Work: Today, I was working when my boss left briefly, leaving me with...

By paid to scoop ice cream not nana-sit - 17/06/2016 03:13 - United States - Fall River

Today, I was working when my boss left briefly, leaving me with her elderly, senile mother. Not only did I have to chase her when she ran after a stranger on the road, I turned my back for 5 seconds to do my actual job and she walked off. When my boss returned, I had to tell her I lost her mother. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/02/2022 14:00

Today, I lost my job. Why? Because I'm taking care of my dying mother. My boss actually said, "Well, if she dies today, we can hold your job." FML

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Today, at work, an old lady came through my line to buy some groceries. She told me she lost her purse and was a little short. It was busy, so I pulled out my little purse and gave her the money she needed. A few minutes later she returned with my boss, insisting that my purse was hers. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/02/2013 02:47 - United States - New Haven

Today, the new manager at my workplace left early in a panic, exclaiming, "My grandma had an accident! I need to see if she's okay!" I was left in charge of the bar once again. This is the sixth time this week his grandma has had an "accident". FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2018 01:30

Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML

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By svsksosnns - 11/05/2016 03:59 - United States - Olympia

Today, I went on the road for work for the first time in a very long time. I was enjoying lunch with coworkers when my phone got bombarded with calls and texts. Turns out my wife and my mother had gotten into a fight within two hours of me being away. FML

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Bad timing

By Anonymous - 19/05/2022 02:00

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

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StayClassyAF 8

Friday 17 June 2016 15:00

You need to get her one of those kid leashes and just tie it to something so she doesn't wonder off. Sorry about the misfortune OP :P

Enkeria 30

Friday 17 June 2016 15:00

That sucks OP. I hope your boss was understanding and that you did eventually find her. Old people can go bonkers. Best of luck!

Comments

TheTacoMan 24

Friday 17 June 2016 18:24

I would like to know how on earth a senile old lady could outrun a presumably middle aged person.

trucker2 33

Friday 17 June 2016 18:50

Have you ever seen how fast the elderly move around at Kmart - Walmart ... Give them a cart, and lighting speed finds them... I've lost my mother there on more than one occasion.

dontknow1 19

Friday 17 June 2016 18:55

I assume you're not working in big company, because bosses only give this kind of assignments in small companies. Mostly they take advantage of their employees.

slavka012 11

Friday 17 June 2016 19:58

How is this anything but ydi? If you agree to watch, you are responsible. Was your mistake to agree to watch though.

LyricaSilvan 29

Friday 17 June 2016 21:02

OP never said they "agreed" to anything.

OrganicSistah 17

Friday 17 June 2016 20:32

How far could an old woman have gotten in 5 min ?

BloodyMary666 24

Friday 17 June 2016 23:09

You shouldn't have been left alone with her. Taking care of someone, especially a senile person, is an enormous responsibility. I hope everything turned out well and that you didn't suffer any repercussions.

GhostFox 33

Saturday 18 June 2016 0:12

To the people asking why the boss brought their mother to work, there's a lot of potential reasons. They could be worried about nursing home abuse, which is a growing problem. They could not have the money for a sitter or nursing home. The person who usually watches her could have been ill or out of town. They might not believe in nursing homes. Which isn't to say I agree with the boss's decision to bring her to work- it isn't safe to brings someone that is senile to a public location. They can get lost in seconds, because they think they know where they are but their memories aren't accurate. Plus people have and do kidnap the elderly. So the boss probably had reasons, but it was still a bad decision.

msteachernerd 6

Saturday 18 June 2016 0:44

And that, boss, is how I lost your mother.

motoikkyu 13

Saturday 18 June 2016 1:42

Dealing with dementia and individuals with dementia can be challenging. Don't blame the victim, no matter how challenged you feel.

HotMamaBBM 11

Saturday 18 June 2016 9:48

Let's hope you didn't start off well you see what happened was????? Next time put a tracker on her or a beeper hell even a leash. You know they have those things for kids. They should make hem for adults.