Work, Coworkers and Awkward: Troublemaker

Troublemaker

By Anonymous - 11/01/2022 05:01

Today, a new hire at my workplace, who is already on probation, yelled at me about filing an HR complaint about him. I had customers, who definitely heard. I've never filed a complaint. FML

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By his word vs mine = me suspended - 10/08/2013 18:41 - United Kingdom - Stockport

Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/08/2016 12:40 - Canada - Toronto

Today, two customers complained about the shitty service they received from my coworkers. I apologized and asked about the complaint. Their issues were legitimate and I promised to pass them on. They demanded to speak to my manager and my coworkers got in trouble. Now they think I'm a snitch. FML

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The customer is always a dong

By Obviously works everywhere - 20/09/2017 23:15

Today, a customer filed a formal complaint with corporate about me, because I wouldn't help her find things she wanted while I was off the clock. We were in a completely different store than the one where I actually work. FML

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By Raspution - 16/06/2019 04:42

Today, I received my first customer complaint. It said, "I am a regular customer and when I come in, he is always smiling and tells me he will see me soon when I leave. This makes me feel very uncomfortable." Now I'm under investigation for sexual harassment. FML

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Life imitates life

By Anonymous - 20/08/2015 17:48 - United Kingdom - Glenrothes

Today, my boss bitched me out for violating workplace privacy, after he found an FML post from last year that eerily resembled a situation that happened the same year. He thought I posted it and twisted things to make him look like an idiot. I've never posted here in my life. 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 - 25/04/2013 19:37 - United States - Norcross

Today, I had a formal complaint filed against me for being outrageously rude to a customer. All I did was tell a customer that she couldn't use food stamps at the movie theater. FML

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By Lunar-Spice - 23/07/2019 04:05

Today, I asked one of the girls at work out on a date. She responded by filing a harassment complaint. Now, I can't speak to her at all without being written up. FML

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STOP!

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 Sorry Not Sorry - 01/11/2016 14:01

Today, my boss bitched me out for a customer complaint. The complaint was me not laughing at the customer's joke of me asking for his ID and him saying no. I'm sorry, I've been getting this joke a least twice a day since I started working here two years ago. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 11 January 2022 6:45

You ought to file a complaint for being unjustly accused of filing a complaint. That would be so meta!

titaniumedge 8

Tuesday 11 January 2022 6:08

yet... past, present, future they're mostly the same. "Just because I'm yelling at you in front of customers now, don't you DARE file a complaint against me with HR!"

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titaniumedge 8

Tuesday 11 January 2022 6:08

yet... past, present, future they're mostly the same. "Just because I'm yelling at you in front of customers now, don't you DARE file a complaint against me with HR!"

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 11 January 2022 6:45

You ought to file a complaint for being unjustly accused of filing a complaint. That would be so meta!

Studious_Gluteus 18

Tuesday 11 January 2022 21:46

It sounds like whomever complained was probably justified.

rotflqtms_ 21

Wednesday 12 January 2022 9:23

Guess it's time to earn that yelling. He had no right to retaliate. He did it in front of customers too. Even if he did it in private, it's still a hostile work environment. I hope you report him to HR. He is on probation, so you won't have to deal with hom much longer. Sounds like he has anger management issues. You don't want to work with him. And if it escalates after you report him, you can get the police involved.