Today, I told a co-worker to "lighten up, and stop wearing black all the time, it makes you look depressed." I didn't know his father had died the week before. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. FML
Today, thinking my ex-gothic friend was going through another "wear all black" phase, I walked up to her and jokingly asked who died. Her father. Her father died. FML
Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. 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 coworker left a tiny mess in the break room. I cleaned it up and jokingly said, "Your mother isn't here to clean up after you." She started crying. I forgot her mom died last week. FML
Today, my coworker said that she suddenly got the shivers. I jokingly told her that it meant she must be being watched by a dead person and made stupid ghost noises. She then told me it was the anniversary of her dad's death and burst into tears. FML
Today, I told my new boss to wish his daughter a happy birthday on my behalf, as I overheard him saying it was today. Turns out she committed suicide three years ago. FML
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
Today, while mourning my friend's recent passing, my dad told me to shut the fuck up because "worse things are going on in the world". FML
Today, I was bored out of my mind at work. I told my coworker he was lucky to be leaving early. I forgot the reason of his early departure was to go to his grandfather's funeral. FML
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Top comments
KittyJay 3
This is why you don't assume or judge when you don't know the whole story. ydi.
GoW_Chick 15
Wow you are an ass, next time get all your facts before you go telling people what to do, or shut up and let people dress how they want to dress.
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Comments (81)
washingtonguy 0
Wow ydi.
Airman1988 9
Need a moment? chew it over with Twix.
ladiesman219 4
Shouldn't have said anything, whatever he wears doesn't affect you!
suxs4ulol 22
ikr? Lots of people wear lots of black becauase it is their style, and it is nobodys buissness to tell them what to or not to wear.
ICATiger 13
Don't judge a book by its cover....
itztrouble94 1
it was an honest mistake...
AmbrosiaWriter 17
If the OP had just been trying to cheer up the co-worker with a joke or two I would agree, the fact that the OP told them to change their wardrobe because the OP finds it depressing is not an honest mistake at all. You don't go around telling people what they should and shouldn't wear unless it's you're job (stylist) and they ask you to, otherwise who the heck are you to tell them they have to stop wearing what they want to wear?
MsMeiriona 2
That's a douche thing to say even if no death were involved. Ass.
mistersheezy 7
Was this your first time talking to this guy. He's your coworker, you should've at least heard something about that at work.
Timmeeh 17
Who the hell tries to talk to a colleague about changing their apparel or demeanour anyway... you can pretty much file it under "none of your business" from the off.
L_Lovegood 19
Wearing black does not nessecarily mean you are depressed. Some just like that, that's all. Like the people who insist on wearing bubblegum-pink all the time.
naddification 7
YDI for the plain reason that you shouldn't be nosy and concern yourself with how others dress. None of your business, really.