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By Anonymous - 29/05/2012 18:43 - United States - Springfield

Today, while taking part in a lifeguarding exercise, I was supposed to "drown" to get another guard to save me. After all was done, my boss called me into his office and screamed at me for "drowning the wrong way," and threatening our reputation. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/06/2011 00:14 - United States

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By Anonymous - 05/09/2009 07:22 - United States

Today, while I was at the beach I decided to go into the ocean even though the waves looked rough. While I was in the water, I got caught by the riptide and needed to be saved. The reason I was at the beach? I'm a lifeguard. Now all my co-workers won't stop laughing at me. FML

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By lamelifeguard - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United States - Morrison

Today, someone at my workplace yelled at me and filed a complaint for staring at them too often. I'm a lifeguard. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2019 12:00

Today, I nearly drowned. I was at a wave pool for the first time and stupidly swam out to the deep end. When the waves turned on, I discovered I can't swim in rough water. Despite my yelling, "Help!" and flailing around, the lifeguard paid me no attention. My friend had to save me. FML

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By lifeguard down - 01/08/2010 04:23 - United States

Today, while at work I tripped and fell in the pool while moving a waste basket. I nearly drowned and had to be saved. I don't know which is worse the fact that I nearly drowned or the fact that I'm a lifeguard. FML

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By Username - 01/09/2010 00:35 - France

Today, I was lifeguarding at a community pool when I noticed a toddler go underwater. I quickly jumped in but suddenly got a cramp, which caused me to stall. When I looked up, I saw an old woman saving him, and got a shoe thrown at my head. I was fired. FML

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By zain - 04/06/2011 06:15 - United States

Today, at my job as a lifeguard, the kids in the pool decided to start a new game. The game involved spreading out to different parts of the pool and pretending to be drowning at the same time. Whoever was "saved" first, won. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/07/2014 19:04 - Netherlands

Today, on my first day as a lifeguard, a man had a heart attack in the pool. I jumped in, pulled him out, and even went to the hospital with him. He seemed genuinely offended, saying "You should've let me die." FML

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samreimer 7

Wednesday 30 May 2012 0:41

A) inhale huge amounts of water B) sink

TarieBoo 2

Wednesday 30 May 2012 0:41

did you start drowning before you got in the water? i didnt know there was a 'wrong' way

Comments

seers 12

Thursday 21 June 2012 19:38

How can you drown the wrong way?? Maybe your boss has maybe sat in his office for to long?

skittles_fairy07 4

Saturday 9 February 2013 4:28

One does not simply, 'drown the wrong way'...

The_9th_Doctor 18

Monday 26 August 2013 23:52

tell him to **** off. no job is worth the abuse.

Scaleon1 14

Tuesday 22 October 2013 11:12

So if you drown incorrectly, do you get another life or...?

Nyx7 24

Wednesday 10 September 2014 10:33

Didn't know there was a wrong way to drown...

shotgun_girl 17

Tuesday 27 October 2015 2:35

Wha..? How? I-I can't imagine how much I would've wanted to just punch him.

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