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
Collection
Fall
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
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
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.
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (68)
Tatork91 5
If you get that shit every day, I understand you. Just say "Valar morghulis" or "a man has limited patience..."
tintarroja 31
By the way, John Snow, Winter is coming!
julianna5782 12
you're a complete pussy if you think that when people are reminded of a smoke show king that wields a bad ass sword and gets hot redheaded ass in cave hot tubs by you, that that SOMEHOW equates a FML. suck it up, buttercup.
Tehlu 12
Make a new one. At my job I've personally made a few with different names.
ragnarok1540 39
You should remind the customers what happens to Ygrittte in the end ...
Marmelade_fml 7
I had a similar problem when i worked in a chinese food department in a grocery store. The word "Chinese" was plastered directly under my first name, and i'd constantly get stopped and asked if my last name was really "Chinese".
LyricaSilvan 30
That's actually kind of hilarious.
korylabauve 7
Just curious, why post this anonymously, when you pretty much tell us your name is Jon Snow, in your post?
jasonswife423 18
Something similar happened to me after The Matrix came out. (My name is Trinity.) It's annoying, but I much preferred the customers that made lame jokes about Neo, over the ones that were assholes.
TheNewGuy03 29
Dude, take it and run with it. Become the King of the North that you were born to be.
fpants2010 18
When I had a customer service job, something similar would always happen to me. People would question if my real name was really Franni, or Francine. When I would tell them Franni, they'd look baffled and ask if I was sure. YES, I know my real name!!