Today, my coworker got angry at a mean customer. She came to the back where I work and started punching the wall repeatedly. When I tried to intervene and stop her from breaking her hand, she punched me in the stomach and uppercut me. FML
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Today, while at work, I was asked if I wanted to leave early. I said no and let my coworker go instead. Two hours later, I was punched in the face by one of my patients, with absolutely no warning or provocation. FML
Today, a customer at work became violent and started hitting me and my coworker. Not wanting him to get the shit beat out of us, I used a move that pinned the guy on the ground. The police came and he was arrested. I was then fired for assaulting a customer. FML
Today, I was on my way to work behind a very slow car. At a red light, the lady came over and punched me in the face for following her too closely. We are coworkers and our desks are next to each other. FML
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
Today, my co-worker threw a rubber mallet at my face, and I broke my finger in the process of saving my face. She then told me to "take it up with HR, bitch". She's the HR manager. FML
Today, I tried to break up a fight between two of my coworkers. They decided to show their gratitude by smashing me in the face with a thick ceramic dish. FML
Today, an angry customer from my old job and punched me in the face before screaming; “You thought you’d seen the last of me?” I moved seven states over and she followed me here just to do that. FML
Today my Assistant Manager decided to pull a prank on me by walking up behind me and screaming my name. I screamed in terror and then swung around and punched him, full force, dead center in the chest, right in front of my supervisor, manager, and several other employees. FML
Today, I briefly had the coolest boss in the world. He stormed over to a nasty customer who was giving me hell, and he absolutely laid into her. It lasted about 10 seconds before he collapsed from a major heart attack. A coworker's already blamed me for not pacifying the customer in the first place and causing all this to happen. FML
Today, I found out my coworker was arrested for beating the crap out of his wife. I gave him a serious pep talk yesterday where I told him to stop taking her shit and start standing up for himself. FML
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Top comments
RichardPencil 32
The punch to the gut could have been an accident, but the uppercut was directed at you intentionally. No one uppercuts a wall. You'll scrape your knuckles!
Bliepje 22
i would definitely report her. Such anger in general is not normal and attacking u when u are trying to help... unacceptable. Yes u can be angry at a costumer. Yes u can express ur anger, but not in this violent way. Its just so unprofessional.
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Comments (24)
RichardPencil 32
The punch to the gut could have been an accident, but the uppercut was directed at you intentionally. No one uppercuts a wall. You'll scrape your knuckles!
1DisGR8 32
You're a good person for making sure the customer didnt hurt herself! I'm sorry you got punched though.
hailunicorns 9
It was her coworker who was punching the wall
mercyelvira42 23
I think OP was trying to stop the coworker, not the customer
stoneybadger78 6
She must have been, "deadass." Either way sue your employer and the customer.
allie2590 31
Are you high?
ThrottleJockey 36
Nah, I crashed hours ago.
Bliepje 22
i would definitely report her. Such anger in general is not normal and attacking u when u are trying to help... unacceptable. Yes u can be angry at a costumer. Yes u can express ur anger, but not in this violent way. Its just so unprofessional.
shitstorm28 11
That's psychotic, and you should press assault charges. There's no excuse for that.
HollyQuinn 21
Someone needs anger management, and probably a job where they don't need to deal with any person ever.
TheyCallMeDamien 18
I agree. Unfortunately we've moved increasingly to a service based economy without taking into account that some people are ill-suited for that type job due to personality. Trying to find a job that doesn't have you dealing with the public is difficult. And once you start it's hard to change fields. Apply for one job they say no and then ask if you're interested in a customer service position instead. Retail is the pits.
vsus98 22
I live in a rather smallish town, so I definitely can't speak for everyone. In my town most of the available jobs I've been seeing are production based, working with only a few other people.
gracehi 33
Next time, let the crazy bitch break her knuckles. She'll deserve it.
SneakyDeath 15
C-c-ccomber Breaker!
ChiefKoala 30
So close, yet so far.
Quid_Pro_Quo 1
I hate when coworkers are dicks. We already have enough to worry about, having customers being dicks, and you can't even rely on your coworkers? Damn.