Today, my left-handed boss needed PC help. I said "right-click for the menu." She said nothing happened. Three times we went through this. Eventually I went over, asking her to show me what she did. She was using her right hand on the left mouse button. She earns $10,000 more than me. FML

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ur boss is an idiot

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first commenter noone thinks your funny

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Haha, I think you need a raise. Or she needs a pay cut.

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Because using a different hand will automatically make your computer behave differently. Your boss is an idiot.

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She probably cheated her way through college. I pity you.

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stupid sausage [;

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Was she also typing with her toes?
You'd think people knew how to use a computer...

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stupid b*tch [;

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She's trying to piss u off,.... Or she wants you. Hahaha I do that

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this isn't "fml" worthy.

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- ...more than "I". FML.

She probably had like one more English class than you did.

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She's probably a chairperson of the company, an old gray hair.. You are in I.T.. So she had a problem with her mouse, which took you 2 seconds to remedy. Can you juggle employee hour sheets, department budgets and interface with partners and investors evaluating company stocks? Yeah, didn't think so.

//Kinda made my own hypothetical situation there, but I think I made my point.

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Yet she proberbly knows how to watch porn... wierd...

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Well at least your smarter with the computer. So people are better at somethings, and other people are not.

Just be glade that SHE asked you, for your help.

RI

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It's FML worthy because this woman's salary is 10 grand more a year than someone who can figure out what a "Right click" is, #12

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Well, I think that since you know that she was left handed that you should have given her better directions, simple as though they were.

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Why do people not understand the most basic stuff? I think I heard a statistic somewhere that said 1000 left-handers die from using (or mis-using is probably more accurate) products designed for right-handers. I'm left-handed, but I'm on your side for this.

What a moron. FYL for having to work for her.

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Does she know you can change the settings to use the mouse the other way round. Or do what most left handers, including me, do and use our right hand like the other 9 10ths of the population?

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To be fair, I'm left handed living in a family of right handed people. I grew up using only right handed things and can't use left-handed things to save my life.

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You earn less than stupid people? That's the FML here, right?

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lol that sucks.

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lol that sucks XD

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well its more F her life because she has a better place than you but is dumber than you. so you should feel a little proud :D

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How is this FYL? This is totally more FHL

Damn your boss should get fired.

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We learn the difference between left and right in primary school. It really has nothing to do with PC skills. FHL.

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Get her a Mac, those are soooo dumbed down, they only have one button ;)

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Wow ur boss is retarded

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Don't worry, she's not gonna get that far in life.

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Dumb beaver.

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Hahaha. FYL for having a stupid boss. FHL for not having a brain.

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Maybe it had one button...Was she using a Mac?

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maybe your boss needs to be demoted all the way down to being a mailroom clerk or something...

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LOL your boss is a moron have they ever used a computer before

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Well, you should know by now there is really no correlation between brains and salaries in this country. To keep expecting such is just foolish.

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why did people click YDI?

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wow.
thats horribly sad.

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and, # 34, ur probably the idiot boss, considering the OP already SPECIFIED that it was PC trouble, and that the idiot boss had their finger on the LEFT BUTTON. fucking idiot. please do the human race a favor and end your life... we would really be worse off if you procreated.

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@ rukusrazor: the point is, she is too big of a dumbass to know what right clicking a mouse means. Most people know how to do that without ever touching a computer

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Please don't blame it on her handedness, that makes all us lefties look stupid.

#13: Wow, don't even try to correct grammar ever again, you're so wrong, the correct usage in her sentence would be "me."

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41, dont tell someone to "end their life"
& because ur overreacting

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lol i fail to see how that's an overreaction. i have zero tolerance for stupidity that is one's own fault. (and by one's own fault, i mean people with the capacity to learn, not the mentally handicapped or anything. i have no beef with them)

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Your boss isn't an idiot.
So she's used to lefty mouses. So? She's a lefty. It's easier for most lefties to use a lefty mouse. And when she put her right hand on it, she was clicking with her middle finger, like she would normally do if she was using the lefty mouse. All you right handed people, try using your mouses with your left hand. See how easy it is.

