Work: Today, I accidentally pressed the panic button under the register... - FML

By Anonymous - 31/03/2009 09:08 - Australia

Today, I accidentally pressed the panic button under the register at work. I didn't even know we had a panic button until the cops showed up. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/07/2012 08:57 - United Kingdom - Peterborough

Today, I was convinced I hadn't locked up properly when leaving work, and almost had a panic attack at the train station. I went all the way back into work, to find I had in fact locked up properly. It made me nearly two hours late home. This isn't the first time I've done this. FML

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Bee4594 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 16:44

Wouldn't they let you know there was a panic button in the first place?

Deviant_fml 5

Tuesday 31 March 2009 16:01

whoops...

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ohmaaan 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 18:43

I've done the same thing, I never even knew there was a button there, and I've looked for it since and I can't find it again!!

kaimt 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 19:03

Suckah.

xBAMFx 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 19:15

i didnt know we had one until our manager came in to shop and her three year old found it. the cops came. they were kinda pissed haha.

dnb23 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 19:22

Only an FYL because your manager never bothered to tell you about it.

omgitspoy 6

Tuesday 31 March 2009 19:56

i worked at my job for almost 2 yrs before i saw this little red button and was like hey whats this..."oh just the panic button" ...oh thats cool why did noone tell me we had this?

npk1112 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 19:59

Zzzzz...how did this get posted? Who's stoned and publishing the FML's lately? This is a boring, lame and unfunny FML that really doesn't even have a punchline.

elliebelle1990 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 20:04

idiot

headbuster310 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 20:09

lol, it happened to me at work once too!!!

King_of_Kings 3

Tuesday 31 March 2009 20:10

what were you trying to grab under there? can't you wait until you get home to jack off?

bioclock 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 20:10

Hahaha, I've done the same thing before. Except ours was covered with a pad, so nobody could tell there was a button under there.

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