Today, I had to deal with yet another day of people looking at my name tag and saying "You know nothing, John Snow." with a shit-eating grin, like they're the wittiest people alive. Then I had to deal with my boss telling me to lighten up, because it's "just a joke". FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boss bitched me out for a customer complaint. The complaint was me not laughing at the customer's joke of me asking for his ID and him saying no. I'm sorry, I've been getting this "joke" a least twice a day since I started working here two years ago. FML
Today, I gave my boss a nickname. Everyone thought it was funny. Unfortunately, "The Troll" was behind me and heard everything. FML
Today, I walked into our office and everyone started laughing. It turns out that I'd been the only one not in on the joke to come in dressed as a character from our favorite TV show. However, I'd dressed in normal work clothes. I’m the boss. FML
Today, my workplace was having a "prices are down" promotion. I had to wear a badge that said, "Down and staying down" all day, opening myself up to a lot of weirdos winking at me or saying, "Oh yeah, I bet you are". FML
Today, my boss called me into his office and bitched me out for a good half hour for my attitude to our customers. Apparently I always look pissed off and sound sarcastic. That's just my face at rest. FML
Today, at my new job at a funeral home, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't "lighten the hell up" while dealing with our grieving clients. FML
Today, my boss threatened to write me up, after I made a slightly rude joke about a coworker everyone hates. A while later, a colleague told me the same joke. Turns out my boss had gone around telling it to everyone else and taking all the credit. FML
Today, I was giving a lecture when I noticed everyone smiling at me. I thought my jokes were finally landing until a coworker pointed out that the price tag from my brand-new shirt was hanging out of the back of my collar the entire time. FML
Today, my boss suspended me for laughing too hard at my desk and causing a big scene in front of our customers. I was laughing because he'd forwarded me a hilarious email. He was practically smirking as he handed me my official warning. FML
Today, after I've spent years cultivating my reputation at work as a hardass who's good to his team, as long as they're competent and own up to mistakes, my mother came as a customer and suddenly I'm a kid all over again. She even tried to pat my head and ask if I'm eating enough. Now my team all keep smirking at me. FML
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zipJohn 16
What do you mean you had to "deal with your boss" what do you want him/her to do, throw merchandise at the customers and tell them to leave the KING OF THE NORTH alone?
alphafish17 16
I can understand how that could get annoying but it's not the worst thing in the world. At least they're trying to be funny instead of being assholes like a lot of customers are.
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Comments (68)
alphafish17 16
I can understand how that could get annoying but it's not the worst thing in the world. At least they're trying to be funny instead of being assholes like a lot of customers are.
zipJohn 16
What do you mean you had to "deal with your boss" what do you want him/her to do, throw merchandise at the customers and tell them to leave the KING OF THE NORTH alone?
Bearsmomma 30
I would think the boss could make a new name tag for him.
kricket5 19
So the boss should give him a new name?
Oh_bother44 11
or the boss could not encourage the situation making it worse. I'd be pissed too if someone told me to "lighten up" over something that was seriously bothering me.
DoomedGemini 38
Yeah, I thought it was more of the listen/try to understand op's frustration rather than expect him to actually do something. When voicing frustrations, it could just mean they need to vent rather than expect you to do something, and people dismissing it or telling you to lighten up when venting makes the frustration worse.
PhantomKitty 26
THE KING IN THE NORTH! THE KING IN THE NORTH!
Starknotsnow 2
Robb Stark was king of the north not John snow
LostInTheZone11 29
Reminds me of that FML by the girl named Elsa who has a similar problem.
LyricaSilvan 30
I used to have a coworker named Chris who hated giving people his full first name. Because it was Christoph. Not spelled the same as the character, but he still got Frozen comments whenever it was brought up.
Beautymarked 12
Just grin and bear it lol It IS just a joke... Chill.
fluffycatsdad 33
Any chance you could get a new name badge with just your first name on it?
Kailayla 29
*Jon
yerawizardlizzy 27
There is more than one way to spell that name, and I'm sure OP spelled it the way he did because that's how his is spelled.
armattiuzzo 16
When your referencing a quote like op did then, yes you need to get the name right no matter the way YOU think its spelled bit the actual spelling.
KingLewisII 34
You know nothing, John Snow
heatherrr17 19
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Who's john snow?
puppie406 23
A man who knows nothing.
Geckosrock99 33
You're on an Internet capable device. Google it.
pheonixfire13 17
It's from game of thrones
GoddammitHoward 4
You must not spend any time on the internet ever, save for this site.
zman938 8
Apparently you since you know nothing...
heatherrr17 19
I did
Diamond_don 18
Many Face God is looking for servants
chidexy 21
*sigh* game of thrones. the series of life