Today, I realized that customers at my work ask me, "Are you new or just stupid?" just as often as they did when I first started. 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, as I was helping a customer, she asked if it was my first day and who was training me. Evidently, I'm bad at my job, because I've worked there for 7 months. FML
Today, I got asked, “And you are…?” by a senior colleague while in a morning meeting at work. I’ve been working here for 3 months and I've already introduced myself multiple times to them. FML
Today, we were running a special at work that I had previously been told was an online-only special. After the general manager corrected me, I used the joke excuse of, "It's my first day". The customer replied, "I can tell". I've worked there two years and I'm the assistant manager. FML
Today, at work I put myself squarely in the lame / old people category when I foolishly asked out loud what FML meant. FML
Today, at work, I took a call from an angry customer. After listening to his problem and fully explaining how we could fix it, he called me a stupid girl and said I need more training as I obviously know nothing about my job. I'm the company training coordinator. FML
Today, a woman at the retirement home I work at told me she was new and asked me a few questions. I asked her when she moved in. She was a new coworker, not a new resident. FML
Today, after I've spent years cultivating my reputation at work as a hardass who's good to his team, as long as they're competent and own up to mistakes, my mother came as a customer and suddenly I'm a kid all over again. She even tried to pat my head and ask if I'm eating enough. Now my team all keep smirking at me. FML
Today, after my bosses excitedly told me I'm getting promoted to customer service at our grocery store, a customer called me an idiot in the parking lot for accidentally backing into the shopping cart she left in my blind spot. So it begins… FML
Today, I have been at my new job for almost a month and still have no idea what I'm doing. FML
Today, working in retail, I noticed a customer looking for an item, so I walked up to them and asked, "Is there something I can help you find?" He replied, "Did I ask for your fucking help?" FML
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Top comments
Dlzq 22
Well, it might be your own fault..
Redoxx_fml 22
#3 and 28 are you new or just stupid ?
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Comments (84)
HylianWarrior 21
Maybe time to look for a job you're more suited for. It doesn't look like you're going places with that one.
sweetnsourrr 11
Its okay OP, hopefully you'll get better. You just need to work hard and be confident. I was so so nervous when I first got my job, I was a wreck which almost got me fired. I have been working really hard ever since.
Auromo 14
at least you haven't gotten worse.
tukies 28
I wouldn't call yourself stupid. It's time to ask for help. Take time to learn your job.
Nicholle2762 11
It's kinda rude that they would say that to you. I've worked retail too so I know how customers can get. If they were really that dissatisfied with your work effort they should've brought it to your manager instead of telling you you are stupid. You have feelings just as much as they do.
thedailyworst 4
hey i live in Wisconsin and heard that! were do you work and what town/city?
wiifantcso 13
I work in Milwaukee at Domino's Pizza
lbanks_fml 10
So.........obviously it is the latter. Just stooopid!!
ahabsfan 17
Sorry to hear that Forrest.
TurquoiseJesus 15
unless your place of work is one that typically attracts rude crowds, the fact that that is being said to you multiple times probably means there is a bit of truth to it.
prostar9993 15
Well, which one is it?