Today, at my job at a ceramics store, I was loading a $300 statuette into a woman's car when I saw a dismembered foot in the trunk. I was so startled that I dropped the statuette and it shattered. Turns out the foot was fake and now my boss says I have to pay for the damage. FML
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Today, I broke my toe on a decorative statue I bought for our front yard. My husband warned me it took up too much space and was a hazard, and now I get to hear him say, "I told you so." FML
Today, after a long day of working on my feet, I came home looking forward to soaking my aching feet in a foot spa. When I was pulling the machine out of a closet, it slipped and came crashing down on my feet. It broke. So did three of my toes. FML
Today, I started a new job at a glass shop and my boss asked me to vacuum. I ended up tipping over and shattering the most expensive bong in the shop, which retailed at $3,000. FML
Today, I accidentally dropped a sculpture at college, and it broke. Some weirdo wearing a pink cape and a fake moustache bitched me out and told me not to be such an attention-seeking drama queen. FML
Today, my boss and I were stacking boxes in the back room of the store. One of the boxes fell and hit me in the face, causing me to lose my glasses. My boss stepped on my glasses as she ran to check the box for broken merchandise, which I then had to pay for. FML
Today, I was in Starbucks with my daughter when she noticed a travel cup she liked. She picked one up and asked for it, but I said no because it was expensive. She angrily slammed it back into its stand and in the process, knocked over a display of ceramic mugs. I had to pay for each broken mug. FML
Today, I was working at my retail job. A customer stopped me on my way to break saying "someone" had broken a snow globe. She showed me where it was and I cleaned it up with her circling me. I finished and put the cleaning supplies away when I heard a 'crash' as the same woman dropped another snow globe. FML
Today, I dinged my boss's very expensive car. My car wasn’t damaged, so in a panic, I moved my car to another spot and said nothing. Less than an hour later, my boss showed me high definition security footage, so now I either cough up repair money I can’t afford, or I get fired. FML
Today, at work at a store, I was sitting on the floor stocking a bottom shelf. A woman in a motorized cart did not see me, and ran over my hand. When I alerted her about what she had done she laughed. FML
Today, at my first day of my dream job, I dropped a delicate $700 piece of machinery on the ground. FML
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Cads1 24
You should not have to foot the bill on that.
buckstop1 37
That toetally sucks that you have to pay for it.
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Comments (55)
CaroAurelia 12
Why did this woman have a fake foot in her trunk? Even if it was a prosthesis, shouldn't someone be wearing it?
Lalala579121 27
My guess would be that it was a prop rather than a prosthetic foot.
ILikeKoalas 24
Pretty sure she wouldn't get you to help her with that if there really was some murderous activity going on in her car recently… just in case…
leogachi 15
When you see something like that suddenly and unexpectedly, being startled or even scared for a few seconds is a completely reasonable response.
91hayek 31
She was told to keep the foot to give it an appropriate boot she picked the wrong one and thought it was fun But now it will cost you some loot.
AddictGamer 16
Since you used 'boot' and 'loot' I guess you want us to pronounce foot as 'fewt'. Next time re-read #16:)
wratty11 17
The only way this poem could possibly rhyme is if you say it in a Geordie accent...
capnbzarr 43
Tell your boss "no". If he fires you for it, then you're better off not working for that asshole, and at least you won't have paid.
shessohighh 10
I don't think the boss is terribly in the wrong. I mean, it sucks for OP but someone has to pay for it.
leogachi 15
How about the idiot that went to buy an expensive item at a store, needed help to move said item, and didn't think a severed foot (fake or not) would startle someone?
RedPillSucks 31
sucks, but just about every low end job I've worked at, if you break something, you have to pay for it. Unless the workplace has insurance for this kind of stuff.
cjohns6954 6
It was her husband's vagankle (****** ankle).
Miss_Whipped 43
That is fifty shades of 'not okay.'
sbarua219 17
It was an accident. Why don't you ask your distributor or wholesaler for credit after you explain the story? I'm sure they'll understand
mustangbravo 27
It sucks but it's true, work in sales and if you break it you bought it. Ask for an employee discount. Seeing as how the store just had to refund the full asking price they might not agree to it though.
stieglar 17
+300 culture points for using the word statuette
CaptainRR 20
Ouch. That sucks. If the foot looked that realistic, try talking to the boss and ask him or her if you can just pay whatever it cost to buy it originally. I'm sure your boss and you can have an agreement on a much lower price. FYL