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By boss stabber - 04/01/2015 06:52 - United States - Kings Beach

Today, I got reprimanded by my boss for saying "It's a stab in the dark, though." According to him, it's a euphemism for anal sex and I was being offensive to a gay colleague, the same one who kept insisting it was no problem. I got written up anyway. FML

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Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 29/05/2016 05:05 - Canada - Calgary

Today, my boss wrote me up for saying "pissed" in front of a client. This is the same boss who nearly pissed himself laughing when a client made an extremely off-color Holocaust joke a few weeks ago, in front of half the department. FML

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Quit staring

By Insomniac - 15/06/2022 00:00

Today, I was written up at work for "leering at my boss". I'm so sorry for having my eyes sore due to lack of sleep. FML

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By offtothejobcentre - 31/12/2012 22:42 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my boss put me on suspension, a week after granting a subordinate time off to recover from surgery. When I signed the paperwork, I was too embarrassed to admit I didn't understand her writing, which apparently said she was getting treated for "dangerously low levels of dick". FML

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By Anonymous - 08/07/2016 22:09

Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML

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Leech

By upyours - 22/05/2020 17:00 - Australia

Today, after telling my boss that trailing a hand up someone's leg and leering at them constantly is counted as sexual harassment, I got called an "unappreciative little whiny bitch." FML

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By bad boss - 03/04/2018 01:30

Today, I had to reprimand an employee for her bad attitude and terrible work performance. She went to HR and said I harassed her for being gay. Guess who they believed. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/07/2015 02:25 - United States - Tampa

Today, I got reprimanded by my boss for smiling and laughing too much. Last week, he reprimanded me for not smiling and laughing enough. FML

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Let it out

By MrTandy - 16/09/2011 02:38 - United States

Today, I was working when I delivered the standard "Hello, how are you?" to a customer. He took the opportunity to tell me about his deceased wife, his estranged children, and his anal tearing. After a while, I tried to help someone else, and he complained to my manager. I was written up. FML

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The proof is in the pudding

By Anonymous - 16/10/2021 00:00 - Estonia

Today, I unintentionally came out as bi to my boss. He said he's fine with it and doesn't care either way, only that there is too much "gay propaganda" in the world and it shouldn't be shown and talked about so much. He also doesn't understand why I was reluctant to talk about my sexuality before. FML

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By LuckyLoser9 - 03/11/2011 15:44 - United States

Today, I found out that absentmindedly correcting my boss's use of the word "whom" could result in my immediate termination. FML

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Monday 5 January 2015 0:12

I don't see how that could've been offensive to gay people

HeadlessSparrow 20

Monday 5 January 2015 0:14

Horrible Bosses 3: FML edition

Comments

Frenchtony 17

Monday 5 January 2015 1:57

Is your boss Michael Scott ?

ohSNAPyall 26

Monday 5 January 2015 18:17

When was Michael Scott ever concerned with being politically correct? See: Kelly's first episode.

wvcheesehead 13

Monday 5 January 2015 2:18

Isn't the proper phrase "a shot in the dark?"

Cely988 29

Monday 5 January 2015 2:19

I guess OP was trying to be more creative xD

RobinGoodfellow 47

Monday 5 January 2015 10:56

Both are correct.

yorkie_16 15

Monday 5 January 2015 3:10

your boss is a prick, big time!

syed121417 22

Monday 5 January 2015 3:48

Where the hell would he get anal sex from "Stab in the dark"? You don't stab someone when doing anal and not only gay people have anal sex- does he not know that? I hate it when people try to find something offensive in everything. Your boss is crazy and looks like they were looking for an excuse to get you in trouble. FYL. Some people just don't like logic.