Today, I got a well paying job that requires me to drive around and present a product to potential customers. After going out for a victory meal with friends, I came home to find my car broken into, and my GPS stolen. I need it for the job. FML
I agree, your life sucks (15534) - you totally deserved it (2320)
On 11/04/2009 at 3:39pm - misc - by Anonymous (man) - United States (Ohio)
you NEED one? what do you think people did before they were commonplace? and that was BEFORE google maps and everything...
#33 - On 11/04/2009 at 10:21pm by youreanidiot
It's a lot easier just to use a gps. Mapquest is hardly reliable, and kind of dangerous if you have to keep looking down at a piece of paper instead of focusing on the road. If you have a gps to talk to you, you can keep your eyes on where you're going, plus if you make a wrong turn it'll recalculate the route automatically.
#70 - On 11/05/2009 at 11:36am by turdburgers
but you should of took it down and hid it =/ but that does suck
#2 - On 11/04/2009 at 7:36pm by WTFpancakes
if it's a well paying job they should be able to replace it.
#39 - On 11/04/2009 at 10:43pm by kepasaurous
door to door salesman i see, it isnt Kirby by chance it it?
#5 - On 11/04/2009 at 7:38pm by armyman56m
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Well, fingers, technically.
Either way, OP, I honestly hope it wasn't Vector.
#25 - On 11/04/2009 at 9:07pm by animejen1988
Honestly, it might be a good thing if he lost the GPS...he'll end up losing the job and won't have to work for Vector. This may be a blessing in disguise, OP.
#32 - On 11/04/2009 at 10:14pm by ManBehindTheMan
I want to punch the OP in the stomach for thinking that commission based sales = "a well paying job"
You're a pimple on society.
You need a map, you spoiled, little bitch!
Do you think the world didn't operate until GPS came along? Learn to navigate, asswipe.
Although I wouldn't have put it so.... bluntly - amen bro.
You act like GPS is God or somethin. I hope you're not one of those people who thinks "Hey, my GPS is telling me to make a right on these railroad tracks. I GUESS I SHOULD!!!"
In which case, I would say - you absolutely deserve it. Spend 5 minutes typing the address into Google Maps, and problem solved....
Hail perdix, god of delicious truth!
They have this wonderful, analogue GPS system these days, called maps. Brilliant things, they operate without power, they're mobile and they follow standardized systems - no instruction manual to tackle, no software bugs, very easy to use. Sounds wonderful, right? Check it out!
Get a World Globe and a compass and you're back in business!
edit: perdix, heh I was going to say "map" but decided to mock him with the globe concept.. :]
Oops. *ruins underpants* You got me.
You know the drill: I mail you said underpants. You mail me a check for the replacement cost.
Fair's fair. Again.
Since you're job is well paying, you shouldn't have a hard time buying a new one? Until then, suck it up... this is hardly even an FML.
#10 - On 11/04/2009 at 8:01pm by lol_urlife_sucks
Get a map. Might be slow for the first few days, but by the end of the week you'll be fine.
#14 - On 11/04/2009 at 8:19pm by cthulhu1138
You can buy a GPS device almost anywhere. They're not too expensive. Man up and spend some money whydontcha?
Dude, Get a Map and learn to read it. There were traveling salesman before the invention of the GPS
#19 - On 11/04/2009 at 8:33pm by markwayecampo
Well since your job is well paying you can afford to get a new one I guess. Sucks that it was stolen though. :(
#20 - On 11/04/2009 at 8:34pm by GriefBacon
Dude buy a map they are cheaper and who would steal a map?!
#21 - On 11/04/2009 at 8:47pm by pleasedonttellme
You totally deserve it!!!! How stupid can you be to leave your GPS in the car? It's only like the number one thing being stolen out of cars. Besides, they aren't 100% accurate and the stores still sell maps and localized city maps.
Spoiled little brat!!!
#24 - On 11/04/2009 at 9:06pm by Punkartmama
I agree with the others. Columbus didn't use GPS. Oh no someone stole my GPS. I can't find my way home! I bet you don't even have your husband/boyfriend/girlfriend/wife's number memorized. People like you need to not reproduce so we can raise the gene pool IQ. Seriously, FYL for not using your GPS? Try living off of Top Ramen and living at a Women's shelter and see how worried you are about your GPS.
Not trying to entirely disagree with you, but didn't Columbus end up on the wrong side of the world?
#30 - On 11/04/2009 at 10:01pm by Tequilamockngbrd
Columbus only ended up on the "wrong side of the world" because he didn't realise there was a frigging huge chunk of land between him and where he wanted to get.
Realistically that's like having a map with half the details missing.
Oh, I know. It just seemed like a funny thing to point out, that's all. :] Columbus didn't use GPS, but look where it got him! Ha. Haha.
