Work and Friends: With friends like these…

With friends like these…

By MaySheRestinPeace - 06/03/2020 15:00

Today, a friend asked me to cover his shift at work because his grandmother died. Like any decent friend, I obliged. Later, after leaving, I walked by a bar and saw him inside, laughing and doing shots with all of our friends. FML

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By jalopenos - 29/01/2009 10:27 - United Kingdom

Today, my friend had to leave work early for a funeral and on his way out I wanted to say something. All I could think of was "have fun". FML

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By cmolloy - 21/12/2011 14:40 - Ireland

Today, I texted a friend offering my condolences over the death of his grandfather. He hadn't been told his grandfather had died yet. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/10/2023 22:00

Today, my boss is such an unfeeling asshole that he seriously thought he could demand I only stay at my best friend's funeral for 45 minutes then return to work, because it was “just a friend, not a relative', and that when his mother died he "took a whole 2 hours off and was back at work by 11:45.” FML

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By fuck people - 02/08/2013 20:58 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I attended the funeral of a close friend. Most of the other guests were openly grinning and joking around, and the guy in front of me kept muttering, "That's what she said!" during the eulogy. FML

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By PCop - 02/08/2010 23:21 - United States

Today, I was bored out of my mind at work. I told my coworker he was lucky to be leaving early. I forgot the reason of his early departure was to go to his grandfather's funeral. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/07/2009 03:44 - United States

Today, I covered for my friend at work because he said he was having car troubles and was going to be late. Two hours into the shift, I got a call from my roommate asking why my girlfriend had moved out. Turns out, I'd covered my friend's shift so he could help my girlfriend move out behind my back. FML

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Nice try

By Anonymous - 20/03/2023 23:00 - United States - New York

Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/02/2016 01:15 - United States - Jacksonville

Today, one of my friends made it to school. He has been sick recently, missing days out of the week. When I saw him, I greeted him with, "Were you dying yesterday?" Apparently he wasn't, but his grandmother really did. FML

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Adieu

By Pain - 24/02/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, I saw an old friend while out and about. Since I don't leave the house very often, my friend was surprised to see me in person. He jokingly asked if someone was dying, and I cried in response. I was in fact going to the hospital to say goodbye to my grandma. FML

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Nostradamus

By mcdeez - 22/09/2009 02:06 - New Zealand

Today, I had to cover for a coworker who didn't turn up for work. He's always late for work and I was pissed off about having to cover for him again, so I said to my colleagues, "He better be either in hospital or dead." Turns out he was dead. FML

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smartjaguargurl 17

Friday 6 March 2020 16:49

Hope you “just happened” to wander in

lovelyhippos 15

Friday 6 March 2020 16:49

Every time they ask you to cover a shift just be like "Sorry, my grandmother just died"

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Friday 6 March 2020 16:03

Maybe she was a horrible bitch! Some people are so nasty and miserable, their death causes glee in their surviving relatives.

jbuckets_404 38

Friday 6 March 2020 18:43

Yea, I think they call those "wakes."

RichardPencil 30

Friday 6 March 2020 19:08

I haven't been to many wakes, but it's never been for someone so horrible that the mood is jubilant.

lovelyhippos 15

Friday 6 March 2020 16:49

Every time they ask you to cover a shift just be like "Sorry, my grandmother just died"

smartjaguargurl 17

Friday 6 March 2020 16:49

Hope you “just happened” to wander in

ahabsfan 14

Friday 6 March 2020 18:34

We all grieve in different ways.

WistayShlaio82 13

Saturday 7 March 2020 3:24

Maybe they’re Irish and that was the wake

mccuish 25

Saturday 7 March 2020 9:55

I would’ve taken a picture and sent it to his boss. He lied about the death and had you cover the shift.

Tiffani Carter 6

Sunday 8 March 2020 4:20

Devils advocate here, maybe the friends took him out to help get his mind off of what happened? Pretty sure my husband tried to cheer my up after my grandma passed last year.