Today, my boss at my new call center job said he'd gotten complaints about me. Apparently I sound "too black" and it's "upsetting" some of our customers. I don't know what that even means, but my boss said I need to "tone it down or we're gonna have some problems". FML
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Today, my coworker and I were swamped with coffee orders. I told him I would "take care of the blacks", and a customer who only heard that sentence screamed at me for several minutes about racism. FML
Today, my boss called me into his office and bitched me out for a good half hour for my attitude to our customers. Apparently I always look pissed off and sound sarcastic. That's just my face at rest. FML
Today, our desks were rearranged. I was seated next to a coworker who spends the entire day on the phone, chatting loudly with his relatives in another country while he works. I complained that it was distracting. Management won't do anything about it and warned me that "my complaints reek of racism." FML
Today, I received a two-page letter/rant from my boss notifying me of my imminent dismissal, based on issues such as me "speaking in a suppressed voice." FML
Today, my boss yelled at me, telling me that I can't answer the phone anymore. Not because I do a bad job, but because a co-worker whined about it being her job. People call her and complain about how rude she is and then ask to talk to me. FML
Today, the guy in the cubicle across from me complained about me to our boss. Apparently, his relatives heard me typing something on his daily 8+ hour call to them, and now don't believe he has his own office. My boss took his side and asked me to type quieter. FML
Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML
Today, I overheard my boss and a co-worker talking about me. Apparently when I speak, I slur my words so badly that it sounds like I'm speaking in tongues. According to my boss, "he could be possessed by a demon right now, and we'd never even notice." 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, I overheard the guy who hired me talking to one of my managers in hushed tones about me. I'm pretty sure he's going to send me an email soon, saying that my job "probably isn't the right fit" for me, which is part of what I overheard. FML
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Sora_McKain 36
That's a bit racist in the first place. And you can't help the way you sound. Your boss is a douche.
Ltsdragons 19
Talk about a weird comment and it wasn't all too kind. You can't control how you sound. Your boss should definitely know that
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Comments (168)
ThePols 11
Unless you're saying things like "Ayo, waddup playa. I gotchu homie." then he's an asshole. If you are speaking this way, you need to be more professional.
Kittyphysics 21
thats racist. id file a complaint.
Radayam 19
This FML is a lot funnier if you imagine that OP isn't even black.
capnbzarr 43
That's 100% racist, and I encourage you to complain to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Laurenlou 24
I never understood this, "You sound black/white" crap.What does a skin pigment sound like? Stupid people want to stay in their bubble and remain stupid.
jonoLFC 6
Watch South Park - Quest for ratings to help.
Nyx7 24
you sound to black and need to tone it down.... right. well darlin I think you need to talk to HR about your boss's incompetence regarding racial matters and wording
Vanillanougat 14
People who voted YDI for this need to think about what kind of person that makes them.
Karan0217 6
Taking racism to a whole new level...
TheEpicWario 26
I would say that it surprises me beyond belief that people would have such stupid complaints, but I'm even more shocked by how your boss reacted to it.