Today, I was working in the box office. A group came in for tickets but wanted to pay individually. One paid $40 for a $25 ticket. Laughing, I reached for the calculator while saying, "I went to public school, so I can't do math." They didn't laugh. They were all teachers in public schools. FML
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Today, I was tending the cash register. I scanned a lady's items which totaled $89.68. She paid with a $100 bill. I gave her $11.32 change. She angrily gave back the extra dollar and complained about "schools nowadays". I'm an AP Calculus student. FML
Today, I went with my friends to see a movie. I handed my student card over to the cashier as proof I was old enough to see it, and he started laughing hysterically at my picture. Then he called over a colleague, who also started laughing. FML
Today, I was working a concert ticket booth. A lady gave me her ticket, I punched it, and told her to enjoy the show. She asked for the “hotel.” Apparently, she thought that the concert ticket cost included a hotel stay, since she traveled from out of state. She cussed me out and had to be escorted out. FML
Today, a lady came into my workplace to pay her $120 bill in one dollar bills. I kept losing count. FML
Today, I rang up a customer’s items. The total came out to $24.67. She handed me a bag full of coins and looked at me expectantly. I asked if she had any other payment methods; she got irritated and said ,“If I did, I wouldn’t have given you this, stupid!” I had to count them. She was still 6 dollars short. FML
Today, as I worked as a cashier, two girls came up laughing. I smiled as I rang them up, asking what had made them laugh so hard. One looked me dead in the face and said, "You." They then both walked away, laughing. FML
Today, in calculus, our substitute teacher told me I was smart. Everybody in the class, including my friends, burst out laughing. FML
Today, I went grocery shopping. Being a bartender, I had a huge wad of dollar bills from cash tips. As I was counting them at the register, I looked at the cashier and joked, "You probably think I'm a stripper or something." He looked me up and down and said, "Uh... hell no." FML
Today, it was our class field trip. I got five dollars from ten different people because they wanted me to sit away from them. FML
Today, while checking out a couple at work, I handed them their receipt and wished them a good day. The woman promptly pulled her husband to the side, and whispered to him about how much of a "fucking idiot" I was for making the prices so high. I work at McDonald's. FML
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ZuRG_fml 7
Why? Why are people so giddy that they're mathematically incapable? Nobody goes, "teehee, I read at a 6th-grade level!" "I struggle with subject/verb agreement and homophones in my native language!" Don't be proud of the fact that you're a dumbass.
iKaite 0
Its really not that hard a sum, dude. o_O
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oasisaddict 0
OH, gawd. you really shouldn´t have said that. But it isn´t that hard. If you have a job at all, you MUST be able to do the math.
yaktazuki 0
When I went to a Revolution game at gillete stadium, I got popcorn and the lady couldn't figure out the change and she was like 22 and I'm 15 and I corrected her. I really find it so funny how dumb people are today. Hahaha
DameGreyWulf 1
Wow everyone, I was quite under the impression OP was joking around as an excuse for grabbing the calculator instead of doing it in her head. Otherwise, the whole "they were public school teachers" bit wouldn't be important as to why it was an FML. Especially since she was expecting them to laugh.
Thunk 0
If I were in that group of teachers I don't know if I'd laugh or just start weeping that people from public schools could be that ******* stupid. Don't blame the school, there's no way you can actually go to school and not be able to figure out what 40-25 is. I mean, you don't even need to go to school. People living on the street know that shit.
joshizzle3 1
YDI for trying to be funny in a service job
MoobyTheCow 2
If you work in retail, you should be able to do simple calculations in your head.
nodayliketoday 0
I work in retail but I can't do simple calculations because I have dyscalculia. Way to discriminate against people with learning difficulties, Mooby. My boss successfully runs a shop but he can't spell because he is dyslexic. Perhaps he should also get into another business? Lucky for us, we live in a country that supports equal opportunities.
insaneasian 0
You deserved it for being an idiot
cactus_fml 0
I thought the joke was funny. :P But seriously, just learn how to subtract.
ShatteredRubiks 16
Agreeing with #150. I have dyscalculia too and people often act like I'm stupid for being bad at maths. >.
gemmaFML 0
Many smart people went to state schools so frankly, that's a pathetic excuse. I think everyone else who's commented agrees. Were you serious when you got the calculator?