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#67 - On 11/05/2009 at 9:22am by Tequilamockngbrd
If you need it because your company only gives you GPS coordinates to travel to, then YLS. :( Otherwise, better brush up on your maps until you can get a new one. :D
YLS either way, actually, being robbed is awful. :/
#27 - On 11/04/2009 at 9:31pm by CosmicPossum
First off, it's burglary, not robbery. Second off, YDI for leaving your valuables in plain site. FYI, if you put your shit in the glove box/center console/trunk/under your seat, your vehicle is a lot less likely to be broken into than if you were to leave it in plain site. That also goes for the suction cup mounting thingy; if you leave that up, the thieves will know you have the device somewhere in your car, so be sure to detach that as well. Third off, get a map, spend a few days a month driving around the city to familiarize yourself with your surroundings. Eventually, you'll be able hear an address and know the exact area to go. Good luck!
#55 - On 11/05/2009 at 1:09am by MilitantDucky
YDI for working in Sales. Nobody likes a salesperson, we merely tolerate them. Enjoy your meaningless life.
#29 - On 11/04/2009 at 9:55pm by FlaminYawn
you NEED one? what do you think people did before they were commonplace? and that was BEFORE google maps and everything...
#34 - On 11/04/2009 at 10:23pm by youreanidiot
A GPS isn't strictly required to navigate a city; people did it for centuries before those things existed.
Also, serves you right leaving valuable electronics in your car. Now you know better for next time.
>>Today, I got a well paying job that requires me to drive around and present a product to potential customers.
Doesn't sound so well-paying to me.
Also: Pay a new GPS? Where's the problem?
#37 - On 11/04/2009 at 10:34pm by Klabauterpete
Your fault for leaving it in the car. Watch the news a little more and see that GPS's are the #1 stolen electronics from a car. You have a well paying job, go out and buy a new one.
Thats what I make as a construction supervisor. I get paid $25 an hour to sit around and make sure everyone is working. I love me.
Are you kidding me?! This is why they tell you in the manual to TAKE THE GPS OUT OF THE CAR WHEN YOU LEAVE. YDI!
#46 - On 11/04/2009 at 11:31pm by SarcasticAvenger
I got a Garmin Venture Etrek for 130 ish dollars off of Amazon...
And the software I pirated for free..
The Gps is color and has all kind of cool neat features....
#48 - On 11/05/2009 at 12:19am by Cristaderzi
uh hardly an FML, it's not like a GPS is impossible or horribly costly to replace, and your new well-paying job would more than make up for it.
You don't "need" it for your job. You can use a map til you can buy a new one.
Or, if you have a phone with GPS capabilities, install a GPS program on it.
well if you have a good paying job, then replacing it should be nothing for you, it's not like they're that expensive anymore.
Vector doesn't suck, but the job is not for everyone. I had no problem selling the product while I worked there, in fact I was one of the best salespeople within my training group, but the pressure of the job gave me anxiety attacks and made me physically ill. And I wouldn't say that you're strictly "paid what you're worth;" someone who sells an Ultimate once a week probably isn't working as hard as someone who makes piece orders consistently every day of the week, but they might make more on commission. They just know who to pick to demo to.
I think my biggest issue with the company was the initial "no pressure" assurance, followed immediately by the push. "You have to show this many demos a day, this many a week, don't stop calling people until you have ten appointments, don't take no for an answer, push as hard as you can for referrals..." I felt it was very misleading and very manipulative of the management and, to a lesser degree, the sales reps. But hey, if you have the right personality then you can be incredibly successful at this job.
#59 - On 11/05/2009 at 1:46am by broadwaynut91
Vector does suck. They put so much pressure on you to make appointments and sell. My manager got mad because I wouldn't quit my other job to set up more appointments, and I needed that other job for my major. Its an awful job. I'm sure that it works if you have no life, and you know people with money who can afford to spend a couple hundred dollars on knives.
#64 - On 11/05/2009 at 3:54am by Youadoreme69
Working for the government is the best job with the best benefits. $30 an hour to do mostly nothing and play cards, and you get in trouble for working too hard cuz it makes others "look bad".
#61 - On 11/05/2009 at 2:11am by FlaminYawn
Those whom are saying to get a map I would say Only use a map in cafe or retaurant..
As a huge map marks you as the worst kind of tourist: A lost tourist....
So yeah carjacking and a distracted peron reading a HUGE map in a car equals mark!!!
A gps you can hide easier...
#62 - On 11/05/2009 at 2:21am by Cristaderzi
It's possible to *need* a GPS, not because you can't get around without it but because your employer requires it. My husband has applied for several jobs involving travel that specified owning a GPS. Luckily we do. And yes, if it's technically a contract job, they can legally require it.
#66 - On 11/05/2009 at 7:05am by TheIrishJaneDoe
You shouldv'e hiden it or taken it out of your car like normal people do
#73 - On 11/05/2009 at 12:15pm by tikimuppet
at least you will have money to get a new one with the well paying job
#76 - On 11/05/2009 at 4:23pm by joshuasowles
He doesm't need a map. he just didnt have to be a dumbass and make it obvious that he has a gps in his car, jst plain stupidity haha
#80 - On 11/05/2009 at 10:13pm by Fckeduplife
well I love my GPS, and I think it sucks that it was stolen. and I have worked for Vector/ Cutco for 2 years, and I love my job.
#82 - On 01/10/2010 at 10:31am by jkmax21
