OverweightTeen
Canada
Today, I added some of my own money to the tip jar in the Subway I work at to make myself look less pathetic. FML
Collection
Black Friday
70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
United States
Today, I was at my work. To urge people to be generous, I paid my friends to put 15 bucks in the tip jar while saying how great I was. He did this about ten times throughout the day. Turns out, us employees don't get to keep the tips. FML
Topher
United States
Today, I got tipped more than I have in my bank account. It was $5. FML
Pimaan
United States
Today, I decided to be a generous guy and slip a dollar from my pocket to a beggar. Turns out I'd slipped my hard-earned $100 bill instead. FML
Anonymous
Saskatoon, Canada
Today, I'm so poor that I've been scrounging around my house all day trying to find quarters and dimes so that I can buy myself a cup of coffee tomorrow. FML
pinkplasticjesus
Canada
Today, I went to a restaurant and only brought $14 with me to eat. I ordered and ate my meal, then went to the counter to pay for it. I threw $2 into the tip jar then got my bill. My bill was $13.86. I had to reach into the tip jar and take my $2 back so I could pay for my meal. FML
danny
Today, while working at a chain restaurant, I forgot to charge someone a few dollars for extra toppings on the side. My stingy boss took the time to take that money out of my paycheck. FML
joanikens
Today, I was so broke, I couldn't come up with enough change to pay the parking meter at my job. FML
sunshine19217
United States
Today, I took the time to make myself look nice just so that the pizza guy would think I had a life. FML
Anonymous
Hagersville, Canada
Today, I won $50 on the lottery. On the subway home, I checked my pocket to see if the money was still there. A very professional man in a suit yelled, "Hey, that's mine!" I got several dirty glares. I'm such a pathetic wimp that I gave him the money. FML
brokeandcardless
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Broke
Today, my card got declined at Subway, so I walked to the nearest cashpoint thirty minutes away to frantically figure out how much cash I had in my card. As I went to pull my card out of my purse, it slipped from my grip and fell into the sewer. The guy behind me snorted with laughter. FML
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xshyguyx 0
trust me, it didn't work
epoh_fml 0
Your reasoning behind doing it is pretty sad. But putting a dollar or two in before you start your shift usually helps people tip a little bit more on a slow night (which is why I did it when working at certain establishments).
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Comments (95)
jts2 3
That's awfully nice of you, to tip some poor bastard working there-- Oh, wait. Sorryyyy..
efflavie 2
that's sad... I tipped the guy at subway last night - odd coincidence.
kev08326 1
I work at subway... I do that every day
greatnt249 0
What's even more pathetic is that you expect to be tipped for working at a fast-food chain; it's not like making sandwiches is that complex a thing to do.
efflavie 2
I'm a server and its not the hardest thing either...
eean 0
Why was this put on the frontpage, adding money to the tip jar is something everyone does.
DrConny 0
That's not FML silly. It's a common tactic everywhere to encourage people to tip on the basis that someone else did it. Have you ever seen those dudes play guitar / bongos / whatever on the street? They put some money in the hat themselves for the exact same reason. So cheer up.
davidhasmorefun 0
umm. you get paid hourly. you don't need a tip jar.
JamesGray 0
Yeah.. you work at Subway - don't expect tips. Servers and bartenders most places actually have a lower minimum wage than the standard, so they really need tips to make a living at all. You on the other hand work at Subway, so FYL unless you're in school.
Shmeaty 0
OP shoulda put this on MyLifeIsGay.
empathy08 0
@ least u have a tip jar, the owner of our subway won't let us have one :(
suii 0
I was just about to say something similar. My friends and I go to the Subway here a few times a month and I can't remember ever seeing a tip jar... not that I would tip, because I'm a poor student myself and I agree with #18 en #21.