First day at work - with an orange Moustache
In my last post (Banned from unsupervised access to Chocolate Spread) I mentioned being incredibly embarrassed. Well, that was nothing compared with my first day at work as a factory manager.
It was a responsible job and as I was in charge of over 30 people, I made a real effort on my first day to appear serious and professional. I wore a trouser suit with shoulder pads and furrowed my brow a lot. Everything was going swimmingly. I had lunch in the cafeteria with my boss and my boss’s boss then went and shook each and every one of my new team’s hands. Really, I was very pleased with myself.
Then I went home and saw my reflection in the mirror. I had a bright orange moustache from drinking an orange cordial at lunchtime. That meant all my new colleagues had met me for the first time looking like an idiot. How I managed to go in to work the next day, I’ll never know.
What is your most embarrassing moment?

Hi Lorna,
September 21st, 2007 at 7:06 amYour stories really make me laugh. Teaching a class dressed as a playing card from Alice in wonderland is an embarrassing moment I suppose!
Thanks for lightening my day.
Sara from farmingfriends