Guy Discovers That Welcoming Flowers He Received On His First Day Of Work Weren’t Meant For Him, And His Story Goes Viral
Whether you like it or not, we spend most of our lives working. People move from job to job in search of fulfillment, career growth, financial stability, or just to escape the routine, and for whatever reason – we’ve all been there. We know the feeling of stepping into the new office filled with opportunities and excitement for the future, but at the same time, uncertain and slightly shy about the new environment, unfamiliar faces, and stressful anticipation. Adapting to a new workplace can be really challenging. But not for this guy. And although first day at work didn’t exactly go as planned for Jon Caña, he (and his colleagues) will remember it for a long time.
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San Francisco-based digital marketer Jon Caña started a new job at the advertising agency Essence in October. Upon his arrival at the office he was greeted with a gift box and a signed card welcoming him to the team. He was so pleasantly surprised with the nice gesture that he didn’t have any doubts the flowers he found later that day on his desk were a part of the experience. He was touched, so he decided to share this surprise on his Twitter to mark the successful first day. He posed with the bouquet in different locations in the office while his manager took some photos. Little did he knew what would happen next.
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Fast-forward to February 9th, at a company holiday party Jon finally found out that the bouquet, which made him so happy and comfortable, wasn’t actually meant for him. It appears that there’s no such tradition at the company; the flowers ended up on Jon’s desk by mistake and were meant for another employee. His co-workers felt too bad to disclose the news to him right away since they had seen him on a mini photo-shoot with the bouquet. Jon found the situation hilarious so he updated his followers with the tweet.
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While cringeworthy and hilarious at the same time, this case perfectly illustrates that even the most awkward situation can turn into a success story. Later Jon’s tweet went viral earning him over 263k likes, which is an impressive conclusion to the first day at an advertising company and works better than any resume. And… he got a nice bouquet of flowers. “One of the funnier things about this whole story is that I work at media agency where one of the goals of our campaigns is to go viral on the internet… and so I presented my tweet at a team meeting today,” – he recently tweeted.
One thing is for certain, Jon will always be remembered as a ‘flower guy’. His co-workers still enjoy bringing up his funny first experience with subtle pranks. 2 days ago, he shared his photo with another bouquet. This time it was actually meant for him, but as a joke.
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Jon’s followers replied with some hilarious reactions to the rather embarrassing but funny incident
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This situation sparked a discussion in the comments section on whether companies should actually give their employees with a welcoming gift and what it could be
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I once sent thank you flowers to a health-care worker who had very kindly treated a 3rd degree burn on my leg & she was furious & told me off, saying it was inappropriate, etc.
I just love the fact that he didn't take offense at receiving what he thought were his flowers. In my experience, if you so much as offer a guy a stem of flower, he gets pissed off and offended, because apparently, it makes them look gay and leaves them feeling emasculated. Right...appreciating beauty and nature makes you feel less of a man. I admire this guy so much for taking such joy in that bouquet, and for his appreciation of the token. Real men don't go around finding ridiculous reasons to feel 'emasculated'! More power to him!
I feel you duden. Beauty is for everyone. And if you want masculine; google 'the war of the roses' ;) (I don't mean the Danny DeVito film)
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just goes to show that even mistakes can be turned into something good!
When I arrived at my job on the first day, nobody there even new I was coming. Very large company and I had been recruited from across the country. It was a mix up in HR but was awkward nonetheless. The PM took me out to lunch that day to smooth things over. I wasn't bothered really. I thought it was a bit amusing
I also once found a huge bag of candy at work and I thought that it was for me because it was left at my locker and the next day was my last day at that workplace. Next day someone asked did everyone like those candies that she left at the locker room and other people were really confused. I did not admit that I took those candies.
That, together with the fact that the pics look like professional shots seems a bit staged. Especially since going viral is what their company is doing for income. But nevertheless, sweet story, true or not.
1. Who buys flowers for men? 2. Men should buy them to women. 3. It's a gift for a women. 4. What kind of a man would think that a bouquet left in the office is for him? 5. The girly type of man. Don't get me dissapointed - down vote me!
Is he too shy to ask if the flowers were actually for him? I would go and ask somebody for a vase or bottle and explain the situation. There would be no confusion and instagramm post, likes and share... yeah... Lets assume things and get in awkward situations this makes us popular.
The way he holds his 2nd (actually 1st) bouquet... yikes! He's not really used to getting flowers I assume. :))
Why are you doing this? You've seemed to pop out of nowhere on the past few BP article comment sections.
Load More Replies... I once sent thank you flowers to a health-care worker who had very kindly treated a 3rd degree burn on my leg & she was furious & told me off, saying it was inappropriate, etc.
I just love the fact that he didn't take offense at receiving what he thought were his flowers. In my experience, if you so much as offer a guy a stem of flower, he gets pissed off and offended, because apparently, it makes them look gay and leaves them feeling emasculated. Right...appreciating beauty and nature makes you feel less of a man. I admire this guy so much for taking such joy in that bouquet, and for his appreciation of the token. Real men don't go around finding ridiculous reasons to feel 'emasculated'! More power to him!
I feel you duden. Beauty is for everyone. And if you want masculine; google 'the war of the roses' ;) (I don't mean the Danny DeVito film)
Load More Replies... just goes to show that even mistakes can be turned into something good!
When I arrived at my job on the first day, nobody there even new I was coming. Very large company and I had been recruited from across the country. It was a mix up in HR but was awkward nonetheless. The PM took me out to lunch that day to smooth things over. I wasn't bothered really. I thought it was a bit amusing
I also once found a huge bag of candy at work and I thought that it was for me because it was left at my locker and the next day was my last day at that workplace. Next day someone asked did everyone like those candies that she left at the locker room and other people were really confused. I did not admit that I took those candies.
That, together with the fact that the pics look like professional shots seems a bit staged. Especially since going viral is what their company is doing for income. But nevertheless, sweet story, true or not.
1. Who buys flowers for men? 2. Men should buy them to women. 3. It's a gift for a women. 4. What kind of a man would think that a bouquet left in the office is for him? 5. The girly type of man. Don't get me dissapointed - down vote me!
Is he too shy to ask if the flowers were actually for him? I would go and ask somebody for a vase or bottle and explain the situation. There would be no confusion and instagramm post, likes and share... yeah... Lets assume things and get in awkward situations this makes us popular.
The way he holds his 2nd (actually 1st) bouquet... yikes! He's not really used to getting flowers I assume. :))
Why are you doing this? You've seemed to pop out of nowhere on the past few BP article comment sections.
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