Today, I got to work and saw a new desk had been setup on stilts. "Oh, who got the standing desk?" I asked. Turns out it's for the guy in the wheelchair who was right behind me. It needs to be high so the controls of his wheelchair can fit under the desk. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I spent my lunch break helping a coworker move a desk to another office. When I got back, my own desk had been moved to make room for someone new. Nobody had told me where they’d put it. FML
Today, our company not only installed standing desks, they have literally just spent a week replacing all our toilets, they are bizarre as hell with a seat that angles downwards. I looked them up online, they’re designed to cause pain in your legs to stop you sitting there too long. FML
Today, my boss scheduled a staff breakfast at a swanky new restaurant for all the hard work we've been doing. The dining area is on the roof, and the building has no elevator. I've been in a wheelchair for 11 years. When I brought this to my boss's attention, he said it wasn't his problem. FML
Today, two people at work - both higher up than me - called me out for "stomping" when I walk up stairs. I have a disability that causes this. We work at a place specifically for disabled people. FML
Today, a co-worker and I walked out of our office at the same time. He got in his car, which was parked right out front. I asked him what I had to do to get a sweet parking spot like that. He rolled up his pant leg and show me his prosthesis. He was in the handicapped spot. FML
Today, I joined a work call feeling confident, until my chair slowly sank mid-meeting. I tried to discreetly readjust, but the chair hissed and dropped me two inches every few seconds until only my eyes were visible above the desk. FML
Today, I got a new chair at work. After spending three hours putting it together, I was called into my boss's office and let go. FML
Today, for the third time this week, my boss made me switch desks. Each new desk is closer to the door than the last one. I think he's trying to tell me something. FML
Today, I rushed onto the metro to get to work. I found there were no seats left and asked a perfectly healthy guy to let me sit in the handicap spot. He refused to because "being tired" was a handicap characteristic. I have one leg. FML
Today, it was a normal day working as a medical receptionist, until I told a wheelchair-bound patient to “take a seat” out of habit. She responded with, “I brought my own!” I have never felt more embarrassed. FML
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usnwife 18
Him being right behind you makes you look a little dumb, yes, but otherwise it was an honest mistake and you weren't making fun or him or anything so I dont see why an apology and just going on with your day wouldn't fix everything here...
RebeccaRFT 18
I don't understand how what he said was a problem. It sounded like a legitimate question, and the way OP worded it, he wasn't reading someone. So, I wouldn't have really been offended.
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Comments (53)
trumpy 9
i dont think you need to feel bad for not noticing his wheelchair, especially if he is always in front of a desk
PinkasaurusRex 25
I doubt he was actually offended, probably just a little awkward. It'll blow over, I'm sure.
hipposteve 21
might be helpful to think before you speak
Obito_Uchiha651 17
As if OP was supposed to know that it was for someone in a wheelchair
Sansational_ 18
Shit I'm actually dying too funny
legendof90 14
Not sure how asking who got it is offensive
yayhoo16 12
Open mouth and insert foot
KatzVKatz 22
If he got offended by such an innocent remark, then, wheelchair or not, he is an asshole, trying to get people to feel sorry for him.
heyLaddieHey 18
...pretty sure OP is just embarrassed about it.
tomvertigo 17
There is no way you could have Koen and your question was innocent and innocuous. No worries!
tomdrc12 12
You made an innocent remark that only turned out to be a mistake because he was right behind you. Apologize and then let it go, it wasn't a big deal. If he got offended by that, well that's on him and his insecurity. Not your problem.
DBpiano 22
I can see how you might think of this as being a little embarrassing, but it was an honest mistake; you weren't even making fun of him. A good story, but not a worthy "FML" in my own opinion!