We were on a Zoom call with the leadership team, and I was presenting a slide deck to my very serious, very no-nonsense boss. I was already nervous, fumbling with my words, and as I transitioned slides, he asked:
“Can you go back one?”
And I, in the most confident tone, replied:
“Sure thing, Dad, I mean, DAN! DAN.”
Silence.
Someone snorted. Another person muted their mic suspiciously fast.
Dan stared blankly for a moment, then said, “Let’s… move on.” Deep inside, I wanted to kill my self because of the embarrassment. Like tf, why did I say that.
I’ve never been more mortified. The nickname stuck, too. Now I get messages like “Ask Dad if it’s approved” and “Did Dad sign off?”
TL;DR revealing my deepest Freudian slip in front of the C-suite.
Comments
Someone has Danny issues
Could have been worse, could have said daddy
At least you didn’t call him Daddy!
He could have responded with “good boy”, think about that for a second.
Jake Peralta, is that you?
Did you get him anything on Father’s Day or did you forget again? /s
You’ll be fine. You may get a few ‘dad’ joke comments from colleagues over the next few weeks, but after that no-one will remember or care.
Honestly this is the best thing ever lol thank you