Work: Today, I discovered that it's an hour and 45 minutes quicker... - FML

By ihatemondays - 23/08/2012 06:15 - United Kingdom

Today, I discovered that it's an hour and 45 minutes quicker to get the bus to work, rather than the train. I've worked there for six years. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/07/2019 00:01

Today, due to recent changes in my local transit system, the bus that I take to work and back is a unidirectional loop instead of bi-directional. So my morning commute is the same, but the commute back is now an hour-and-half instead of 20 minutes. FML

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Or run?

By Anonymous - 23/12/2023 00:00 - Australia

Today, I booked my car in for a service, with the intention of taking the courtesy bus to work. I got there at 8:45am, and the receptionist told me the courtesy bus was 10 minutes away. Work is 1.5km away, so I told my boss that I might be a couple of minutes late. Fifty minutes later, the bus came. I should've walked. FML

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Long day

By Tom - 26/04/2017 18:00

Today, I got the bus to work instead of walking so I could be there faster. However, I accidentally got on the wrong bus which let me off a mile and a half away from my workplace. Then, after another half-hour of trying to walk there, I found that it wasn't even open that day. FML

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The passenger

By Anonymous - 21/02/2016 17:10 - Japan - Koshigaya

Today, I was starting a new job and I didn't want to be late, so I took a train that left earlier than normal, just to make sure I'd be on time. Turns out, the earlier train wasn't an express train, and made it to my stop 12 minutes after my usual one did. I was late for work. FML

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By Jester94752 - 15/03/2019 16:00

Today, a co-worker, who lives 30 minutes out of my way, had broken down so I picked him up. We were both 5 minutes late and both got fired. Our department takes 30-60 minutes to even start running. FML

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Location location location

By Anonymous - 13/10/2009 16:00 - United States

Today, I finished moving to my new apartment, which is 45 minutes away from my old one, because my workplace would be closer. I then got a phone call from my boss, telling me that he's transferring me to another location, which is closer to my old apartment. FML

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Early bird special

By Anonymous - 15/10/2019 16:00

Today, despite the fact they know I'm commuting hundreds of kilometres, I was requested to come to work at the earliest possible hour, every day. I'll be waking up at half past 3 a.m. and admire sunrises on my way. FML

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By Stupid - 22/12/2014 07:45 - Australia - Bellerive

Today, I waited thirty minutes for a bus that stopped running three weeks ago. FML

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By Karansuni - 14/10/2013 10:38 - Germany

Today, my boss told me that my attitude to work is awesome and that he'd follow my example of coming in half-an-hour early every day from now on. I relish those 30 minutes as the only time I can get work done without him constantly interrupting me. So much for that. FML

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Wage slave

By Anonymous - 13/05/2021 10:58

Today, I realised that my work office is the building that I have spent by far the most amount of time in throughout my life. FML

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Top comments

MisterDoctor 12

Thursday 23 August 2012 11:49

Your train of thought must've been elsewhere in the past 6 years.

zingline89 18

Thursday 23 August 2012 11:49

With that kind of massive inefficiency I can only assume you are a congressman

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Leslier_fml 4

Friday 24 August 2012 6:50

Well, they say you learn something new everyday! :)

Ingredients 7

Friday 24 August 2012 7:06

You've spent 3,834 hours and 15 minutes on a train that could have been spent sleeping.

friedbunnies 9

Friday 24 August 2012 7:35

An hour and 45 minutes quicker? And in six years it's never occurred to you to maybe move closer to your job? Or find a similar job closer to home?

Stoopid_life 2

Friday 24 August 2012 7:59

I think you are lying sir.

Matty1188 6

Friday 24 August 2012 10:26

WTF? How long is your commute?? I'd have been searching high and low for a faster way, or even looked for a new job.

AshleyLuvsFrank 12

Sunday 26 August 2012 22:16

Could you elaborate on this? My first thought is: In what universe is a bus faster than a train? However, I don't know all of the details...Maybe you had to take 2 trains? I'd really like to know!

bodyguerdson 16

Friday 5 April 2013 20:36

That come out to saving about 17.5 hours in two weeks or about 2625 hours (109 days) in 6 years... FYL for sure, that like 1/3 of a year wasted just taking longer to get to work

tiggerz 6

Sunday 12 May 2013 17:01

Wast six years of ur life too

Sir_drink_alot 20

Saturday 10 August 2013 4:44

I would take that long to figure it out too.... I hate the bus

CaBur 5

Tuesday 4 March 2014 23:28

WTF!!! How far is your work if a hour and 45 minutes is only the time savings!?!?

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