Today, my boss bitched me out on the sales floor for a good 10 minutes, because I wasn't "smiling the right way" for our customers. FML
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Today, my boss called me into his office and bitched me out for a good half hour for my attitude to our customers. Apparently I always look pissed off and sound sarcastic. That's just my face at rest. FML
Today, my boss came around to my way of thinking. He called our customers a "bunch of assholes" and to kick them out if they gave me trouble. When a lady began yelling at me for "setting the damn prices too high" I told her to leave. My boss soon bitched me out for being unprofessional. FML
Today, my boss scolded me for being too friendly to our customers and told me to back off and let them do their thing. Less than an hour after doing as he said, he scolded me again, this time for slacking off and not asking them if they needed help finding stuff. There goes my bonus. FML
Today, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". FML
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
Today, I was disciplined by my boss for "not smiling enough." I'm a dishwasher. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me in front of several customers for gesturing too much while I talk, because it's "unprofessional". I was using sign language. FML
Today, I got yelled at for providing horrible customer service, in a store I don't even work for. FML
Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML
Today, a customer told my boss I was too pushy because I asked her what bra size she wears. I work at a lingerie store. I got a stern lecture from my boss. FML
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Top comments
MomentoMori 23
Your boss needs to take a chill pill. No worries, keep smiling! Good luck to you :)
HowieDoIt 21
Just smile really creepily and say, "May I take your hat, sir?"
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Comments (78)
MomentoMori 23
Your boss needs to take a chill pill. No worries, keep smiling! Good luck to you :)
thatADHDdude 21
Well, smile the right way OP! jk keep smiling and fyl
ChristianH39 30
Her boss definitely has a bug up their ass. This is why I'm glad I work at a paintball field, just keep my mask on and I don't have to worry about it!
xx000o 27
Sounds like it's that time of the month for your boss.
MomentoMori 23
#54, Gender was not specified.
Traitoro 9
68, I've known a few guys who seem to go on the "dude rag".
expectcriticism 13
stop making a big deal out of gender jeez. it was funny and relevant just leave it at that
Rinelric1998 9
Your boss is an ass, hope you manage to get rid of her!
Ukeee_X 19
No mention of gender here
LifeAlertTwerk 14
#34, While he did assume the gender, I doubt you would have commented if he had used the pronoun "him."
zaise_chsa 19
#36 if I could thumb up your comment more than once I would
OctoDope 15
#36 That is so true. Whenever an assumption is made that it is a woman we start a gender war but if they assume its a male then its peace and quiet.
Dthsapprntc 23
Can we focus less on the gender of the boss and more on getting rid of part? What are we talking here, Sniper? Poison? Stabbing? Woodchipper? So many alternatives, we need details here.
dachayke 16
36, 34, 39, that's because it's grammatically correct. If there are some men and some women in a room, it's masculine.
zaise_chsa 19
You're killing me smiles!!
Sly35_fml 4
Comment brought back great memories of the Sandlot :)
Goblin182 26
That was Smalls. But I got the reference. Loved that movie too.
zinoxity 23
Turn that frown upside down! :D
LeFrogDog 27
Don't get mad get glade
cryssycakesx3 22
instead of getting mad make sure your room smells nice!
beaverteaser 16
how do you smile wrong
applebramble 22
Perhaps the customer had bad breath and OP was finding it hard to give her a straight smile.
skychu 18
Do you watch Big Bang Theory? When Sheldon was asked to smile for Raj getting put on a magazine cover "We're here to congratulate Raj, not kill the batman"
shortysgirl 3
or Sheldon's koala smile that he tried to use on Amy.
aseaessadfasdfasdfasdfassdfsa 3
That sucks OP, either ask him what's wrong with what you're doing or just try to smile better when he's around.
Shadowsofthedead 10
As a salesman, especially a car salesman, your smile must exert a physically repressive force on the customer that makes them feel uncomfortable and helpless. This makes it easier to make sales and become successful in your field.
HowieDoIt 21
Just smile really creepily and say, "May I take your hat, sir?"
MomentoMori 23
Lolol Patrick xD
airbear18 15
YESSSSS hahaha
wasliedtoasakid 22
officially my favorite FML comment ever.
mea_iloveskiing 26
Why so serious?
permaband_usr 14
Damn, I was going to suggest that. Op, next time just smile as wide as you can and ask him/her "Why so serious?"
kaffeeine 14
you don't deserve that kind of verbal abuse op!!
shivamtrivedi 24
You should learn how to smile from Sheldon Cooper. He's put there to kill batman!