Today, I encountered one of my professors from college. Back when I was in his game theory class, he publicly criticized me for falling asleep and not paying attention, to which I retaliated by acing all of his exams. Four years and a degree later, I met him again... while working at Pizza Hut. FML
I agree, your life sucks (17165) - you totally deserved it (7071)
On 11/04/2009 at 7:56am - work - by mylifeisfed (man) - United States (Illinois)
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Was he working at Pizza Hut?
If so, you showed him!
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Wait wait wait...you "encountered" your Professor...ewwwwwww
you don't know what encountered means? Buy a dictionary, chump.
#51 - On 11/04/2009 at 5:14pm by paivarotti
no, the worthless OP was definitely working at Pizza Hut. Tenured professors don't work at Pizza Hut, but even then, learn some English comprehension skills
#65 - On 11/04/2009 at 6:24pm by youreanidiot
You weren't home. You dialed and ditched, so OP had to absorb the cost. Shame on you. *tsk*
OP.. if he gave you any sass, I hope you gave him PanPizza-Face :]
Not the proffessor, and on that note:
If you had a degree, why were you working at Pizza Hut?
#84 - On 11/05/2009 at 11:40am by whatsisface
Think about it you idiots. It's a FML because he's the one at Pizza Hut. Why would he care if he found a professor that annoyed him working in Pizza Hut? It would be funny.
Some people, honestly.
yea, pleaseee people it's obvious, just stop and think a little.
#59 - On 11/04/2009 at 5:45pm by chellinha93
30 mins or less is dominos, 20 mins is Pizza hut and I'm pretty sure it wasn't the professor that was working at Pizza Hut
Why is the OP's old professor a douche? He doesnt say that the teacher made fun of him for working at Pizza Hut jsut that he chastised him for falling asleep in class (which pretty much any professor will do).
I work there now, and the max waiting time is 20 mins. in peak times, it may be longer, but you have to let the customer know.
aveit. ;) complete n utter hutter hahaha.
It is really? o_O
I live in Canada, I guess it's different in the U.S.
#7 - On 11/04/2009 at 2:17pm by fatherpunk
yeah, it's because people thought it encouraged reckless driving. A lady got killed by a Dominos driver and some driver also ran a red light and hit someones car while delivering a pizza. But the Pizza hut 20 min thing is for dine in only
I don't get this =/ Is it the prof who is working at pizza hut or is it you?
#10 - On 11/04/2009 at 2:22pm by Visho
No ding-nut. Read the comments above you. Who the hell would put up a FML if they saw their old douche bag proffessor working at pizza hut. FAIL! He was trying to prove a point to his professor, but he lost because he ended up working at a pizza hut. Get it?
#14 - On 11/04/2009 at 2:31pm by pinkdancer
This isn't really an FML. really more of an F the economy. At least you have a job. Most college grads can't find a job out of school. At least you're getting people experience for when the economy 'hopefully' turns around.
#11 - On 11/04/2009 at 2:25pm by Leon_S_Kennedy
Yeah, while it sucks to work at a place like Pizza Hut, right now especially many college grads are struggling to find jobs in their field within the first few years outside after college. No offense, but the OP's situation isnt unique...its shitty but its kind of the norm right now.
Also Im guessing the OP was going to school for video game design which is a field that most people spend years and years trying to break into. I used to work in the games industry and for every open position at a video game company there thousands of trade school kids applying and most of the time the jobs went to someone already working within the games industry in a non development position. Best bet for the OP is to suck it up, stick it out at Pizza Hut and look for a paid internship and try and work your way up. Times are tough right now and I doubt that your old college professor is sitting back and mocking you for not being a successful developer right out of college.
Game Theory has far more to do with economics and international relations than with video games. He probably majored in Poli Sci, which is difficult to turn into a job with a BA.
Game Theory is most likely an Economics class, not a video game class.
#16 = Idiot.
#74 - On 11/04/2009 at 9:14pm by shameinyou
Or a mathematics class, for that matter. Game theory has very little to do with video game design. Go check it out on Wikipedia, it's a neat theory actually.
#95 - On 11/07/2009 at 5:02pm by __no_one__
OK, I'm going to guess the OP is the Pizza Hut employee.
Since the professor teaches Game Theory, I wonder if he has calculated the odds that the disgraced student is going to place some body fluids (or semi-solids) on his pie. I'm guessing it's almost a sure thing.
wtf is it with you americans and keying cars. Spoon your self...
#37 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:41pm by prc_
OP, I'm gonna say YDI just for being ashamed of your job. You don't have anything to prove to your professor anymore. You aced all his exams, and you proved that you have much more potential than he gave you credit for. The economy is screwed, and it's sad, but be happy you have a job at all.
Stop being so ungrateful.