Where's the so what button?

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She is one of those women that give us all a bad rep =[

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#45 that sucks caus suicide isn't funny

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#2 = Loser.

She fails pretty hard.
Just like #2.

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Not really an fml

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SHE.

So you are a sexist, im gonna help her suing you for being a sexist in your place of work. Discrimination saing that SHE is stupid. Now thats gonna cost you a fine amount of money my dear friend ]: O>

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really, lesyeuxdedario. bcuz if you look at the OP's tag, you'll clearly see that it says GIRLfriday, implying that the OP is FEMALE. you fucking moron. i hope you choke tonight. really i do. you're also too stupid to breed, so please, die soon. or just never have children. preferrably, you'd just die though

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again, stop wishing people to die/hurt themselves its just a website to make people LAUGH

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I think you mean 'makes' not 'earns'

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LesYeuxDeDario: Are you serious? I hope not. You don't even know if the OP is a boy or girl. Actually, the OP's nick is girlfriday. So, the OP might be a girl herself. Writing 'my boss' the whole time would just make a lot of wasted effort and makes no sense. The english language has pronouns for a reason.

OP: Ah, another FML about a boss being an idiot. It still sucks, but it's starting to get old. Either way, FYL.

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Just learn to sell yourself better to a company. It helps out greatly.

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#43, it is indeed "...earns $10,000 more than I" because if you complete the sentence it would read "...earns $10,000 more than I DO." ...just FYI. Plus, your sentence was full of comma splices, so maybe YOU should be the one thinking before correcting grammar--kind of ironic. (:

Also, kids, suicide is serious; let's play nice.

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Is she retarted?

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being mean is so much more fun tho...n i'm real good at it!

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She needs a demotion.

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@#43, #13 is actually right because it would be "...more than I (do.)" rather than "...more than me (do.)"

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You might be glad to know that I'm a left-handed female, and I know the difference between left and right clicking. You boss is just an idiot. The bright side is that with your obvious skills, you should be rungs ahead of her on the corporate ladder in no time.

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My mom has told me sooo many stories of the idiots with higher positions than they should have in the company she works for. *sigh*...it's just they way things go lol.

At least be glad you have a job.

And #52...why are you such an idiot? Way to assume that the OP is not only a guy, but a sexist guy because they referred to their boss as a "she". Seriously, are you retarded? Last time I checked, "she" is not, and never has been, a degrading word towards women. You really just made yourself seem ignorant and arrogant, jumping to stupid conclusions before you even read the OP's username, GIRLlfriday. Which makes it kinda obvious to me that the OP is a girl. And sometimes girls ARE stupid...if a girl calls another girl from work stupid, it's okay, but if a guy calls a girl form work stupid, it's sexist? That just doesn't seem right. And I'M a girl.

Also, #52, I don't see any logic behind your calling poster #2 an idiot. Looks to me like you were trying to find someone to call an idiot so you would seem like less of one. Well, you failed. Idiot.

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Hahaha. She's retarded

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#43-- you are incorrect. #13 has the correct grammar. So the two possibilities are "She earns $10,000 more than me," or "She earns $10,000 more than I." To most people, the first one SOUNDS correct, instinctively, but they are wrong.

In either instance, it's a shortened sentence. One of the shortened sentences comes from a full-length sentence which is correct, the other from one which is not. The two full length sentences are "She earns $10,000 more than I earn," or "She earns $10,000 more than me earn." You can clearly see that the first of these two sentences is the correct choice.

The reason this method of determination is valid is that the "earn" is implied in the shortened version of the sentence. Theoretically, if you drop off at the word "I," (or "me" if you are going to be incorrect), you could be saying any number of things--"She earns $10,000 more than I HAVE," or "She earns $10,000 more than I STOLE," or "She earns $10,000 more than I COST," as if you were for sale. However, if you don't specify, it is standard procedure to assume that the same word which was applied to the first person in the comparison (in this case, 'earn') also applies to the second person in the comparison.

