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
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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, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
Today, it's my birthday and I had to work. My boss wished me a happy birthday, and then told me I was fired. FML
Today, I found out my boss wrote me up because he heard me crying on the phone, and that it was unprofessional. I was talking to my sister, who was telling that me my father had died. Three weeks ago, he was crying about his dog breaking his leg. FML
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
Today, I was texting a friend of mine. She mentioned it was her dad's birthday. I typed, "Tell him 'Happy Birthday' from me!" and as I pressed send, I remembered her dad was dead. FML
Today, I was accidentally rude to a customer and she told me to kill myself. My boss came over, told me that she agreed wholeheartedly with the customer, and then said, "I have no idea where you got this delusion that anyone would be sad if you died." FML
Today, my boss called me into his office. Expecting a long overdue promotion, I hurried in. Instead, he told me he thought I would be perfect to take his son on a pity date, because he's a suicide risk due to his depression. FML
Today, my boss called me to his office, and played back a recording of me telling a co-worker that if I still worked there in a year, I would hang myself. He then bitched me out for unprofessional conduct. The taped conversation took place over a year ago, with my recently ex-boyfriend. FML
Today, at school, some kid I’ve never liked came up to me and said, to my face, "I’m really happy to hear about your mom." She died two weeks ago. FML
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krazy_glu3 0
that sucks!! it's not like you knew tho..
takeapieandrun 9
Can't blame you for trying to be considerate.
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talktomandybaby 8
your stupid
brighteyes81 0
^how do you know whether they "sound" like stuck up bitches? I think you'll "hear" what you want to. Also, that's like using the word rape. "Ah! The bank raped me". Now go ask a woman who's been raped to describe what happened; I doubt she'll say, "you know when you go to the bank and there's no money? It's like that." Same idea for grammar Nazi.
brighteyes81 0
^how do you know whether they "sound" like stuck up bitches? I think you'll "hear" what you want to. Also, that's like using the word rape. "Ah! The bank raped me". Now go ask a woman who's been raped to describe what happened; I doubt she'll say, "you know when you go to the bank and there's no money? It's like that." Same idea for grammar Nazi.
IronMaiden45 0
that was nice to say but you didn't know cuz if your boss is nice I'm sure he'd understand but never just assume something make sure first
Chixken 6
Well how were you suppose to know.
BVBARMY1238 9
129- we all know about Nazis. We kind of have to. People just call them Grammar Nazis because they get mad if you use improper grammar.
doglover100 29
I feel so bad for him. It's not like you knew.
Osyx 20
FYL OP that's really horrible, but you should have a little something for trying to be nice since you couldn't know, could you? No reason to feel horrible :)