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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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
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)
Sir_Swaggington 6
Ummm... Well then you have nothing to lose if you go.
Indieindy 2
Be grateful that you are alive and you get to experience something beautiful while your life has hit a tad of a grey patch
MGITSWFTC 17
Take an umbrella and lots of sunscreen, and try to have a good time. Good luck!
worldclassrager 41
Looks like this is a vacation from hell...and it also looks like they are trying to probably loose you and or burn you away... I know those were the worst puns ever..,I'll take thumbs downs...
hannahsnyder69 16
Skin cancer or not, how can a trip to the Caribbean even be close to an FML
hottay7164 18
Actually I think Florida is named that, but so my best friend has skin cancer and we go places all the time. Doesn't stop you from being outside, if your that big of a baby then only go out at night.
Serisent 26
It isn't being a baby to try to follow the medical advice of your doctor. One thing that doctors recommend to a person with skin cancer is to stay out of the sun, because the treated skin is very sensitive. If your friend has skin cancer that he or she is being treated for and is still being unsafe in the sun, then he or she is an idiot.
hottay7164 18
Yes it's unsafe for the person to just sit outside and tan, not unsafe for them to go outside, that's my point. I'm not saying to go put a swimsuit on, lay out and enjoy your vacation. I'm saying its not a big deal and its not like the company did it because they had sun cancer it was because OP is good at their job.
Zebediabolical 45
You're totally looking at this the wrong way, OP. Your company is recognizing your hard work and dedication. It's not like they're out to **** with you. Most of those packages (that I've ever been involved with) were transferable or able to be credited to a different vacation spot. While it might seem shitty on the face of things, check into the details before you decide it's such a bad thing.
swtlldrms 9
Skin cancer doesn't mean you can't go someplace sunny for vacation, I have every year (I've been battling stage IV melanoma for 8yrs now x2 relapse). To me that would be like saying you can't breath because you have lung cancer -_- there is sun everywhere, it's called protecting yourself, so instead of whining because the company did something nice (they didn't have to do squat) get your meds, protection, and bags packed and go!
soccerscout7 6
No, but when you get lung cancer, you stop smoking.
renegadedarling 15
So the people with the hole in their throats still smoking are.....?
WeezieBaby 9
If it were me, I'd say screw it and do it anyway. Just because you have cancer doesn't mean you stop doing everything. You should jump on any opportunity that comes your way. Life is short, enjoy it
AzWolf 5
Wear long sleeves and take plenty of sun screen.