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 picklemonger - 08/12/2011 19:58 - Canada

Today, I walked out of the store, car keys in hand, only to discover my car was missing. After a frantic search, I started to hyperventilate and a nearly had a full-blown panic attack. Then I remembered I walked to the store. I am an idiot. 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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duckie227 22

Wednesday 27 January 2010 20:09

wow. I've almost hit ours too. we have white ones and most my crew don't knw what they are. maybe I should tell them...haha

jamiln123 0

Sunday 28 November 2010 10:22

lame

Kkkdawg 27

Saturday 9 March 2013 13:44

****. That's embarrassing. I pressed the panic button one time at my work by accident, but thought nothing of it cause the manager said they didn't work. About 10 mins later there were 5 cop cars outside and we got a phone call.

missnovocaine 14

Saturday 27 April 2013 7:18

Are you danisnotonfire by chance?

swaggyswagswag 17

Monday 8 July 2013 3:39

Haha they disabled most o the panic buttons at my work cause cashiers kept pressing them cause they didn't know what they were for and security got annoyed lol

Bored_asFuck 3

Monday 29 July 2013 21:01

Are you bu any chance, Danisnotonfire, coz he made a video about him pressing the Panic Button and got fired.

SmokinGuns 13

Wednesday 2 October 2013 16:03

They're supposed to show you where all the panic buttons are in case of emergency so its not your fault OP

namelessmonster 6

Saturday 28 December 2013 3:57

Was it labeled cause it should be.

MateRicks 18

Tuesday 28 January 2014 23:25

Is this dan

coolyjulie 2

Sunday 10 August 2014 18:25

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