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Five Question Friday: Professional Setting Fails

Painfully awkward, or just painful? You decide.

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Inspired by USF women’s basketball head coach Jose Fernandez letting the Twitter world know that attention to detail is key in getting a job anywhere, we want to know some of your most painful professional gaffes or moments you just wish you had back.

  1. What is the most embarrassing thing you’ve done in a professional setting? Spelling error, wrong name, wrong building?
  2. What is the most inappropriate phone conversation have you heard in public?
  3. Where was the most inappropriate place you’ve seen someone take a phone call?
  4. Do you still leave voicemails, and do you still listen to voicemails left on your phone?
  5. Have you ever witnessed someone getting fired?