I spent 8 years working at a cheap motel, working various roles from housekeeper to guest services to management. This motel was in...not the best part of town. Cops showing up was not an uncommon occurrence, to say the least.
We had radios so housekeepers, maintenance, and the front desk could all communicate. Our front office was small, so the radios were right there for anyone to overhear. You had to be tactful of what you said. If the front desk asked how long it would be for room 210 to be cleaned, you don't want to reply with "It'll be at least an hour; they managed to get the blood all over the walls and even the ceiling!" If a guest overheard that, you probably lost a sale. (That was an actual example of a room I have cleaned, btw. It beat cleaning the one covered in feces, trust me. True story.)
I have had my own radio faux pas, however.
So one day I am cleaning a room on the far end of the building, facing the laundry room, when a few cops show up. They were yummy looking. So I get on the radio to objectify them with my friend in the laundry.
Me: "You seeing this?"
Friend: "Yeah. Damn they are hot."
Me: "I know, look at the brown haired one."
Front Desk: "Um, ladies?"
Other Coworker: "What is going on?"
Me: "Hot cop alert at room 216."
Other Coworker: "On my way!"
Front Desk: "LADIES!!!"
Friend: "Look at that ass."
Me: "He can put me in handcuffs any day!"
Apparently at that comment, my coworker at the front desk turned off the radio, where unbeknownst to us there were more officers standing in the lobby, and they overheard everything. The cops thought it was funny; they were laughing and trying to figure out who, specifically, we were talking about. My front desk coworker was horribly embarrassed. My co-workers and I got in zero trouble for any of it.
This is why you watch what you say on the work radios, kiddos.
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