You know?!? ...Insert Foot in Mouth Syndrome... This morning I had a MAJOR case of it. I was mortified. I mean, I'm sitting here thinking about it, and I'm not even quite sure how the words came out of my mouth...
A client called to make an appointment with me. (I have to see all clients before they start our job placement program.) Our conversation went something like this:
Me: "Chaffey College Learning Development Center, this is Robyn."
Client: "Hi my name is /something I couldn't understand/ Smith. I am a DOR client and I was told to call and schedule an appointment with you."
Me: "OK, let me take a look at my schedule a minute. How about tomorrow afternoon at 2:30?"
Client: "2:30? OK, that works."
Me: "Can I get your name again?"
Client: "John Smith"
Me: "John?"
Client: "Yes."
Me: "Oh, are you making the appointment for someone else?"
Client: "Uh, no, that's just the problem with my voice."
Me, suddenly realizing said client is totally and completely 100% NOT female: "Oh, I'm soooo sorry!!"
Seriously Robyn?! Maybe if you open your mouth a little wider you'll get the whole foot in there next time!
1 comment:
oh dear. SOunds like it is something he gets a lot... if that is true, he probably isn't thinking about it anymore. I remember the door to door salesperson who asked me if my parents were home... this was a couple years after we were married and living in our own home. ha ha. That guy turned a million shades of red and looked like he wished the ground would swallow him.
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