: so there certainly was no office romance to speak of (Even if I hadn't been married at the time).
If I have done anything else really embarrassing at work, I have certainly recessed those memories as I cannot recall them now.
Jason: LOL! Sorry to dissappoint, but the only girl I kiss these days is Emma.
hmmm you sure about that?
but yeah pretty good indeed ;-) the kissing part that is
Kevin was my boss! Guess I liked him a bit too much!
You know I really don't do embarrassing things very often, at least not at work. I don't have a single good story to tell you.
Hey, what? What, what, what? I missed that story somehow. Do be kind and send me the link!
I only had "collegues" when I was a teenager, so I am not sure you can even call them that. :P
Tequila.
Fell off bar stool.
Lost shoe.
All in the same night.
And that one guy still looks at me a little funny.
Now why am I thinking Tequila makes her... shoes fall off ;-)
I first met my husband at work too. I think that's the way it goes...
Yay you put my button up....how nice of you! :)
to go back to your previous post I thought you had a exotic look like you were European or something, your beautiful!
Aren't you glad you did kiss your co-worker!!
I am proud to say I never went to happy hour since I didn't want to spend any more time than I needed to with my coworkers.
I too kissed my coworker and he became Mr. Bee. ;o)
Oh my...do I have to tell. ((BLUSH)) OK, well the one I remember, heehee, was when we (co-workers) went bowling. First I fell trying to throw the ball and THEN, when I made a strike, I turned around, jumped and made a funny face right at the same time a "friend" clicked my picture. Now that was one I had to live with for a long, long time. :)
Your turn!