Therefore, the sentence "She earns $10,000 more than I" implies the sentence "She earns $10,000 more than I earn," and the sentence "She earns $10,000 more than me" implies the sentence "She earns $10,000 more than me earn."

If you're not convinced, go hire a fucking grammar expert, who might be able to explain it more clearly. I'm right, whether you understand or not.

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#66... You are officially my hero. =)

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to everyone arguing about the "I" vs. "me":

it can go either way!! like holy fuck! if it were supposed to be "more than I do", then the "do" would be in there. take this example:

he is taller than me

he is taller than I am

both are grammatically correct. sheesh, you people get too into your grammar.

and #2: epic fail

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For those of you who are bashing 52, here's a lil tip. There is a thing called sarcasm. Sarcasm is defined by Webster as:
"harsh or bitter derision or irony,"
or
"a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark."

If you compare 52's comment with either of these definitions, you will find, that 52 is, in fact, using "sarcasm." The poster is simply mocking those who would actually overreact in this way to this FML.

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Ah, I absolutely love all the arguments on grammar over the internet. I especially love how all the arguments on here seems to bring more attention to FMLs than the actual FML does.

Also, GFLiE, I see what you mean. I take back my other comment. Sorry #52, unless you ARE serious. But... yeah.

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Get used to it. This is not at all uncommon. Just wait until you have to train somebody to do the simplest tasks when that person was hired just because they're related to someone. Yay nepotism.

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best...fml...ever

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Oops, for the 3rd part of my last post, I meant #49. xP

this type of BS is way too common.

fucking shit

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Ugh I hate that!! Man that's the worst!

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this is funny

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I think jobs that require you to use a computer daily should require that you take and pass a computer literacy test. If you can't pass, you lose the job. Having such a piss poor understanding of computers in this day and age is completely unacceptable, especially in a situation where you are always around computers.

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Damn you children and your new fangled interweb and your My face and Space Book.

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thats more of an FHL

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Okay, really? Is it just me, or is it every single job someone goes to, their boss is an idiot?
How the hell do they get to be the boss of anything?
Like someone else said, they must have cheated their way through college or something.
Idiotic bosses are just irritating... I'd say FHL though.

I don't see how this is a FYL at all... ._.;

Also #79/NoMercy: You made me laugh. x3

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SiLveRStaRLIGHT: ever seen the office? it's a fluke! :D

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Nanab10: ... Oh shit. How did I miss that one? Auugh god that is embarrassing! I used to watch that show all the time! xD;

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#79 / NoMercy: WIN!

#66's explanation is correct, but as much as I hate to support someone as whiny sounding as 68, s/he may ALSO be correct. The use of the objective pronoun "me" after "than" may become acceptable usage in the absence of the implied verb purely because it is so widely spoken that way. That (and a dose of PC crapola) is how "they" became acceptable even when used in the singular. "They" used to only be a plural pronoun, but people got so tired of "he or she" and people got WHINY about the convention of using only "he" for brevity, so people copped out and went with "they." So the language evolves (not always for the better).

Personally, I'm more of a purist, but the I/me argument is one I tend to avoid since it isn't quite as clear-cut as some the other grammatical vomit often seen on the IntarNetz.

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Seriously, learn to use a normal mouse with left hand.

<-----not even through college and knows more than the boss

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Left, right. Apples, oranges.

Same thing right?

=/

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People who don't know shit about computers should be publicly flogged

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#2 learn to count

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And why is she your boss?

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I'm left handed and don't understand how you can have trouble using a regular "righty" mouse. It's pretty much standard.

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sucks for you. but your boss can might be able to do a lot you can't, that's why they are your boss. ;)

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shut up with posts like this already..... your fault for not going to college

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i really hate how idiots get more than they deserve sometimes...seriously, that was the dumbest (not to mention funniest) fml i've ever read.

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FAKE!!!!! Even if she was left handed and had a "left handed mouse" (do they make those) and she used her right hand and clicked, she would be right-clicking on a left hand mouse. OR If shes just that stupid i call fake. If she makes so much money the odds are her job involves a computer. I_CALL_FAKES!!!

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even if that was the case,im left handed,and for us,everything is backwards so thats totally understandable >:(

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Hahah, what a dumbass.

