Today, my new boss asked me to handle a very difficult client, warning me that, "He's kind of a dick." My accidental response? "That's fine, I'm great at handling dicks." FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, my boss at my new job described a client as "retarded". I corrected him with "mentally disabled". He smirked and replied "Whatever. Just explain things to her real slow. After all, she's 'mentally disabled'. And a woman." I need this job so bad that I'll have to just put up with this asshole. FML
Today, I showed up to my new job early, hoping to impress my new boss. When he arrived, he walked by me and muttered, "Fucking tryhard." FML
Today, at my new job at a funeral home, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't "lighten the hell up" while dealing with our grieving clients. FML
Today, my boss sent me to a meeting with a client I've never met to do some damage control and renegotiate his contract. For two hours, he alternated between threatening to sue us, and making vulgar comments about raping me in his office. FML
Today, I ran into a new guy at work who told me the regional manager was visiting today to evaluate the staff. I scoffed and said that everything I'd heard about the manager made him seem like a total prick. His reply? "Maybe, but I'm a prick who can FIRE people." FML
Today, our outgoing boss told us about guy who's replacing him, saying he's very nice but very anal about things. Without thinking, I shrugged and said "Anal's not bad." Now everyone's calling me Anal-Girl. FML
Today, having just told me what a great job I've been doing, and how he'd really like to start giving me some more responsibility, my boss asked me if I'd sharpen a couple of pencils for him. FML
Today, my new boss sat me down and told me he's seriously reconsidering my hire, all because I greeted him with, "Howdy, boss!" instead of, "Good morning, sir." Apparently this indicates a lack of respect for his authority. FML
Today, I got a heads-up that my boss suffered a death in the family, but was coming into work anyway. I thought he'd be depressed, but it seems he deals with grief with anger instead. I found that out when he yelled at me, threatening to rip my spine out my ass over a typo I made in a report. FML
Today, I brought my daughter to work with me. When we walked in, a client was blowing up at my boss, all because as my boss was walking past his storage unit, he glanced in and was about to compliment how neat it was. After my boss left, I had to deal with the aftermath, which left my daughter terrified of this man. FML
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maharb01 17
sometimes customers require hands on attention instead of just paying them lip service
Dave_Davington 35
I'll bet you're an expert at beating them into submission. You have them submit all over your face like an absolute champ.
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Comments (24)
Rawrshi 25
Don't let him get a rise out of you, OP.
pjsr 33
Shouldn't it be the dick he's handling that he doesn't want to get a rise out of? Or maybe he does
moodyreallyrocks 27
Best of luck OP!!
maharb01 17
sometimes customers require hands on attention instead of just paying them lip service
UpUpUpUrs 6
But some just want you to bend over
Dave_Davington 35
I'll bet you're an expert at beating them into submission. You have them submit all over your face like an absolute champ.
Fmlreadermostly 20
Sometimes clients need special handling in specific ways. Sometimes you have to directly ask them what they want before they will be pleased instead of pandering around and being all explanative.
zinoxity 23
I bet it was hard to come back from that.
aggoden_bed 9
Smooth...really smooth
foxy_grampa 19
I'm sure what you do on your own time doesn't matter to your boss
CoconutCharlotte 0
So long sucker
OhPuhleeze 23
You came too soon... That's why, think and then speak. Fortunately for you, it wasn't that bad. At least you did not finish that sentence with "that's why I get along fabulously with you."