By notamonkey - 14/12/2016 17:24

Today, I realised that a monkey can do my job. I was fired as an entertainer at the local fairground and literally replaced by a chimpanzee. He wears a hat and can hold balloons. FML
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notamonkey 0

OP here, I didn't expect this to get posted so I made an account :) Your comments genuinely made me laugh! Since this got posted, here's some background for you: this happened to me two years ago, after I had worked for them for over a decade. While it wasn't the greatest job in the world, it felt like a calling to me. There's nothing I love more than making people (especially children) laugh. I later found out that they fired me because my boss wanted to impress his new girlfriend by giving her niece (who happens to be a chimp handler/animal trainer) a job. It was a small company and they couldn't afford to keep the both of us on, so I had to go :( But it's all good, I got lucky and found myself a similar job with better pay and benefits. :)

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Top comments

Welshite 39

Well if an ape can do your job, and your skills are that of a monkey... Better start polishing up on your poo throwing abilities. It's about the only thing you're qualified for at this point.

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species4872 19

They made a monkey out of you.

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Welshite 39

Well if an ape can do your job, and your skills are that of a monkey... Better start polishing up on your poo throwing abilities. It's about the only thing you're qualified for at this point.

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RichardPencil 30

Chimps are also notorious for their prodigious masturbation skills. Perhaps you're assuming that the OP has "polished up" on those skills already?

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LAUGHINGKOMODO 25

I feel like that is just an excuse to fire you. I dont know, but thats just what I think.

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Frabens 1

Don't worry op, there's plenty of other jobs out there! But for now, take revenge by taking the chimp's job. Go to Africa, live in a tree, eat bananas, throw some shit, and live in the forest.

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notamonkey 0

OP here, I didn't expect this to get posted so I made an account :) Your comments genuinely made me laugh! Since this got posted, here's some background for you: this happened to me two years ago, after I had worked for them for over a decade. While it wasn't the greatest job in the world, it felt like a calling to me. There's nothing I love more than making people (especially children) laugh. I later found out that they fired me because my boss wanted to impress his new girlfriend by giving her niece (who happens to be a chimp handler/animal trainer) a job. It was a small company and they couldn't afford to keep the both of us on, so I had to go :( But it's all good, I got lucky and found myself a similar job with better pay and benefits. :)

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LAUGHINGKOMODO 25

I do agree that animals are more entertaining than humans, but there still has to be a person to make stuff entertaining. FYL

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RichardPencil 30

How are you doing to pay off your tens of thousands of dollars in student debt to the Julliard School of Hat-Wearing and Balloon-Holding?

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SilmeriaKai 1

OP will have to borrow money from Koko the Chimp. HOPE he doesn't charge interest.

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the_boyo_cgw 10

i really hope that "chimp" is a metaphor or something otherwise that is incredibly dangerous and want nothing to do with that circus

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notamonkey 0

He has an animal handler with him at all times, so it isn't really dangerous. I've met him and he's lovely, he adores humans and is really friendly.

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BiGTiMeNeRD 29

Maybe you should quit monkeying around and find another job.

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MisterTreaties 0

They probably just figured they don't have to pay you if a monkey can do your job

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r1has 28

If that's you, imagine how the monkey feels

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