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)
Ciiigarettes 0
Are you shittin' me? Good lord, he was probably just teasing the guy, so everyone get their heads out of their asses and shut the **** up about telling people what to do, its not like he held a gun to do the man's head and told him to " STOP WEAAARING BLACKK." Anywho, OP that really sucks. Shit happens, it wasn't your fault.
AmbrosiaWriter 17
Still deserves it if he was "just" teasing. Not everyone takes teasing in a good way, and if the OP doesn't know the guy well enough that he had no idea his father died (as a coworker!), he shouldn't assume that the coworker would take the teasing well. I don't go up to people I don't know and start teasing them about how they look, it's a good way to make someone very self-conscious or feel like shit because they might already have low self-esteem.
Bekll 31
If not that, the person could be goth/ expressing himself how he wants. Who are you to tell someone to change how they dress?
jose18 3
I wear black all the tine that doesn't mean that I'm depressed some people just like wearing black
capnbzarr 43
"Lighten up" is pretty much the most useless, counterproductive piece of advice you could ever give.
Ray_of_midnight 23
Especially if someone actually *is* depressed. There's no shortage of dumbasses who expect people with whatever form of mental illness to "just snap out of it". Also, OP's coworker could just be a goth who *likes* dressing that way.
nowais 0
Ahh , don't worry it was a mistake I'm sure the person knew that.
dharmaxxx 2
well if the OP observed the guy wearing all black pretty regularly than it's just bad timing. God forbid someone speaks their opinion. Get over it people.
AmbrosiaWriter 17
God forbid people think about what they are going to say and if it's appropriate to say at all. "Stop wearing black it makes you look depressed" is not an appropriate way to voice one's opinion unless it's a good friend of yours, and since it is obvious the coworker is not a close friend/a friend at all of the OP, it's not appropriate to say it. If you ARE going to have the balls to speak your opinion no matter what, then this wouldn't be an FML. The OP would've just brushed it off with a shrug and went on with his merry way, but people who have even an OUNCE of empathy for a fellow human are going to feel guilty about coming across as a complete inconsiderate jackass. Therefore, you should think about what you're saying before you say it.
bonez519 3
you desever it for judging so quickly just because hes wearing black. people like you annoy me.
Draugen 16
Shitbrains like you should not be allowed to leave the house without supervision.
iWoggle 6
Who cares if someone wears black all of the time? it was nice of you to be concerned, but thats pretty personal stuff, OP. poor guy, though. RIP
etiennerheaume_fml 0
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