I accidentally said "thanks dad" when a partner complimented me on getting good feedback from the client. This was on a team status call. How do I recover from this?

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You double down on your goof by getting them a Happy Fathers Day card in the next team meeting. Don't back down...commit to it

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This. (Partner here). This is your chance to get visible and show humility and humorist and starts. Do it on the next status call.

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Say thanks dad in the next call. Own it.

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You're welcome, son.

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You are a legend!

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Thanks dad...da-dad-dadda, I’m lovin it 🎶

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Andy?

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Just forgot about if

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Thank you! This is the funniest thing I’ve read all week!

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If the partner is reading this, he has already planned his next step😬

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Guys I'm actually pretty damn good at and like my job. Am I just going to get rolled off once the current crunch time levels off?

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Father's day is June 13 :) here is your chance! Report back on your adoption process

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Damn, I missed it!

I'm going to start doing this to my coworkers now

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Could've been worse.

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Perfect timing, it’s Father’s Day week. You can totally play it off.

Did the something similar while on an intercontinental trip. We had a great laugh and it was all good. Don’t let yourself overthink it.

This is kind of a post , which makes me login to FB again and again... fishfem you r awesome....

Are you the nard dog? :p

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This is amazing. Thank you

I said “bye take care” to my client after the first meeting. She was so easy to talk to and felt like a friend and those words just slipped...

Own it.

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