I was talking to a customer today and accidentally burped in the middle of a sentence

[Fritzo]

Anyone done this before? It just slipped out. Nearly impossible to recover if you're in a serious conversation where you're trying to be a professional

 

[daw123]

Did you fart as well as scratching your nuts, just to finish off the professional persona?

 

[Scouzer]

no, i have normal bodily functions

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Isn't the easiest way to laugh at yourself and to move on? I would imagine both you and the customer having both a good laugh at that. If you just apologize and try to act serious you will never recover. But go and make a joke about yourself and get your customer to laugh too. It'll help you both operate on a new level and you won't get the customer weirded out either hopefully.

 

[daw123]

no, i have normal bodily functions

Fair enough. I can't remember belching in front of a client, although it is possible that I have done it.

 

[spidey07]

Believe it or not but I burp constantly. Just keep is discrete and say excuse me and move on.

 

[Fritzo]

Isn't the easiest way to laugh at yourself and to move on? I would imagine both you and the customer having both a good laugh at that. If you just apologize and try to act serious you will never recover. But go and make a joke about yourself and get your customer to laugh too. It'll help you both operate on a new level and you won't get the customer weirded out either hopefully.

Dude, the conversation was literally like "...and I'm sorry that we have no way to get your connection set up sooner so your hospital ridden daughter can attend her graduation via Skype. I'm personally working with Verizon engineers to provision the data lineeeeEEEERRRPPPP!!! as soon as possible." It was a tragic situation where I was trying to help someone in need, and there wasn't much room for laughing about it

 

[Scouzer]

Dude, the conversation was literally like "...and I'm sorry that we have no way to get your connection set up sooner so your hospital ridden daughter can attend her graduation via Skype. I'm personally working with Verizon engineers to provision the data lineeeeEEEERRRPPPP!!! as soon as possible." It was a tragic situation where I was trying to help someone in need, and there wasn't much room for laughing about it

Wow, that's bad. You could probably lose your job over something like that, that's about as ill timed as it gets.

 

[thepd7]

Isn't the easiest way to laugh at yourself and to move on? I would imagine both you and the customer having both a good laugh at that. If you just apologize and try to act serious you will never recover. But go and make a joke about yourself and get your customer to laugh too. It'll help you both operate on a new level and you won't get the customer weirded out either hopefully.

Don't laugh just say "excuse me" and move on. I do customer support (Applications Engineering) and I've burped or hiccuped on the phone tons of times. If you are a Pro they barely even notice.

 

[SandEagle]

what's up with all the sickos on ATOT these days? this place aint what it used to be

 

[JC]

what's up with all the sickos on ATOT these days? this place aint what it used to be

Yes it is. It's just that you can cuss now.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Just tell them your name is Ishit and that in your country belching is a form of flattery.

 

[Powermoloch]

We're humans...it's normal to blurp out of no where.

 

[sandorski]

You have Dishonoured your Profession. Only one thing can restore that Honour. You know what to do.

 

[coldmeat]

I don't need to try to be professional.

 

[moshquerade]

Anyone done this before? It just slipped out. Nearly impossible to recover if you're in a serious conversation where you're trying to be a professional

That is awesome. You are human, love it.

I've had patients burp, fart, snore, and have stomach noises sounding like a caged lion.
It makes us laugh most of the time, breaks the ice. I would think we should all grant each other the same breaks when it comes to these body noises being made undeliberately.

 

[dank69]

Did you instinctively blow it in their face?

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

My boss always burps in the middle of sentences..

I have more issues of uncontrollable farts than burping.

 

[moshquerade]

My boss always burps in the middle of sentences..

I have more issues of uncontrollable farts than burping.

You need to do some butthole kegels.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

I can't really do anything about it as it happens the most when I'm walking or something.

 

[moshquerade]

I can't really do anything about it as it happens the most when I'm walking or something.

Ahhhh, the walking farts... you are certainly cursed.

But have you even tried butt kegels?

 

[yh125d]

"I'm sorry, your daughter has stage IVBEEEEEEERRRRRRPPP.....


ho ho sorry about that!

*laff*

*snorgle*

Cancer."