Today, I arrived at work at 8, and business was abnormally slow, but we assumed it would pick up. Few hours later, we had not had a single customer. As I walk out of the restaurant, I realize the open sign has been off all day. FML
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Today, at the supermarket where I work, we had at least 40 people waiting outside for us to open our doors at 7:00 a.m. FML
Today, it was my first day of work at my new job. I got dressed and arrived early, only to find out that the store had closed due to a power outage. Then I found out that the person who'd hired me had totally forgotten about hiring me anyway. FML
Today, while working at my job at a lumber/hardware store, my coworker told me he was taking an hour break instead of the usual half-hour. Not only did he leave me with a store packed with customers on Customer Appreciation Day, but he never came back until closing time. FML
Today, I came in to work early at a restaurant to help out. I stocked, baked pies for the next day, cleaned and set over 50 tables, and vacuumed the entire two stories. When I went to send an order for the first customer of mine, I realized I hadn't even clocked on. Four and half hours of work wasted. FML
Today, after working all day and putting in hours of overtime, I realized I never clocked in. FML
Today, my boss told me I could do my university work as long as I served customers when they came in. No customers came in all day, then I realised I’d been so focused on my laptop, I'd never noticed I’d left the bolt on the door, so customers couldn’t get in. My boss sacked me. FML
Today, at the job I've had for eight years, I finally got the raise I was supposed to get a year ago. One hour later I found out the store was closing and we were all out of a job in two weeks. FML
Today, the train to work was both late and almost empty. The city deserted with barely a soul in sight. It wasn’t until arriving at the office that I realised everything is closed due to a Public Holiday. I’m new to this state and not one colleague or acquaintance mentioned it. FML
Today, 30 minutes before I was supposed to quit work at 6pm, my boss showed up. After telling him how the day went, he asked why I was still there. Apparently, for the holiday, we close early. 4 hours earlier. FML
Today, I showed up to work at 6am, only to find out the schedule was changed. I wasn't actually supposed to be there until 9:15. My boss never told me this. I didn't get to go home either, he just said, "Oh well. Get to work." FML
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Quinnjamin 0
Was the cashier out running "those errands"?
WonderBlunder 0
Not a single customer?? I bet your restaurant sucks. Usually people will try their luck even if the "open" sign is not on during normal business hour.. And don't you have regular customers??
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Comments (103)
zanoty 17
isn't this a spongebob episode?
blackwidowtaco 31
Well, if ops the owner of the store, then yeah, the fact that the sign wasn't turned on is a definite FHL. Because without the open sign on, that's not only hurting his revenue but his employees.
CammyGal 26
This happened on Spongebob lmao
larrena2377 26
This happened a few times at the restaurant I worked. The waitresses would be busy doing their prep work and it would slip their mind. Needless to say my boss wasn't happy.
doglover100 29
I keep thinking of the Spongebob episode.
koolkitty0978 12
spongebob squarepants
Bandking 12
Anyone else think spongebob?
XxTwinkie 10
Sounds like an episode of SpongeBob
fantasyworld 39
Wasn't there a Spongebob episode like that?
fantasyworld 39
Reminds me of SpongeBob.