Work, Phone calls and Awkward: Sensitive subject

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By Anonymous - 23/07/2021 10:01 - Australia - Warrnambool

Today, whilst working in a law firm, I took a call from a criminal, demanding that we apply for bail as he didn't like being in jail. When I tried to explain no one likes being in jail, he became angry and hung up the phone. FML

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You deserved it 151

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By Anonymous - 03/10/2011 03:29 - United States

Today, while working in a jail, I had to tell an inmate arrested for domestic violence that no, he could not use his phone call to call me at home. FML

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By blondebarbie271 - 26/07/2015 23:55 - United States - Center Barnstead

Today, I had to bail my ex-husband out of jail. He didn't want his new wife to get mad at him. FML

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You deserved it 14 477

By Anonymous - 23/05/2012 21:14 - United States

Today, my husband called me in the middle of the morning. He was in jail and wanted me to bail him out. Not only was he stupid enough to go drunk drag-racing with his buddies, their route took them straight past the front of the local police precinct. FML

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You deserved it 3 382

By No one special. - 12/12/2010 05:28 - United States

Today, my dad called for the first time in six months. He needs someone to bail him out of jail. FML

I agree, your life sucks 32 479

You deserved it 2 427

He's a good man

By no booze, no boyfriend - 04/06/2013 20:31 - United States

Today, my now ex-boyfriend called me from jail, expecting me to bail him out. He'd tried to buy a load of booze at the liquor store and came up short by ten cents. The cashier refused to be short-changed, and he figured the only reasonable reaction was to punch her in the face. FML

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You deserved it 4 657

Thanks bossman

By Anonymous - 11/10/2013 16:43 - United States - Logan

Today, I finally decided to stand up for myself and quit my crappy job working for my abusive father. I gave him a few insults too, to which he reacted by calling the police and claiming I'd threatened to murder him. I spent three hours in jail before they finally let me go. FML

I agree, your life sucks 44 665

You deserved it 3 916

By ShayanFCB - 20/10/2009 19:35 - United States

Today, my boss was angry at me because I had filed a complaint about him refusing to change our phone service to something more reliable. Later, a customer called him and said I had hung up on him. I got fired. I didn't hang up on the customer, the phone service just dropped the call. FML

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You deserved it 2 730

By hatemyjob - 23/04/2013 18:25 - United Kingdom - Colchester

Today, I answered a call at work from a very irate gentleman. After being shouted and sworn at profusely, I ended the call in a slightly less than civil manner. Turns out that guy is one of our company's biggest clients. FML

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You deserved it 43 664

By RootyTootToot - 31/08/2018 22:00

Today, I got a call from "No Caller ID", which usually only shows up when someone calls from my house phone. Thinking it was my kids, I answered imitating a cartoon voice. It wasn't my kids. It was the district attorney's office calling about the job I applied for. FML

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You deserved it 1 500

By Inga44 - 23/07/2009 23:25 - United States

Today, I got a call from my boyfriend. He was at the police station for breaking into a model home to hook up with the girl he's been cheating on me with for the past 4 months. I was his one phone call. He was expecting me to bail him out. FML

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You deserved it 3 699

RichardPencil 30

Friday 23 July 2021 2:26

How many billable hours were you able to charge for explaining a self-evident, obvious fact?

Bogrbon 27

Friday 23 July 2021 3:01

Am I missing something? I mean I’ve never been arrested but, Isn’t that kind of what a law firm would do, assuming you’re criminal law representing him? Help handle a bail hearing, negotiate bail, argue in favor of bail etc? He sounds like an ass (he probably didn’t get arrested for being too polite and well mannered though), but it sounds condescending to explain no one likes jail. It’s like I’m missing something here. Had he already been convicted, so bail wasn’t a thing? Were you not representing him as a client or a completely different type of law? Had bail been denied? I just see no reason in the context given for you to not say, “yeah that sucks, let’s work on that.”

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Friday 23 July 2021 2:26

How many billable hours were you able to charge for explaining a self-evident, obvious fact?

turnabouttrial 21

Friday 23 July 2021 3:32

Richard pencil! you're back! I was wondering where you were

Bogrbon 27

Friday 23 July 2021 3:01

Jon Tessler 14

Friday 23 July 2021 3:38

not always. most times people simply call a bail bondsman to get them out of jail. but for a big time crime, you would use a lawyer, who would file for a bail hearing. it's not like the lawyer can snap his fingers and make it happen