Work: Today, I had an employee come in 20 minutes late with the excuse,... - FML

By polemania - 11/07/2016 05:23 - United States

Today, I had an employee come in 20 minutes late with the excuse, "There's a Pokemon gym across the street!" FML

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Same thing different taste

By GymBattle - 31/10/2013 23:18 - United States

Today, while I was working out, I was listening to music with my earbuds in. The Pokémon theme started playing and I begun singing along. It wasn't too long after that I remembered I was in a crowded gym on a military base. FML

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By FML - 11/07/2016 21:16 - United States - Pine Bush

Today, I was at work and a guy walked up holding his phone with the camera facing me. He then looks up at me and says, "I'm not taking a picture of you. I'm just trying to catch a Pokemon." And here I was thinking that I looked nice today. FML

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Understandable

By whytetrash - 02/11/2012 05:53 - Australia - Newcastle

Today, my manager made me stay at work for an extra four hours, making me miss an urgent specialist appointment I'd scheduled months ago. Why? Because her neighbor's dog was having puppies, and she wanted to go home early and see them. FML

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The wizard

By Anonymous - 01/12/2018 14:00

Today, we had our busiest day at work all year with lots of angry people calling, and a co-worker called in sick. I went to my local game shop after work, exhausted and upset, and guess who was at his usual table running a Dungeons and Dragons group, apparently not too sick to go out. Yeah. FML

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By hatemyjob - 27/10/2009 04:04 - United States

Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML

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By Lily - 21/02/2009 11:22 - United States

Today, I came to school late because I had to drop off my daughter at school. When I got on campus, the security told me I was late but I said, "Oh no, I work here." and he said, "Oh like I haven't heard that one before." And he took me to detention. My boss, the Principal, had to bail me out. FML

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On time

By Anonymous - 28/01/2020 14:00 - United States - Oakland

Today, I finally got up early enough to get to work on time. I arrived 15 minutes early only to realize that I'd left my work laptop at home. Ended up being 30 minutes late. FML

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What's the time, please?

By ThreeHoursEarly - 24/01/2020 01:00

Today, I was told to be present for a meeting that started at 5pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and I was late for the meeting. This happens regularly. FML

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One law for thee…

By Anonymous - 22/08/2021 13:59

Today, my boss called me while I was working from home to bitch me out over being away from my computer for 49 minutes, when my lunch break is only 45 minutes, thus wasting another 13 minutes. My boss is known for spending hours online gaming from home during work hours. FML

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By Jester94752 - 15/03/2019 16:00

Today, a co-worker, who lives 30 minutes out of my way, had broken down so I picked him up. We were both 5 minutes late and both got fired. Our department takes 30-60 minutes to even start running. FML

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mylonius 19

Monday 11 July 2016 16:40

My boss just had to ban Pokémon Go because all of our employees walked out yesterday to find a Squirtle.

ResidentThatGuy 12

Monday 11 July 2016 16:39

Unless your workplace is also a gym, I see no problem.

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JimminyCrib 7

Monday 11 July 2016 19:06

Is that employee still employed by you?

Wolfo06 16

Monday 11 July 2016 19:32

That sucks OP you should of told him there a chance of getting this job right beside 1000 mewtwos

MGS428 8

Monday 11 July 2016 19:48

Checks out to me

stephenfranklin 15

Monday 11 July 2016 20:03

i went out at 2:30 last night trying to find a squirtle that was nearby, but the damn thing randomly went away. Needless to say, i was pissed.

corky1992 33

Monday 11 July 2016 20:19

I caught a Squirtle last night and a Pikachu a couple of hours ago :)

sprinklez0601 8

Wednesday 13 July 2016 5:23

how...that's pretty much impossible??

protoskore 27

Monday 11 July 2016 20:10

Ask him if the Pokemon world also has unemployment Centers

gracehi 31

Monday 11 July 2016 20:11

My boss thinks I've suddenly taken up smoking. Truth is, there's a pokestop at the end of our building where someone keeps dropping lure modules. Although I can't say Pokémon Go has ever made me late to work. Rather, I've been late to work because I have shitty time management.

SomeRandomUser 19

Monday 11 July 2016 20:27

I would probably be late for that.

demix_fml 32

Monday 11 July 2016 21:28

That's amazing !

igg125 30

Monday 11 July 2016 21:48

Fire him so he can have more time for Pokemon.

Kalhenwrath 13

Tuesday 12 July 2016 0:00

Write them up, or fire them. Why is this a fyl?

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