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56. like always im just joking -. -
Too bad I don't speak and write in the english language so well ...sorry : P

still... shes gonna have no mercy OP xO xD

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Thats life. Sad & unfortunately true

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Yeah, LesYeuxDeDario, I realized later on that you were joking.
Sorry, désolé, -insert sorry translated into some other language-
I just wanted to say it three times, but I only know how to say it in 2 languages... XD

Lol that would be fun to bring in to court:
Prosecutor: The defendant is sexist against females.
Judge: Umm... sir, she is female...

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More like FHL because she is a dumbass.

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Is she from the 1800's?!

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not gonna lie, i don't pity her. my friend is left-handed and she knows how to use a mouse with her right hand just fine.

#12 ahaah you stupid ita actually me.

one hundredth comment!
OP: sucks4u

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I know how these situations work. I bet she felt pretty retarded after that and if not, you should have made her feel that way.

Remember, Alcohol makes the users go away.

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I completely understand my boss can't tell anyone anything without putting of in a Forrest Gump analogy.

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i'm left handed and i have no problem whatsoever using my mouse right-handed. your boss is dumb.

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#13: Epic fail is epic. The OP is correct, and you're a dumbass.

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I think a lot of people would make this mistake. It's how our brains are wired. Left handed people are usually better with visual recognition,the "right click" on her mouse is the same because the buttons are just switched (unless she is just using her left hand with a right mouse) if not, you still can't blame her because she wasn't thinking about sides, she was thinking about buttons in relation to where they are on a mouse.

Be nicer guys, if she's making more, she's making more for a reason.

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Today, I was having problems with my mouse... I called the IT help guy... and he kept telling me what to do. Finally, he got exasperated and came to my office to help me. He clicked the button he had been telling me to click the whole time. I wished I could disappear because I felt so stupid.

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I am left handed and so is my co-worker we both use our mouse on the right side

That being said if you work with a computer everyday you should know what "right-click" or "side-click" means... So she is moron

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Your boss is an idiot, common sense fail. Also, these grammar lessons are very entertaining.

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She only deserves the money if you are a volunteer.

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OMGGGGGG I LAUGHED SOOOO HARD AT THAT....... HAHAHAHAHA right hand click IDIOT! :D LOVE IT

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She's your boss & only gets $10k more thank you? Sucks to be her!

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haha #6.

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Wow some of you people commenting dont get it....

Its not that she sucks with computers; its that it is REALLY REALLY FUCKING RETARDED, to think clicking with right or left hand makes a difference in some magic way.

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ranked #1 as entry with the highest number of comments by idiots.

the heroic saviours of the holy english language can receive their award later. They'll be dug up and an outhouse will be built around their heads. same applies to smartass radical feminists.

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Your boss is a moron seriously, overpaid!

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See, the problem here is that you all think that ability is directly correlated with social class, job title, and salary. =)

Welcome to the real world. Enjoy your stay.

On a side note, I'm left-handed too and I can kind of understand what happened, but I still use a mouse with the right (among other things), so I guess I'm kind of ambidextrous.

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Epic. Absolutely fucking epic.

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* Thuryn introduces "testing" to the recent FML about a girl losing her bikini and getting stuck in a funnel slide.

WAY more idiots in that one, yo. This thread only has 120-ish comments so far. ;)

P.S. If you suck at English, don't be a whiner too and complain when people correct you. Don't act like you have some God-given right to talk like a three-year-old. Or if you do, expect to get treated like one.

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It is crazy how people aren't asked if they know how to use computers when they are hired for a job. Every job needs some computer experience, yet people know next to nothing about them. I work with people like this every day, it is my job to make sure that they essentially don't do something they aren't supposed to... And there are way too many people to keep track of, so needless to say i have idiots who generate a lot of extra work. The problem is people like this are everywhere.

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Someday you too will have an underling who understands the tech and the lingo better than you, and they'll be making just as much less than you...cuz yer the BOSS.

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That's freaking hilarious!!

