What's the dumbest or most embarrassing thing you've done at work?

When I was 18, young and dumb, I got a new job working as a salesman for a car dealership. This dealership gave sales people demos to drive. Since I was new, I had to drive one of the used cars and turn it in to the used car lot every morning when I got to work. One night, I took some friends out and we got a case of beer. We went and parked somewhere and drank about half of it and I left the rest in the back seat of the car. The next morning when I woke up, I realized I was running late for work, so I got dressed, jumped into the car and and headed to the dealership. I was about a mile away from the dealership when I realized that the beer was still in the back seat of the car. Since I didn't want to lose my job, I had to get rid of it but I was on the highway. I looked behind me and didn't see anyone so I decided to toss the beer out the window. When the case hit the road, beer cans started flying out and spraying everywhere. It was a site to see. I felt relieved for a second until I noticed the car next to me, it was my boss and he was just shaking his head. Ironically, he didn't fire me.

I've got 2 stories..

First, since you mentioned a car dealership story, I'll share mine..

I was working for a Pontiac GMC dealership in Florida back in 2004. I had sold a used pick up truck to a guy and he had traded in a Jeep Wrangler. We shared our lot with a Cadillac dealership next door. Same owner. So I drive the Jeep back to our trade in area, which is just behind a chain link fence where brand new Caddy CTX's were parked, right in front of that fence.

I've got big clod hopper feet, and I had my left foot on the clutch and my right foot was on the brake. Pulling into the parking spot, everything was fine. I slow to a stop, and my foot slips onto the gas, I'm now slamming on the brake and the gas at the same time. I squeal the tires, smoke everywhere, BOOM! Hit a brand new CTX. Took a drug test, of course came back clean. Left the job 2 months later.

Second story..

I was working for Verizon Wireless as a sales person, here in NC. My buddy and I ate at a brand new Mexican restaurant just across the parking lot. My first experience with Mexican food in years. In NJ and FL, not many Mexican places (until recently). Boy was it good. But it messed up my stomach. A lovely young couple comes in to check out all our new phones. I greet them professionally at the door, ask what they were in for. They told me. I turn around emphatically as I had so many times before, and I farted... a lot.. and loudly.

I still sold them 2 new phones.

I turn around emphatically as I had so many times before, and I farted... a lot.. and loudly.

I still sold them 2 new phones.

I guess that broke the ice. Beans and 9-5 jobs don't go well together.

I have one great Dealership stories but none that top my first job at  garden store.

They had me unloading pallets with one of those huge, can lift a car, fork lifts.
No training.  Illegal for me to even be using it.

I swing it around and clip a shelving unit witch tips over....hits next unit...tips....next.....next....next....total domino effect!  Total destruction of ten isles.
Products everywhere.

To top it off, the load on the fork lift fell off.   It was hundreds of boxes of Lady Bugs!
The entire store was filled with hundreds of thousands of Lady Bugs.   

They couldn't  fire me but I didn't last long.   It was made clear I wasn't wanted.......

That definitely takes the cake. Alright, this topic is closed, nobody is going to top that. 

I guess that broke the ice.

He broke something, but it wasn't ice!

He broke something, but it wasn't ice!

You're on a roll today.

You're on a roll today.

I'm actually like this every day. But some days more than others I exercise extreme restraint and today isn't one of them.