Work: Today, at work, whilst on hold to an important client, I said...

By GHTD - 27/01/2011 11:20 - United Kingdom

Today, at work, whilst on hold to an important client, I said to my co-workers "F*cking hell, this woman sounds high as a kite". I heard a cough on the other end of the phone. All calls are recorded. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/09/2023 18:00 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, I had to listen to some old phone call recordings at work, in which a certain worker had the most annoying high-pitched voice. To my horror, I discovered that they were my call recordings, so the annoying voice was my own. My colleagues all concurred they cannot stand the sound of me talking. FML

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By suspended - 09/08/2014 00:16 - Australia

Today, while I was working customer support, a lady hung up on me mid-sentence, and I trailed off, saying, "…aaannnddd you hung up on me like a bitch." Turned out she was still on the line and had just accidentally hit mute. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/11/2020 07:59

Today, I was caught on a hot mic during a work department meeting complaining about someone using a leaf blower, F-bombs and all. FML

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By Adrian - 03/02/2022 14:01

Today, while working at my call center, I took a phone call. The guy on the other line just yelled "FUCK YOU!" twice at the top of his lungs before hanging up on me. But of course, the phone agent is always at fault. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/03/2018 05:00

Today, while working at my dead-end call centre job that couldn't get any worse, I answered a call from a customer who was having loud sex. I still needed to sound professional and tell her when a product was released. FML

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By gotta euthanize em all - 29/11/2014 19:45 - Canada

Today, while at work, I had to spend an hour and a half on the phone, listening to an old lady relive her entire day in excruciating detail. We're not allowed to hang up on customers, and she was extremely quick to dismiss all my attempts to steer the call back on topic. FML

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By Username - 18/02/2011 09:33

Today, at work, my phone rang. My intern answered it and told me it was a coworker who'd just left. I picked up and said "What's up bitch? What are you going to complain about now?!" It was actually my boss. FML

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By Marea90h - 09/12/2020 20:01

Today, a client hung up on me after calling me "Miss Proper" because I spoke too "clearly" for her. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2016 20:42 - United States - Milwaukee

Today, my boss threw me out of her office during a conference call for daring to correct her. The client fired the company because she subsequently got all the information on the call wrong, and plainly had no idea what was going on. From all the screaming, this is now all my fault. FML

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By janice - 03/06/2011 23:23 - United States

Today, my boss called me to his office, and played back a recording of me telling a co-worker that if I still worked there in a year, I would hang myself. He then bitched me out for unprofessional conduct. The taped conversation took place over a year ago, with my recently ex-boyfriend. FML

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Thursday 27 January 2011 16:03

And you didn't know before that your calls are recorded?

mintcar 9

Thursday 27 January 2011 17:00

YDI for being unprofessional. Next time just wait until you're off the phone completely, or better yet just keep your mouth shut.

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BatmanBaby 0

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:01

you so deserve it dude! ha ha funny tho

tjv3 10

Friday 28 January 2011 1:19

I would fire you on the spot. that is why you never talk about a client while the phone call is still connected not even if you hit the mute button. they can malfunction but you didn't even have brains enough to try use it

fjretsel 1

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:02

you are as high as a dope

x_Cupcakes 0

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:03

And you didn't know before that your calls are recorded?

creamcheese724 0

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:06

I'm sure they told you that at some point

sweet_candy_ 17

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:10

lol major fail on your part op :(

Jupsi_fml 12

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:33

Major Fail !

TheAftermath 0

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:14

Next time, check to see if they're really on hold. Dumbass. Well, if, there is a Next time.

ItsmeRJ_ 0

Friday 28 January 2011 4:36

Lol win

ThePwnapple 0

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:14

People who say 'whilst' really annoy me, but people should have freedom of speech and privacy...so FYL.

Doortje 29

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:19

Any other perfectly normal English words that annoy you?

drakem 7

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:28

Depends on where you live really. I had never heard of that word until I started reading FML.

Doortje 29

Thursday 27 January 2011 18:51

Nah, it depends on your education. But I guess that's related to where you live to a certain extent, so in a way you're right.

Tancaliel 12

Thursday 27 January 2011 20:52

It seemed like a normal word to me as well, so I looked this up and apparently it's really only used in UK English. So I guess that does make it more of a regional rather than educational matter. ;)

Doortje 29

Thursday 27 January 2011 21:06

Hmm, I guess we should just consider ourselves lucky with our excellent Dutch education ;)

joooeee 3

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:16

At least now you know the calls are recorded before you started that phonesex business you always dreamed of.

TheOtherNewest1 6

Friday 28 January 2011 5:38

+100 internets, sir.

motero 0

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:24

this call will be monitored or recorded

catatonicsleep 17

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:55

...for quality and training purposes... well this one will be used as the 'what not to do' example :D

macskapingvin 0

Thursday 27 January 2011 16:26

YDI, because if you're going to bow to such an unprofessional urge to be rude about a client, at least have the damn patience to wait until you've finished the call.