Laugh it Off
I was on Discord with my friends and hopped onto a work call early. I forgot that I had switched calls and walked away from my desk with my headset on to go get a snack before the meeting. Someone called my name. I thought I was still on Discord and it was a gaming friend, so I blurted out, “What the heck? Since when do you call me by my real name.” I didn’t realize what was happening until it was too late.
It was not a gaming friend. It was the CEO. I realized my mistake a second later and mentioned that I had been sitting in a call with friends while working and apologized. Luckily I had a decent relationship with him, and he laughed it off and never brought it up again.
Story credit: Reddit / ChocoboToes