Today, I found out my work gave me a vacation for my performance. It's a trip to somewhere in the Caribbean, with the nickname "The Sunniest Place on Earth." I have skin cancer. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, after an 8-month wait, I went on my big vacation. The beach, the sea, the dive, the jellyfish, the allergic reaction, the hospital. FML
Today, at the restaurant I work at, I gave a man back his change and told him to enjoy the sunny day. He replied by dramatically saying that the sun was his mortal enemy. Thinking he was joking, I asked him if he was a vampire. Turns out he has skin cancer. FML
Today, I found out I lost a promotion intended for me because I was on planned vacation. FML
Today, while working security at a welfare office, I had to listen as a claimant gushed about her upcoming Caribbean cruise. I work two jobs and haven't had a vacation since 2006. FML
Today, I found out that I get to spend the next two weeks at my grandparents' house, which smells like cat litter, while the rest of my family takes a cruise through the Caribbean. They can't afford to take a ninth person. FML
Today, I found out I have a new allergy: the sun. My face is so swollen that it has started to bleed to relieve the pressure. Today is also day 6 of the 3-month European trip that I spent all year saving for. FML
Today, after a year and a half of overexploitation at work without getting paid for it, I can finally have a deserved vacation. Why? I caught Covid. FML
Today, I was badly sunburnt even after making it a point to apply a lot of sunscreen. My coworkers thought it amusing to slap me every chance they get. FML
Today, just a day prior to my vacation starting, I learned that my five-day "seasonal fever" is actually due to a blood infection from a bacteria. FML
Today, I was looking forward to languishing on the beach for a few days of a “much needed vacation” when I literally got called back into work on my way to the beach. FML
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Top comments
oj101 33
I hear the Arctic is pretty nice at this time of the year.
NickaPLZ 26
Wow. At least your work gave you something like that! I hear tons of places are cutting back!
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Comments (75)
rita0ral 8
Ill take it
noelasis94 18
A little to ironic don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day. Shall I continue?
avapaige1234 19
Like a free ride when you're already paid?
perdix 31
It's the good advice that you just didn't take?
jeepers_1 21
That song is so bad, nothing in it is actually ironic!
perdix 31
#32, 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife is indeed ironic. Someone who has so many of one type of silverware could be expected to have a few of the other common types.
Zebediabolical 45
#32, that's the point of the song. Most everything in the song isn't ironic so that's what makes the song ironic.
perdix 31
Are you sure they are not punishing you for shitty performance? Sending you to your death seems more elaborate and expensive than just firing you. And meaner.
Cazz91 21
First of all, I am sorry to read about your awful experience you're dealing with right now OP. I do hope conditions improve for you and you eradicate cancer. Secondly, I hope you are able to request a different vacation location due to your medical or at least give away / sell the original vacation to another person.
Cazz91 21
My apologies #6, I did not see that you have commented similar to what I have commented towards OP. >.
Enslaved 38
How about using lots and lots of sunscreen, protective clothing and sticking to the indoor activities? (: Get yourself some fresh conch salad! (:
avapaige1234 19
I hope that vacation package is convertible to cash.
brittyboo123 35
Sorry OP. You could always go but find other things to do. :)
monnanon 14
check with your onconologist, you may still be able to go and be perfectly safe witha few precautions. it would be a shame to miss out on the holiday. even if you are in treatment it isnt constant.
mollyjynxjax 28
At least they tried