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Geez it seems like there have been a lot of stories about incompetent bosses lately; no wonder our economy is so crappy right now. =(

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sorry, i'm left-handed but even I know how to use a computer better than that. your boss is an idiot. FYL that you have to put up with that!!!

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There's an option for left handed to use the mouse as lefties. the Rightclick is on the left and normal clic on the right (opposite hands, left clic stays on the index finger;))

I have the same problem. They hired a stupid twit and she can't even show up for work.

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I'm sorry, that sucks so much.

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I don't understand. Whichever hand you're using, the right-click button is still on the right and the left one is still on the left. If you put the mouse on the other side of the computer or use a different hand, it's not like they switch sides or something.

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If you ever become likeable enough to make it into management, there will be some technology that you don't understand. Unless your company is updating your skills constantly, you will be obsolete within 10 years and that manager will still be there. She isn't paid to know the technology. You are. You can be easily replaced by the thousands of IT people out of jobs. Sleep well tonight knowing that.

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yeah, but rly markO? its common sense that 'right click' does not mean 'click with your right hand' if you're not sharp enough to comprehend an older comp term like that, than you yourself are obsolete. also, how do you know that the OP is paid to understand the technology? what if they just work in reception or something and was just asked by the office manager to help because they were physically the closest person to them? think about that.

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Who actually USES the left handed option?

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Wow, they just give away money in the states, now don't they

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#132/xdorkasaur: I've only see one person that I can recall, and she actually moved the mouse over to the left side as well. I'm a lefty, myself, but I leave the thing over on the right. I also shoot right-handed and use most tools right-handed, but I throw and write left-handed. Go figure.

#133/PyroMicky: Sadly, yes. That said, I work for a major state University. As a result of the recession, our U. President just did something nearly unprecedented: He cut SEVERAL vice president and similarly high level administrative positions, thus saving three times as many lower-level jobs. In his words, "Everyone I talked to was a vice president. It was ridiculous."

So yeah, as a rule, American organizations tolerate far too many idiots in management, but it seems that the recession has given many of them the excuse to cut through the internal political bullshit and fire their worthless asses. ;)

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is she blonde?

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hmmm.....welcome to my life.

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Im so sorry.. I think you should get her a Mac.. Lol no right click.

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This is why it's better to slack off in school.

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wow your life is sooo f*cked isn't it?

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dude, #42 [the_master], you need to seriously calm down. lol dont take these thhings so personal...

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I remember one horror story from my computer classes quite well. A lady who was in IT department had to keep "fixing" one the managers computers. i.e. showing him how to open up the CD tray and how to plug in a USB device. She spent more time showing people how to use a computer than fixing actual problems.

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ok so because your boss fucked up one time (if you can even call that a fuck up more just a mistake) and you think you deserve 10,000 a year more? Thats just ignorance at its best right there, your boss is a person and people make errors and if you don't think so then i'll start working for you and ill work for free BUT every time you fuck up i get 10,000 off your salary and ill be one happy camper next week. so fuck off OP don't include the salary shit for one little mistake

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DAMN!

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you boss is to stupid to be called an idiot, your boss is a retard... she must have cheated her way through college.

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New solution: Alt-menu key. ;)

When in doubt, use the keyboard. The mouse is a slow, imprecise device that leads to worse carpal tunnel injuries than the keyboard does.

Of course, then you'll hve to explain about holding down the modifier key until after the command key is pressed... FYL

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honestly, people that stupid are quite common. something doesn't work one way so they'll try it again the same way another 4 times just to make sure.

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Where do you work? I'd like to know where I can get by with being that stupid.

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This sounds fake. Provided she's using a left-handed mouse, which is most likely the case, if she clicked the left button, a menu would pop up.

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Obviously fake. U said she earns 10,000 DOLLARS more then you, but that your from the UK. For someone who lives here, haven't you noticed that we use POUNDS?

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That is a fail on her part. I would not be surprised if I saw her enter that onto the website. You, on the other hand, need to get back to work. HAHAHA see what I did there? OTHER HAND!!! It was not that funny...

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y r u complaining? so it was a mistake. people do that sometimes!

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omg dumb ass

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