Today, I found out that if you accidentally step on your boss's dog's tail, yes, you can get fired. But not because you stepped on the dog's tail. You didn't say sorry. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, in my rush to do my hair and get to work, I managed to trip over my dog, hit my eye on the counter, and sprain my ankle. I arrived at work with a black eye and a painful limp. My boss didn't care, and fired me for showing up late. FML
Today, I found out that absentmindedly correcting my boss's use of the word "whom" could result in my immediate termination. FML
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Today, my boss brought his cat to the office. Despite our no pet policy, I still managed to get the blame when the crazy animal scratched 3 colleagues and peed on the floor after my boss left for bathroom. Apparently I was supposed to be "looking after it". FML
Today, my boss fired me. I still can't really explain where the slap I gave him for it came from, though. FML
Today, I got a harsh warning from my boss. I apologized because I was genuinely in the wrong. My girlfriend found out about it and sent my boss a message, threatening to kick her ass. I'm now suspended. Thanks babe. FML
Today, after a badly misjudged hand signal, I accidentally hit my boss in the face instead of high-fiving her. FML
Today, my boss fired me for causing a "commotion" at work while running the vacuum. FML
Today, my boss wrote me up for appearing "depressing" to customers. I told her that I was upset because my dog had to be put down yesterday. She told me, "Aw that’s sad. But guess what? That dog ain’t gonna pay your bills and put bread on your table. So cut the emo crap or you’re fired." FML
Today, my boss called me into his office. After yelling and firing me, his assistant comes in telling him he had mistaken me for someone else. He did not give me my job back, as he claimed it would make an awkward work environment. FML
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thestrangedude 10
Manners cost nothing!
Aligator67 12
Well why wouldn't you say sorry? Dogs have feelings too.
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Comments (186)
HarrisonVR 17
YDI, learn some manners
SMHsohard 22
I firmly believe that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat animals. Not that you should have gotten sloppy and teary eyed, but by simply saying "Sorry boy (or girl), didn't see you. You ok?" and then giving a chin scritch, you could still count yourself among the employed. See how simple that would have been?
FlyingPie 17
That's ruff. If you try to ask for your job back, you might be barking up the wrong tree.
DrippingSarcasm 20
You're the wrong kind of Canadian!
foxy_grampa 19
Who wouldn't say sorry to an animal they accidentally stepped on?
fucMyLifeSoHard 18
OP.
iShanny 13
I guess I'm weird, I would have just naturally said sorry. I've accidentally stepped on my own dog's paw and said it before. It would feel weird to hurt someone's pet and not offer some sort of apology. But firing you for it is a bit much.
migmit 11
Most likely it was just the last straw.
dreadbeat69 12
Yeah. We have already established that they would injure an animal and not care. Something tells me they were not a five star coworker.
Waredo_Dyrge 11
Since when is a simple apology "kissing ass?"
DanielleinDC 34
This isn't about kissing a dog's ass but showing empathy to someone you have inadvertently injured. A dog may not understand the words, but s/he will understand the tone and know that his/her pain causes you distress. I have accidentally stepped on my cat's tail and apologized to her, asked her if she was okay. She gets over her hurt feelings pretty quickly (after all, I'm the one who brings the noms). OP, would it have killed you to apologize to the dog? To your boss's dog? YDI.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
I'm not even a pet person but if I hurt one by accident, I'd apologize naturally. It's like when you step on someone's foot, you say sorry automatically
perdix 31
Have you no soul? Have you no compassion for the suffering of God's creatures? If so, you have a bright future in telemarketing!
shutupmichaela 18
the fact that you're Canadian just makes this.
Schiffy 18
A Canadian that didn't apologize!? BLASPHEMY!
crudeandrudeguy 29
I'm Canadian. I'm also an asshole. Trust me it happens.
XBurytheCastleX 25
I'm a Canadian and an ass hole. (My picture is young Paramore btw, you chose a beautiful pic of Hayley :3)
lonelyman36 12
Saying sorry to a dog, okay you could do that, but firing a person for not doing that, that's just dumb.
edanielleh 21
Dogs aren't stupid, if i bump into my dog i always pick her up and say sorry. She goes from yelping to wagging her tail. At least it makes her happy again :)