Work: Today, at work, I took an order from a stuck-up sounding lady...

By Anonymous - 25/11/2012 00:25 - New Zealand - Christchurch

Today, at work, I took an order from a stuck-up sounding lady over the phone. She said her last name was "duckling, but with an F". Bemused, I wrote her name on the order. When she arrived to pick it up later, she told me she'd said "s", not "f". FML

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By Anonymous - 25/05/2011 13:55 - Australia

Today, my boss and I were preparing a lunch order for a nearby real-estate agency. I noticed that the order was riddled with spelling mistakes, so I laughed and mocked the realtors, calling them stupid and incompetent. My boss then pointed out that the order was written in his handwriting. FML

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By PaneraSucks - 19/02/2014 06:24 - United States - Londonderry

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Today, a customer at the bar I work at yelled at me for calling her "Ma'am." I asked what she'd prefer, and she gave me her name. When I called her by her name, she yelled at me for not calling her "Ma'am." FML

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By nerd - 16/10/2009 15:08 - Singapore

Today, I was on cloud nine when the beautiful waitress I frequently ordered takeaways from told me she didn't need to take my name as she remembers me from before. When I got my food I saw the sales slip. On it she had written, "Cheeseburger - Fries - Coke - nerdy guy with bad haircut." FML

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By ziatenaj - 15/10/2010 10:52 - United States

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

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By Jen - 20/10/2016 16:32

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

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By Anonymous - 07/04/2014 00:20 - Australia - Spearwood

Today, at the café I work at, I was yelled at by a woman because the drinks and food she ordered were "taking too long". Before I had the chance to get a word in, she stormed out and said she would never come back. I didn't get the chance to inform her that she hadn't ordered yet. FML

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Sunday 25 November 2012 10:25

...suckling? what the hell...

LSS_fml 18

Sunday 25 November 2012 10:32

Why couldn't she just say her last name was Suckling?

Comments

winkydog4056 16

Sunday 25 November 2012 11:31

Suckling, Fuckling; what's the difference with a name like that. Either way you're going to get sucked or ******.

mayyberry 4

Sunday 25 November 2012 11:32

I actually have a friend who's last name is Suckling. I never thought it was THAT strange till I saw the comments here. I guess it is...

jedielf 23

Sunday 25 November 2012 11:41

As a fellow person who does a lot of their work over the phone, I understand far, far too much. They really should keep working on making the audio clearer.

luckylove869 7

Sunday 25 November 2012 12:48

Honest Mistake! No biggie!

buckdharma 36

Sunday 25 November 2012 13:20

there once was a woman named Suckling. Who ordered the Peking duckling. But it stayed in to long,and came out all wong, so Suckling was shit outta wuck.

beterdude 2

Sunday 25 November 2012 13:20

Why didn't she say her name

redhedsaysrawr 18

Sunday 25 November 2012 13:45

Why didnt she just ******* SAY suckling? SHE deserved that one...

poindexter25 5

Sunday 25 November 2012 16:03

TESTIFY!!!

yeongji 31

Sunday 25 November 2012 14:38

I understand where you are coming from =/ I hate how unclear people are (or sometimes it is just the connection) over the phone, and they expect you to know what they are saying all the time. I dislike it even more when they give you the, "are you stupid?" attitude or tone of voice.