Today, at my internship, I was told we were going to do something fun. I was excited, until I found out that this "fun" thing was labeling 500 folders. 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 found out I've been incorrectly sorting thousands of papers for the past two weeks. My boss wanted them sorted by date, but the co-worker who instructed me said to sort them into alphabetical order just to watch me fail. FML
Today, I'm a graduate but still an unpaid intern. My daily work is folding letters and putting them into envelopes. The sad thing is, I actually enjoy doing it. FML
Today, I started the internship of my dreams. The company has nothing for me to do, so I sit and stare at the clock. FML
Today, I went to orientation for college. They gave us a name tag and I tried to figure out how to put it on for a few minutes. After struggling with it I realized it was a sticker. FML
Today, my boss told me to sort and file all the paperwork he'd been randomly shoving into boxes since 2010. Apparently we're being audited, so he expects me to do eight years of filing in two weeks. There's enough paper to fully stock a large public library. Two weeks my ass. FML
Today, I was given a new responsibility at the law firm where I work. I'm now in charge of punching holes in every single piece of paper to be found in the office, estimated to be in the hundred-thousands. The reason? I finish my daily clerical work too quickly. FML
Today, I went in for my second day working at my internship. My bosses greeted me and told me we were going to have a meeting. The meeting was about the drunk voicemails I left them on Saturday. FML
Today, I discovered that "team building exercise" really means free labor with no snacks. FML
Today, my supervisor’s first words when looking at my work were, “What is this shit?!” I explained that I'd done it exactly like she told me to. She just kept on grumbling because she couldn’t find a single thing I had done wrong, which apparently ruined her day. FML
Today, I set out to organize my media files over several old hard drives, but I got so engrossed in creating intricate folders and subfolders that I forgot what I was organizing in the first place. My computer is now a labyrinth of folders titled "Stuff," "Things," and "What is this even?" FML
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Feklfekl2222 32
I sometimes find tasks like that fun, it depends if I can make a game out of it or not.
ant1078 7
That's how my boss gets me to empty the garbage bins :(
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DTJames 7
Fun is a buzzword
eminemop 0
You mean, people DON'T do that for fun??!!
SoSickWithIt 14
I do things like this in my TA classes, it really isn't that bad. Don't be a biiiiiiitch? *smiley face*
quite_bored 9
You realize ":)" or ":-)" work wayyy better than "*smiley face*", right?
SoSickWithIt 14
I like to connect with the FMLer and write out my facial expressions. It shows that I care.
Calyx_fml 22
I'm so jealous. I wish I could have labeled all those folders. You get all the fun.
Socomsnake 11
Hah, yeah I feel you. My boss does the EXACT SAME THING. D:
desireev 18
Luuucckkkyyyyy!!!! My job was to pick up the 1,486,987,637 tiny pieces of paper that were all over the floor after the lady with the hole-puncher was finished with her job! Did mention that I wasn't allowed to use the vacuum cleaner either? This was all in a hospital where people are constantly walking in and out of the room I was 'working' in..
quite_bored 9
You must be old then. If you assume it took you a second to pick up each, then it took you 47.2 years to pick them all up. Of course not considering sleeping, eating, etc.
lizard399 0
She could have used a broom.
quite_bored 9
Then if she did she wouldn't be complaining about not being able to use a vacuum. I also don't think a broom would work in a high traffic area because people would be in your way and smash your piles.
desireev 18
Quite_bored- The number was an exaggerated estimate. I was allowed to use a broom. But have you tried to sweep those things up on a carpeted room? It's pretty hard!
quite_bored 9
I realized it was an exaggeration, I'm not *that* stupid.
davidbdb485 0
Sorry Op, but in general work is never going to be completely fun. There's always gotta be some kind of "work" involved. If it was completely fun you'd be paying them to do it. At least you got an internship though, hopefully that'll secure your future a little more.
nessaface25 14
Hey, that IS fun..
Clamcreepy 7
They like to get you excited so you'll be pump for a lil bit and get the first 250 done in like 2 minutes
lizard399 0
I tend to not expect anything fun at work. That set up usually ends with me doing dishes.