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    So I was returning phone calls for The Resort yesterday (a lot of fun, since I felt I had no idea what I was doing.)

    On my second call:

    Me: "This is bhskittykatt at [location] Cheapo Motel. I mean this is The Resort. Cheapo Motel was my last job, I'm sorry. This is definitely The Resort. I'm returning your call."
    Guest: "That's fine, I understand."

    I only did it once. At least the guest found it funny. Manager and Boss Lady thought it was funny, too.
    Last edited by bhskittykatt; 08-14-2013, 01:06 PM.
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    • #3
      When I was a senior in high school, I worked Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Town Eye Care, and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at Town Pet Care. Whenever I answered the phone, I had to pause for a second to look around at where I was before I gave the greeting. I think I only switched them up once. The person on the other end was confused at first, but when I explained that I worked at both places, she laughed.
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      • #4
        I had that happen to me during the brief period I was working at the movie theater on the weekends and in reception at an insurance company during the week. I'd answer the phone at the theater--

        J2K: "[Company] Insurance, how can I help you?" Beat. "I mean [Movies] Theater! Sorry, how can I help you?"
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        • #5
          I work Night Audit for 10 hours 10p-8a then go home to watch my 3 and 5 year old until 2-3pm then sleep, wash rinse repeat.

          Needless to say I've been at home and answered, "Front Desk" more than once. LOL

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          • #6
            It's been 9 years since I worked on the ships, I will still occasionally answer the radio with "engine room" instead of "shops".

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            • #7
              Once or twice (and no more than that...honest!) I answered that phone at AccountingFirm as GameStore, or worse, as DaddyJim's (GS was concurrent with it for a time, but DJ's was many years prior). When it happened at 'Unclothed Italian Pie", it was more understandable.
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              • #8
                I did that this past tax season answered the office phone at Lady Liberty with "Thank you for calling red and black tax service in lalaland this is celticgrl how can I help you today." The kicker I havent worked at red and black tax service since 08
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                • #9
                  Quoth Skarredmind View Post
                  Needless to say I've been at home and answered, "Front Desk" more than once. LOL
                  Yeah, I've picked up my house phone and said "Pharmacy, Shalom speaking" before. Confused the heck out of my mother, who (rightly) thought she was calling me at home.

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                  • #10
                    I've answered the phone with <my parents' driving school>.

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                    2. If you're consistently getting results you don't want, change what you do.
                    3. Deal with the situation you have now, however it occurred.
                    4. Accept the consequences of your decisions.

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                    • #11
                      This is what happened to me.

                      *picks up phone at home* Hello?
                      My Friend: Hi! This is B. Is Ambrosia there?
                      Me: This is B. what's up? *beat* Wait! This is Ambrosia!
                      Her: *confused* ...
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                      • #12
                        One that I've heard about (happened in the town where I grew up, but before I was born) involved a newspaper reporter. He witnessed an event happening, raced to a pay phone, and called in the story to the editor's desk. Everything went fine until he hung up, at which point he realized that he had "jumped ship" to work at the town's other major paper about a week earlier, and while "running on autopilot" he had called his PREVIOUS EMPLOYER (editor knew the guy no longer worked there, but kept quiet about it to get the "scoop") with the story.
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