Today, I was interviewing a woman for a job. She told me that she may need days off because of her artistic son. I jokingly replied, "Does he color on the walls or something?" She then stared at me with a weird look on her face. Autistic, her son is autistic. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while at my friend's house, I noticed her brother had a bit of an accent. I laughingly said "Is it me or does your little brother have an accent?" She stared and replied with "No, he has autism." FML
Today, a girl I'd been crushing on for a little while and I were talking about autism. Some of the last words she said were "I try to not find autistic people so fucking annoying, but I can't help it. But can you blame me?” I'm autistic. FML
Today, I had to deal with a lady who claimed her son was autistic to try and skip the queue. Even her son was saying he’s not autistic, and she was screaming in his face that yes he was. I happen to be genuinely autistic. Security threw her out, and I was jealous that I didn’t get to do it. FML
Today, my wife, in all seriousness, told me she believed I am autistic. With all due respect to autistic people out there, WTF? FML
Today, I was at the park with my autistic son when I noticed a teenage girl imitating him by flapping her hands and walking on her toes. Fed up with children mocking my son, I went over and sternly lectured the girl's mother. Turns out, her daughter is autistic too and will be in my son's class. FML
Today, a guy at work pulled me aside to tell me that I probably shouldn't be working a job where I have to interact with customers, because of my autism. I don't have autism. FML
Today, I was shopping when I overheard a woman telling an employee that she was buying an iPad for her 5-year-old son. Annoyed, I turned around and ranted about how he should have more age appropriate toys. Then she explained that her son is autistic and will be using the iPad to communicate. FML
Today, my therapist mentioned we should look into the possibility of me being autistic. When telling my boyfriend what she'd said, he replied, “I don’t think you’re autistic, just damaged.” FML
Today, I asked the girl who has a crush on me if she was autistic. She replied without hesitation, "I can be whatever you want me to be." FML
Today, my coworker was going on and on about how her son was nice and got good grades but that she needed to find him a therapist because he's too shy in class, and how she didn't want her friends to think badly of her. She's a counselor. I sat in silence for almost an hour, because all I could think was, "WTF? Poor kid." FML
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Mynameislinh 24
Well, they do sound alike... You could explain to her the misunderstanding and everything may be cleared up.
Vagitarian1 10
You could see that one coming.
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Comments (119)
shidy 4
Awkward moment... Hope the rest of the Interview went OK!
Daveyboy75 11
If i was looking to employ a person and they told me they were looking to have days off to look after someone I wouldn't be offering them the job at all
jack_jill05 14
really? have you never been in a difficult situation with a loved one before?
Syssy_fml 2
Autism is a disability and not hiring someone due to a disabled child would cause you severe legal ramifications.
russfml 31
And that's why you're not an HR or hopefully are not one because ya shouldn't be
Daveyboy75 11
So wanting to hire someone who can't commit 100% to a job is a bad thing ? Feel for her having an autistic kid but it won't be fair on her company or fellow employees is she having time off all the time
Daveyboy75 11
But how do you prove that to be the case ?
WasabiMars 21
That's an awkward situation. Hopefully uou cleared up the misunderstanding OP.
bobslawnservice 16
Ah, smarmy, sarcastic, arrogant job interviewers. Everyone's favourite.
vikky538 29
well i hope she got the job..doesnt she?
BreathingClover 19
rate this comment down. Now.
BreathingClover 19
I order you
BreathingClover 19
>:(
Tankkiller308 16
Seriously of your interviewing someone and they say they need days of its apparently something import enough to have to miss even reading soon as you said artistic I new she meant autistic sorry but I don't mean to be mean but people make fun of them to much if I see someone autistic being made fun of I'll defend them. There is nothing with them wrong they are just different
1two3four5six 23
op wasn't making fun of autistic people at all...
grgnyce 8
YDI, for being a world class ASSHOLE!!!!!