Over the weekend, media mogul Steve Harvey made a very public mistake while hosting the Miss Universe pageant, and it did NOT go without criticism.

Watch the footage:

Of course, this moment was dubbed by many as "the most awkward moment in television history." Awkward it was, and unfortunately, it did happen on television during one of the most popular annual pageants. However, according to USA Today, while Harvey took the blame for the mishap, he said it occurred because the teleprompter gave him inaccurate information.  He admits that the results were correct on the card in his hand, but the teleprompter fed wrong results.

Maybe.  Maybe not.  Could be a fine case of CYA.  Whatever the matter, Harvey is NOT the first to have made a very embarrassing professional mistake. Working in the media can be hard.  If not sharing a story we personally witnessed, we rely on others for accuracy. We're often put on the spot with questions to which we have no answers.  After all, we were hired to TALK. Organizers often don't give hosts enough information about events, rules, etc. The list goes on and on.

Regardless of your profession being in the media or elsewhere, we've all made embarrassing mistakes in the workplace.  Here are my top 3:

1.  While working the customer counter at UPS, there was a regular customer who was obviously transitioning.  This was about 10 years ago. So, it was as commonplace as it is now.  So, I was a bit nervous. As I wrapped the transaction, as I did with all of my customers, I expressed my appreciation. "Thank you, sir-- I mean ma'am -- I mean...." I covered my red face with my hands as the customer said, "It's ok. It's ok. You're welcome." (As you can probably tell, I still don't know what I should have called the customer.)

2. Similar to Steve Harvey, I hosted a pageant earlier this year.  Scores were tallied and given to me.  I read them as they were stated, but what was written was incorrect. Those tallying the results realized their mistake and, just like the first runner-up in the Miss Universe competition, the first runner-up was relieved of her awards which were given to the actual winner.  The first runner-up was given a consolation award, though.

3. I was hosting an event for a business which hadn't explained the rules of a particular contest to me. I excitedly called the name of a winner, only to be rushed by management, saying that person was disqualified because of an incident that occurred the day before. That person, obviously happy about winning, was upset about no longer being eligible.

Like I said, Steve Harvey's misfortune isn't the first of its kind, although it may be on a larger scale. We've all made mistakes, whether our own faults or not.

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