#20 - On 11/04/2009 at 2:59pm by MermaidSongXOXO
I can see how it would be embarrassing to have said potential only to end up working in such a mundane job.
He'll still have that potential in 2 years or so. OP will get his chance at a better job once the economy is better.
#44 - On 11/04/2009 at 4:04pm by MermaidSongXOXO
it's always so easy to figure out who's still in middle of high school.
Game Theory is an area of political science in which deals with hypothetical scenarios which correlate to realistic scenarios that happen on a micro or macroeconomic scale. They relate to how the relations between multiple parties can harm or hurt individual players or the entire group within the game.
It is widely used in economics and politics. It is all about if I do this, they do that, then ...
The prof is thinking, "if I order a pizza now, the moron will spit on it. But if I don't order but later I and he is still working here, he will do something even worse,..." Meanwhile the OP is falling asleep waiting for the order, but at the end will correctly ask "Do you want a drink with that?"
#28 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:20pm by I_am_stupid_also
You could also take Game Theory from a mathematical approach, which means the OP may have a BSc and not a BA. This is a course description of Mathematical Introduction to Game Theory from the University of Toronto Mississauga: Combinatorial games: Nim and other impartial games; Sprague-Grundy value; existence of a winning strategy in partisan games. Two-player (matrix) games: zero-sum games and Von-Neuman's minimax theorem; general sum-matrix games, prisoner's dilemma, Nash equilibrium, cooperative games, asymmetric information. Multi-player games: coalitions and the Shapley value. Possible additional topics: repeated (stochastic) games; auctions; voting schemes and Arrow's paradox. Mathematical tools that may be introduced include hyperplane separation of convex sets and Brouwer's fixed point theorem. Numerous examples will be analyzed in depth, to offer insight to the mathematical theory and its relation with real life situations.
#32 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:28pm by Dancinganimal256
You're a snide ass. I thought it was a valid question, and I'm an accomplished long-post high school (and university) graduate. And kudos to the poster with "Solitaire 101". Quite funny.
#33 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:29pm by Poundingsand
I Didn't know this either and i've been in college for 2 years o.O granted it is a technical college lol. (don't even gun on me about that I already feel sorry for myself ) :P
#56 - On 11/04/2009 at 5:41pm by Polionixon
Congratulations, you fail at life. Game Theory is an important and widely used concept in the social sciences, and because it requires pretty good math skills it also tends to interest physicists, mathematicians etc. The fact that you think connecting game theory with solitaire only cements your status as an internationally recognized idiot.
Using the phrase "you fail at life" makes you an immature retard.
#61 - On 11/04/2009 at 6:02pm by Emperor_Jim
Okay, this isn't really an FML. You are accomplished and do well in life, and your professor has obviously been having some issues. This is more of a YML (Yay My Life).
#24 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:13pm by awooga1995
If he's a petty person he'll think this means he's better than you, but at least you know the difference. You aced the exams, you're probably smarter than he is, it just sucks that you don't have a job in your field now. You could always bare-ass fart on his food :)!
#26 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:16pm by MandyRulesAll
No, it's really not a "Yay My Life." He's working at Pizza Hut.
#27 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:17pm by MandyRulesAll
Learn yourself some grammar. "I met him while X" means the subject is doing X.
#29 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:22pm by I_am_stupid_also
Those of you sensing ambiguity in the statement are just being thrown off by the "..." - "Four years and a degree later, I met him again while working at Pizza Hut."
I think the fact you were falling asleep helps me understand why you're working at pizza hut. You don't go to classes to get grades, you go to classes to learn. If you're falling asleep all the time, you're not learning. YDI.
#30 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:24pm by Chicostick
If he was falling asleep but still acing the exams, how was he not learning? Many students do well just studying the material and don't benefit as much from lectures.
because exams don't prove your knowledge and understanding of a subject, it proves how well you can memorize online notes. it's a trick that professors use to pass students who desire good grades but are too stupid to truly comprehend anything. real universities have open response questions and participation grades.
Game Theory is primarily used in political science and economics. Even when used in a math course, it could still easily lend itself to open response tests, you twat
#38, my understanding of exams is that they normally include a few short answer questions, and then an essay. If I go by your implication that open response questions gauge knowledge, how would exams not prove any of it?
Or perhaps I just go to a strange school that has a different definition of exam than all other colleges.
#72 - On 11/04/2009 at 7:29pm by boatkicker
FYL for working at Pizza Hut. I worked there for a month, but it wasn't worth the $2.13 an hour (mainly since I didn't usually get enough in tips.)
#35 - On 11/04/2009 at 3:33pm by xOpheliacx
Maybe you work at Pizza Hut because you are unable to spell the word "acing".
