Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. 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, my mom came over to me and whispered something in my ear. I didn't hear it and assumed it was a joke, so I started laughing. Turns out my aunt died. FML
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
Today, my coworker left a tiny mess in the break room. I cleaned it up and jokingly said, "Your mother isn't here to clean up after you." She started crying. I forgot her mom died last week. FML
Today, I ran into an old friend. I asked her how she was doing, then asked, "And your mum?" Just as the words escaped my lips, I remembered her mum died a few years ago. Trying to save face, I messed up again and blurted, "She still in the same graveyard?" FML
Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
Today, I heard that one of our customers had passed away. Saddened, I told everyone who came into our shop about his death. Understandably, some customers got very upset and one even fainted. Suddenly, the "dead" man walked into the shop. Turns out I got the name wrong. FML
Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML
Today, while I was at work, I was on the verge of tears. My coworker asked what was wrong and I explained that I recently had to put my dog down. He then replied, "Cool story, bro. Tell it again." FML
Today, at work, I was about to close a big sale, when a coworker rushed over and said there was a call for me in the office. He heavily implied my mom had died, and I rushed out. After I figured out there was no call and that my mom was fine, he'd already stolen my sale and the commission. FML
Today, I overheard my girlfriend telling her friend, "Actually, it's a good thing she died, she was quite a bitch." She was talking about my mother. FML
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porcelainkisses 5
Oops? Maybe you should pay a bit more attention at work.
Buttsexpirate 9
"She died" *Haha* "She ordered it fried? How ridiculous" *Haha*
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Comments (110)
chickenwalrus 14
i cant tell you how many times someone was trying to tell me something, i say what!? after this repeats usually 2 times i just nod, chuckle a bit and say "yeah." doesnt sound like a good idea now...
clflg 0
You might wanna pay more attention... Consider it??
escadoo 3
I guess the smile and nod trick doesn't always work
DomainError 5
To 89, It seriously annoys me when British people say "mum". It's so F***ing annoying!!!!
Lag_Hater 0
have you ever heard of the saying "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS? if the person wanted your opinion, they would have told YOU the story.
LilliPage 17
Have you ever heard of know what the hell the FML actually says before bi*ching someone out? The customer DID tell OP the story.
ilynorrington 0
howd u eventuallyfind out?
souljer 0
To be polite?...how ironic.
neongurl98 10
I don't think they deserve that! Don't be a bitch! Just say that you smile and nod when something happens!
MatGag17895 11
If you didn't understand the story, you should have asked her to repeat it. YDI.
XDsmileyDX_fml 24
And how did she react?