Love: Today, I went to work only to serve one table, make a $9.00 tip,...

By ren - 13/01/2009 20:54 - United States

Today, I went to work only to serve one table, make a $9.00 tip, get sent home because it was slow, have the city busses stop running because of weather, and have to pay a $20 cab fare to get home. FML

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Same thing different taste

By Fml37 - 20/12/2009 05:13 - Canada

Today, I had to take a taxi to work, because I was pressed for time, and didn't have a ride there. When I got to work, I paid the cab driver, and realized I had spent more money on the cab than I was going to make at work. FML

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Just the tip

By Anonymous - 28/06/2009 18:43 - United States

Today, I went into work to waitress on a table of 40 guests. They were my only table for the day and the bill came to over 700 dollars. After they left the busser was cleaning the table and threw out the credit card receipt which had my tip on it. FML

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By Hopper - 03/12/2017 23:00 - United States

Today, I was the only carhop at work for the last 2 hours. In that time, I waited on about 50 cars. I make server pay so I depend on tips, but none of them tipped me even a penny. I averaged under $3 an hour tonight. FML

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Stuck

By Snowzies - 06/01/2010 13:42 - United Kingdom

Today, it was snowing really badly, so my boss said that everyone who drove to work could leave. But because I got the bus in, she said that I should stay and do a full day. By the time she eventually decided it was bad enough for me to leave, the buses were cancelled. FML

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By Barstaff - 24/12/2009 11:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I found out that I have to work Christmas Day. There's no public transport running and taxis are triple fare. It'll cost me more getting to work than I'll actually earn during the shift. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2014 15:38 - Taiwan - Taipei

Today, I'm so broke that I had to call in sick to work because I couldn't afford to pay my bus fare. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/01/2015 01:26 - United States - Washington

Today, I spent an hour in a snowstorm waiting for my bus to show up. After I got fed up, I decided to just clean off my car and drive to work. After I was halfway finished swiping off the snow and ice stuck to my car, the bus drove right past me. FML

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Protip

By Tipless - 07/11/2009 05:36 - United States

Today, I was working as a Valet driver. After getting no customers for 5 hours in the pouring rain, a woman driving by stops and asks me for directions. Before leaving, she said, "I should probably tip you for that, since that's probably the only money you'd get all night." She didn't. FML

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By WaitedOut - 03/10/2012 08:07 - United States - Saukville

Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML

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Unreliable

By Anonymous - 21/04/2024 11:00 - United Kingdom

Today, despite getting to the bus stop early, the first bus didn’t turn up. The second one was late, and severe traffic caused me to be late for work. I can’t afford for my wages to be docked from this. FML

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ihpb09 0

Saturday 21 March 2009 2:54

ouch.. cant say i feel for u, but i hope the rest of ur week turned out alright. sunny smiles! :D

brkn_hearted 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 8:14

damn, talk about shitty. hope that doesn't happen again

Comments

overthrownopt 0

Monday 19 September 2011 17:40

this is one of the very few true FMLs on this site.

lexa1love 16

Saturday 8 September 2012 16:12

This has to be the shortest comment thread in FML history. The FML is even from 09'!

mxij 13

Sunday 14 July 2013 8:36

Well, if there's any good left you will have a busy day with big tips. Or you could just find a 20$ bill in the road. Either works

Orion_Knight78 10

Monday 23 September 2013 14:05

I'd go for the big day with lots of tips, might be more than $20 with that ;)

rjberger1853 8

Friday 6 December 2013 23:35

That's horrible

wickedhyype 17

Tuesday 7 April 2015 13:04

In general, f any person's life who works customer service.

Bobsquakward 5

Friday 1 May 2015 22:14

buses. just fyi. not busses.

AAHHHHH 19

Monday 9 January 2017 16:04

Some helpful advice if you're working in the US and your tips plus your hourly wages don't add up to minimum-wage your employer is required to make up the difference