#46 - On 11/04/2009 at 4:13pm by xYourLifeSucksx
I just wanna know what college you went to? Game Theory refers to video game majors, right?? I'm an aspiring Game Design major, so I'm applying everywhere that has a program. Getting back to the point, just consider yourself lucky that you're out of school with a job, I had a dear friend out of school with a shiny economics degree...2 years on he's unemployed, and he cries every time CNN comes on television, it's a little bit sad, but he was a bit of a pompous ass in school so sometimes we put it on just to mess with him
#52 - On 11/04/2009 at 5:23pm by jimmyzombie
No, it does not. Read comment #32 for more than you'll ever want to know about the subject of Game Theory.
I took Game Theory, it was the one course that I thought was total bullshit. Complete and total waste of my time. Believe me, it sounds a lot more fun than it is.
#62 - On 11/04/2009 at 6:04pm by startrekker
Depends on your interests, abilities and of course relevance to your future career. I find the subject interesting, though challenging (I suck at math). :p
YDI. There's a difference between actually studying and cramming for exams - it's been proven that intensive reading for exams doesn't usually take, you don't really learn from it. Fail. You also live in a democratic nation - the fact that you morons manage to keep electing officials who first create an economic crisis (that experts warned was coming years in advance) and then completely fail to handle it kinda means that blaming the economic crisis isn't an option. Over here, unemployment is barely up. YDI again for living in the yankee failnation. Dumbass.
I would like to tell you that just because someone doesn't pay attention in class does not mean that they are not studying. I can not do anything verbally really. I can't understand what people are saying, nor can I explain my thoughts properly. My primary (read: only) form of studying consists of reading and writing exercises. Do I try to pay attention in class? No, because even if I do I don't remember any of it literally 12 seconds later. Does that mean I'm not learning anything? No, it doesn't. Since starting college I have not gotten a grade lower than 92% on anything that I did. If you gave me a test on something I learned in high school a few years ago I could easily take and pass it. If however, you set me in a class were we didn't have a text book, and I wasn't allowed to look things up online, and gave me a lecture I would have no hope of passing a test on it, no matter how hard I tried. I know that not everyone has an issue like this, but it's not totally unheard of either.
Although OP was pretty stupid for falling asleep in class. Professors don't appreciate it, and it should be avoided. I at least use my class time to study the subject.
#71 - On 11/04/2009 at 7:22pm by boatkicker
Since you did not pay attention,then clearly you didn't learn anything.Why go to his class if you already knew what he was teaching?
By the way,YDI for being a lazy jackass in class.
#73 - On 11/04/2009 at 8:20pm by SGTSlaughter
This was actually... entertaining. A nice surprise from FML. FYL just for making this good.
#78 - On 11/05/2009 at 12:09am by ActionManly
re-read the fml. me small, you big. you right me wrong. you are very handsome and I am unnatractive.
#79 - On 11/05/2009 at 3:44am by MaddogTotten
Is there any reason I can think of to not click YDI? Furthermore, have you given me any reason I should click FYL? The answer to both questions is an obvious and resounding "no."
#80 - On 11/05/2009 at 4:41am by blastvortex
Oh ok that makes me feel alot better that some people are confused about who was workin at pizza hut too. i just thought i was stupid
#85 - On 11/05/2009 at 2:38pm by blue_eyed
if you have aced all his exams and you have a degree, then why are you working at pizza hut?? YDI
#87 - On 11/05/2009 at 7:12pm by guitaristcarts12
Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a job right now? Degree or not. My aunt has two bachelors and a Masters and is working at McDonalds.
#88 - On 11/05/2009 at 7:25pm by boatkicker
Haha so did you learn how to cut pizza into 3 pieces without envy?
#89 - On 11/05/2009 at 8:04pm by SillyHamser
...what? thats not exactly FML material... it WOULD be if you found him while wearing a carboard box bcuz u lost abet.. but im just saying....1/5
#90 - On 11/05/2009 at 8:17pm by blacklight302
What exactly is 'game theory' that he teaches? I've never heard of such a subject.
#91 - On 11/05/2009 at 9:10pm by Mutsumi
2 degrees and a masters and works at mcdonalds? wow that SUCKS!!!!! HAHA.
#93 - On 11/06/2009 at 1:53am by lovelybells
I feel for u man.. I got a Masters degree from University of London and finished un UG in UFT and I'm working as a paper pusher... Things will pick up.. give it time.. :)
#97 - On 11/10/2009 at 4:15am by dammit_to_hell
Hey, don't feel too down on yourself. The unemployment rate has hit 10%...it hasn't been this high since the recession in '82. Everyone is suffering. I just graduated from college and couldn't get a job anywhere but a local pizza place. A close friend graduated from one of the top universities in the COUNTRY and can't get a job. NO ONE can, so go easy on yourself. :) Your professor surely recognizes the fact that getting a "real" job nowadays is virtually impossible.
