Today, I went back to work after a horrible bout of respiratory illness. After a few hours of using hot tea, cough drops, and tissues to deal with my lingering cough, I found out that my asshole coworker has filed a formal complaint about me disrupting her concentration. FML
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Today, I woke up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose. As my boss is an asshat who hates allowing sick leave, I thought I could power through it, but halfway through my workday I sneezed so hard that I threw my back out. I had to go home early and now I can't move without pain. FML
Today, my nosey louse of a coworker went to HR and told them I was snorting drugs at my desk. I was using nasal saline, as the dry winter weather wreaks havoc on my sinuses. The fact that they even brought me in pisses me off beyond words. FML
Today, I dragged myself to work, suffering from a bad cold. My boss quietly told me to go home and rest, to avoid spreading it around the office. I thought it odd since he dislikes me so much, but I did as he said. He called later in the day to suspend me for leaving work early. FML
Today, at work, I stepped out for a few minutes to use the bathroom. Shortly after returning, I found out the hard way that one of my coworkers had used my computer to send a profanity-filled email to our boss, calling him an asshole and telling him to go fuck himself. I'm now jobless. FML
Today, I went back to work after a nasty sinus infection. While I was talking to my manager, I sniffled, and a huge ropy string of green snot popped out of my nose. My manager pointed and shrieked, "OH MY GOD! EWWWW!", getting the attention of everyone in the office. FML
Today, at work, I had a coughing fit so bad I actually shat myself. What felt like a gallon of liquid crap poured down my trouser leg onto the floor. I work in a competitive office and this happened in front of 30 spiteful coworkers who love posting pics online. FML
Today, despite having a stomach bug, I went into work, as my boss is overseas and had warned me not to take any sick leave until she returned. After 4 hours and vomiting twice, I left. She found out and sent me an email bitching me out for coming in sick. FML
Today, I had to go to a boring, never-ending "sensitivity training" session, all because my douchebag coworker filed a complaint against me last week after I apologized for being tardy. Apparently I was insulting people with mental disorders. Or as she put it, "differently-abled" people. FML
Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML
Today, I’ve been unemployed for 5 months. My last job was for government in Canada and I was harassed by management, and deemed a threat to the building. Why? Someone complained I cough. I’ve been coughing for years. FML
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lilmslady 11
cough on her stuff.... bet she'd shut the **** up then
PrincessCastiel 27
How disruptive OP! Can't you die any quieter? I kid, I would of been a bit pissed with her.
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skyeyez9 24
The plus side is she will eventually get a cold. You should do the same to her.
jmcr 27
I know how you feel OP. Growing up I had a bad winter cough that would last all winter and the kids would pick on me for it. Sometimes when it gets really bad I'd have to step out side the class. Had some really interesting nicknames in high school -_-
skyeyez9 24
That happened to me a few times, but it was from allergies. I'd randomly get the itchy feeling in my throat and it seemed the more I coughed, the worse it got. I'd have to step out of the classroom and get a drink of water and to get away from everybody staring at me.
pseudolisa 2
Reminds me of former roommates that yelled that they could wake me up at 3am on a Tuesday because my coughing bothers them.
alicat13 12
If you are sick, go home,
hazardmuffin 21
It sounds like she's not really sick anymore, she just has a bit of a cough. Some work places are really strict about absences, maybe OP didn't want to take off work any longer than necessary.
beautyfuldoll 6
You should cough on her to get her sick .
ilcoach18 4
Vicks vapor rub on bottom of feet.
Shade1982 20
Well... She isn't wrong technically... :P
hazardmuffin 21
That sucks. I hope nothing comes of it and they tell her she's an idiot. Some work places can be really strict about sick days, OP probably wouldn't have been able to take much more time off if he'd been sick for awhile. I have a friend who was suffering with a persisting condition and ended up missing a bunch of work due to hospitalization and they wrote her up for it several times and told her she'd be fired if she missed more, so the next time she had a bad flu she had no choice but to go to work. They asked her why she would come in while so contagious and promptly sent her home. She still managed to infect half the office.
Xotoolyxo 16
Bitch is jealous of your tea and cough drops. No need to pay attention to her
donutcallmethat 16
I clicked on FYL and YDI. Your co-worker sounds like a total bitch, and that sucks. However, I am distressed that you are back at work if your cough is that bad. I empathize with the fact that it may not have been possible to miss work any longer without some kind of medical pass which you may not have had access to, but I've had co-workers pass on some really nasty stuff to me, just because they had to come in to work sick, and I'm still bitter about it.