Work: Today, having just told me what a great job I've been doing and...

By Killmenow - 11/02/2009 14:08 - United Kingdom

Today, having just told me what a great job I've been doing and how he'd really like to start giving me some more responsibility, my boss asked me if I'd sharpen a couple of pencils for him. FML

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By dibman - 07/01/2011 09:11 - United Kingdom

Today, at work, I was asked to sharpen some pencils. I'm an electronics and mechanics engineer, and while I understand it's been quite a while since I was in primary school, I still wonder why my boss felt the need to explain in minute detail how to sharpen a pencil. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/06/2017 16:00

Today, my boss called me into his office. I've been working hard doing extra work so I can get promoted. He called me in to tell me I'm to reliable in my current position, so I won't be moving up. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/05/2014 20:57 - India - Kundan

Today, my boss was fired by the board. A few days ago, he dropped several strong hints that he was going to promote me soon. FML

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By lolgarbl - 26/02/2009 17:05 - United States

Today, I had a performance evaluation meeting with my boss. He told me I was the best in my department, and that the productivity has never been higher before I started working here. Oh, and he said that because everything is working so well, they don't need me as much, so he's cutting my hours. FML

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By JEalmon12 - 23/05/2019 12:00

Today, I was bored at my office, so I started flicking my pencils at my door. My boss walked in right then to give me a raise for my "outstanding" work. She scared me so much when she walked in that I flicked a pencil right at her face. FML

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By fuckmyplums - 07/02/2014 23:47 - Austria - Grossarl

Today, I worked up the nerve to ask my boss for a raise. Today is also the day I found out my boss has a shitlist of employees he wants to fire, and that I'm now on it. FML

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By crapules - 23/12/2008 04:18 - France

Today, my boss asked me, "Can I give you some constructive criticism?" I said yes. He told me, "Your work is really shit. You have no talent and I can't figure out why I hired you." FML

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By fabiennemorin35 - 30/08/2016 09:29 - United Kingdom - Cardiff

Today, my boss told me that he’d hired me because he thought I looked intelligent. He then went on to say that it was about time that I proved that I was. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/02/2016 21:36 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML

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By Janet - 10/03/2009 13:02 - United States

Today, my boss called me into his office. I thought I was getting promoted because my sales had been really high lately. My boss shut his door behind me and asked me if I could comb his hair with a lice comb to get rid of his lice. I had to do it to keep my job. FML

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Rayn4u_fml 0

Friday 13 February 2009 18:28

If sharpening pencils is a greater responsibility, what were you doing before?

i_love_fml_11 0

Friday 31 July 2009 21:01

so what? pencils need sharpening and you got to have a couple minutes where you could do something easy lol

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Rayn4u_fml 0

Friday 13 February 2009 18:28

If sharpening pencils is a greater responsibility, what were you doing before?

Missy612 14

Thursday 2 August 2012 2:40

Buying the unsharpened pencils.

Victoria2103 0

Friday 17 April 2009 3:22

No such thing as small jobs. Only small employees.

untoldfame 3

Friday 29 May 2009 21:35

harsh. better to forgive and forget, like i always say. JUST KIDDING, STAB THAT A-HOLE

fenimors 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 18:24

Evil numb boss fyl

i_love_fml_11 0

Friday 31 July 2009 21:01

so what? pencils need sharpening and you got to have a couple minutes where you could do something easy lol

kitkat92_fml 0

Sunday 13 December 2009 5:17

ouch but that's not exactly fml

jazzmin1997 16

Wednesday 7 May 2014 20:15

Actually, it is an FML. Don't you see the 'Today,' at the beginning and the 'FML' at the end? And it is publiced on this site. So shut up.

chunkyguy 0

Friday 19 March 2010 23:30

couple of pencils, is you boss a painter or something? Last time I used a pen/pencil was in 2005.

AliceSaysFYL 0

Sunday 8 August 2010 11:59

Exactly

allitaylor 4

Sunday 26 June 2011 6:24

sharpen those damn pencils good!!!

Quinzel_fml 0

Tuesday 6 September 2011 8:57

stab him with the fukn pencil!!

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