Awkward, Drugs and Work: You laugh, you lose

You laugh, you lose

By YOUFUCKINGFUCKSOCK - 03/11/2012 00:23 - United Kingdom - Gloucester

Today, I gave a big presentation at work, hoping to impress my boss and angle for a promotion. I was already nervous, but a co-worker at the back kept making goofy faces, causing me to repeatedly break into laughter. My boss accused me of being high, and suspended me on the spot. FML

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By hangman - 01/08/2013 18:25 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my boss suspended me for laughing too hard at my desk and causing a big scene in front of our customers. I was laughing because he'd forwarded me a hilarious email. He was practically smirking as he handed me my official warning. FML

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That went well

By not on life, that's for fucking sure - 25/10/2014 18:27 - United States

Today, I went to a big job interview. As I walked in, I tripped and fell flat on my face. Other highlights include my voice cracking multiple times, sweating profusely and getting uncontrollable nervous giggling. The interviewer eventually stared at me in disbelief and asked if I was high. FML

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The blame game

By unemployed - 20/04/2013 00:16 - El Salvador - San Salvador

Today, my boss made me give a presentation to several senior company officials about the serious financial losses our division has made this year. Barely an hour later, my boss had palmed all the blame off onto me and gotten me fired. FML

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Bad timing

By screwedupfuck - 27/03/2015 21:19 - United States - Lowell

Today, I was at a big meeting at work. The CEO was reaming the hell out of us for our recent poor profits, when I accidentally let rip a vile fart. I was then subjected to a 10 minute tirade of abuse for "trying to be a funny man", and told that whatever small chance I had for a promotion is now gone. 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 golfstar11 - 11/12/2012 02:05 - United States - Savannah

Today, I was doing a presentation in front of my boss. On the last slide, someone had put a picture of a man's cock. I later found out it was my boss who did it. It was his "good reason" to fire me. FML

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By hanmart - 15/11/2009 05:12 - United States

Today, I found out that my coworker shared a laugh with the boss about setting the office desk on fire (which he actually did), while ten minutes later I was threatened with being fired because I made paper snowflakes and hung a few of them next to the computer. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/05/2013 16:01 - Australia - Mount Eliza

Today, I gave my boss a gift card as a late birthday present, since I wasn't in the office on his actual birthday. He accused me of trying to bribe my way to a promotion, and suspended me on the spot. FML

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By socianx - 18/08/2013 21:23 - Albania

Today, I was to give a business report to several important shareholders. Right at the start, I broke into a coughing fit, then got so nervous that I froze up. When I tried to excuse myself, I tripped over my own feet. I'm now facing demotion for making the company look bad. FML

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High times

By Anonymous - 23/01/2016 10:09 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I had to give a joint presentation at college. My partner was so high, she couldn't even pronounce her own name properly in her introduction. I'm pretty sure her antics are going to get us both failed hard. FML

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MrBubblez98 13

Saturday 3 November 2012 5:20

Make sure to do this the next time your co-worker has to do a speech, then see how he feels about it

pickles1994 18

Saturday 3 November 2012 5:21

Well that's unprofessional of your boss to just assume your high and suspended you just like that, sorry to hear OP

Comments

CrissyyyS2 22

Saturday 3 November 2012 6:35

Should of just ignored it.

PhannyPack09 8

Saturday 3 November 2012 7:38

Take a second and say what you just wrote out loud.. Does that help people? I don't understand...

Psychology_13 8

Saturday 3 November 2012 7:07

just tattle

st333ph 12

Saturday 3 November 2012 9:00

YOUFUCKINGFUCKSOCK is probably the most creative name I've seen on this site. I hate how it's so easy to make me laugh. I feel you, op.

Carriah420 9

Saturday 3 November 2012 9:48

Dude, learn to control your laughter.

Ricky0710 1

Saturday 3 November 2012 10:11

that sucks, I understand the nervousness

yenidewi 11

Saturday 3 November 2012 12:09

hehhehee ...

Reality_bites 14

Saturday 3 November 2012 12:50

Chances are that co-worker wants the promotion for themselves and decided that they could get away with sabotaging the OP's chance to impress the boss by making it seem like they didn't take the job seriously. I bet they wanted to be the one doing the presentation, so they could ask for promotion.

Epikouros 31

Saturday 3 November 2012 13:22

If you want a promotion, you should be able to call out a co-worker for immature behavior. "Do you have a question, Mr. Fuxoq?" "OK, then please stop making goofy faces."