Today, a customer punched me in the face for repeating their order back to them because they thought I was making fun of their speech impediment. I have the same speech impediment. FML
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Today, I had to call a customer. I usually try to avoid calling customers because I have a very prominent speech impediment. Well, it turns out the customer I called also has a speech impediment and thought I was mocking her. She hung up on me and filed a formal complaint with my company. FML
Today, I got slapped by a date because she thought I was making fun of her speech impediment. I wasn't making fun, I just have the same speech impediment. FML
Today, while at work, a customer refused to speak louder, despite me asking her to do it several times. As a result, I took her order incorrectly. The customer then finally decided to raise her voice, but only to yell at me about my poor listening skills. FML
Today, I got punched by a man for making fun of his stutter. I didn't. I stutter too. FML
Today, I have a speech impediment that's recently become more noticeable. My entire family has decided that the best way to go about handling it is to mock me whenever I try to say something. FML
Today, at work, I was trying to repeat an order back to this guy, when his drunk girlfriend started to interrupt me. Whenever I would open my mouth, she would say "Blah blah blah." Literally. Eventually, I gave up. I got his order wrong, and got yelled at by my manager for not repeating his order. FML
Today, I was teaching a small group of improv students. I asked one guy to do a monologue, and laughed to myself while he did so. I said, "Sorry, I'm just laughing at the way you're doing it." He then got upset and pointed out that he had a speech impediment. FML
Today, at work, I was helping someone who really sounded like she had a Boston accent. So, I asked her where she was from. She has never been out of state. Turns out she has a speech impediment. FML
Today, while at a store, my stuttering problem became so bad the poor store clerk had to supply my own words for me. FML
Today, at work, I was reprimanded for not engaging with customers enough. In an effort to be more friendly, I complimented the next customer on her interesting accent. Turns out it was from a stroke she had last year. FML
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Top comments
OhimWilliam 1
Shoulda punched him back and say you thought he was making fun of yours
mpj13 8
Good luck talking your way out of this one
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Comments (134)
emilyjgraham 34
you know, just because someone has a speech impediment doesn't mean they can't work wherever they want. if they're
emilyjgraham 34
comfortable taking a job and the company likes them, sod what anyone else thinks. it's extremely offensive to say they'd piss people off. I don't understand how you can say that. *continued from last post, pressed send by accident*
matthew3 2
People are fuckwits.
ravey 0
Seriously? Him punching you in the face was unnecessary. If he thought you were making fun if you he could have just said something. Hope you're okay op
ravey 0
Of him*** ******* phone!>_
ravey 0
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curlyfry33 8
sense their heavy duty Christians then they should be shocked at first but forgive you and not be judgemental about it
ravey 0
Youre on the wrong post. Lol
WaywardDaughter 26
ANYONE can mess up an order they don't have to have a speech problem.
ophel1a 7
i can understand the customer getting pissed, thinking OP was potentially making fun of him, but to react by PUBLICLY PUNCHING HIM IN THE FACE just flabbergasts me. is this how people deal with their issues now? jfc, talk about maturity regression.
Crazberry 5
I think I would go ballistic if a customer ever laid a hand (or fist) on me. My version of killing them with kindness would involve pummeling them with a loaf of french bread. No matter how offended someone is, there is NO excuse for that kind of behaviour, especially towards someone who would lose their job if they defended themselves.
missamazinggg 12
4- I have a horrible stutter yet I'm one of the people who sells the most. I work in concession at a movie theater. I'm actually kind of offended by your comment, you may not be capable of doing it but others are.