Today, I came in to work looking very tan. I took Friday off to go to a friend's funeral, which was outdoors, and I tan very easily. Now my boss and everyone else thinks I lied about my friend's death to get off work on a Friday. FML
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Today, my boss called me a liar and untrustworthy. Why? Yesterday I went home to grieve, after finding out my father figure is in hospice, but because he's just in hospice and not actually dead yet, that somehow means I lied about his death to get a day off work. What? FML
Today, I ran into my boss when I was at the beach. He told me he was sorry for my loss. I asked him, "What loss?" Then I remembered I’d lied about taking time off under the pretense of bereavement of my grandmother passing away. FML
Today, I called off work saying my Great Grandmother died. A co-worker texted me later asking where and when the funeral was. I made up a lie and said some random funeral home and date. My co-workers sent flowers to the funeral home for condolences. The flowers were returned. FML
Today, after I let my job know I needed time off for a friend's funeral a week ahead of time and they declined to approve it, telling me to call in sick, the day of the funeral arrived and I called in sick, only to come back to a write-up and threats of being fired for not getting it approved in advance. FML
Today, I got a spray tan. The lady asked what shade I wanted to be, and joking, I said the darkest. She took it seriously. Now no one can recognize me, and I have work tomorrow. FML
Today, my boss claimed that I've been lying to get days off because apparently nobody can be so unlucky as to have three family members die within a month. I'm just that unlucky, and suspended. FML
Today, I was told to rub in my sunscreen because I looked like a ghost. I wasn't wearing any. I'm just that white. FML
Today, I was bored out of my mind at work. I told my coworker he was lucky to be leaving early. I forgot the reason of his early departure was to go to his grandfather's funeral. FML
Today, my sister called me at work and told me our elderly mom had passed away. I dropped everything and rushed home, to find out she was fine, and that my sister was just pranking me. When I explained this to my boss, he accused me of lying to get out of work, and I was fired. FML
Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. FML
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birdfreak 24
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your boss's a douche bag.
AmethystRain 20
You should have taken a cool "vacation" pic of yourself standing next to the casket.
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Comments (187)
Nikelopez 11
Your boss is not cool
denvan 0
At least you didn't look like an oompa loompa
The_Great_Zucchi 15
Why would your coworkers think that? You couldn't have gotten your tan on Saturday and/or Sunday? They're either messing with you or they don't trust you because of earlier experiences...
Jasonf6 0
Your co-workers are assholes.
xlibra259x 0
ur boss is a jerk, show him one of the mass cards if you have one, that'll shut him up. lol
shelba97 5
I'm sorry for your loss
OfficeNinja 5
bring in the funeral announcement / card then tell everyone to kiss your easily tanned ass. complain to HR about "harassment during your time of grief" too.
Brice2Kelly 4
I'm guessing you went to the funeral then spent all weekend at the lake.
LilysTillie 7
That sucks!!! You had a whole weekend, too, that you very easily could have spent @ the beach. Hope you stuck up for yourself though...let him know you'd be more than happy to show him the obituary or pamphlet from the funeral. One question though...if you tan that easily, wouldn't you already be really dark after a summer of sun? And regardless, you should be wearing sun screen if u go outside. A tan is just a different colour of skin damage than a burn.
Bebbo_fml 21
This is when you show them the obituary or even the service brochure