Work: Today, my boss came up to my desk to talk about a new project....

By ex-employee - 02/04/2009 20:16 - United States

Today, my boss came up to my desk to talk about a new project. He came up to my monitor so we can go to a website. My browser had frozen and I couldn't close it. The tabs I had open: Facebook, Gmail, Careerbuilder, Monster, and Resume Samples. FML

I agree, your life sucks 18 097

You deserved it 69 212

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Same thing different taste

By Double Standard - 12/10/2018 08:30 - United States - Menasha

Today, my boss yelled at me for having Facebook open at work. That's fine, I closed it and continued on with my work. In a meeting later on I could see the reflection of my boss's laptop screen in a mirror behind her desk. For two hours, I watched her scroll through her Facebook feed. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 886

You deserved it 441

Suspicious activity

By Anonymous - 06/12/2023 00:00 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I was working on entering a lot of information in the system. When I'd finished, I closed the screen to move on to the next steps, my boss came by to see how I was doing, just in time to see me looking at a now-blank screen. I'm convinced that my boss thinks I closed a screen that wasn't work related. FML

I agree, your life sucks 444

You deserved it 113

By hardlyworking - 04/03/2011 00:39 - United States

Today, I was on a conference call and digital meeting at work when I got bored and started surfing the Internet. Little did I know that my desktop was being shared. My boss was on the call and saw everything. FML

I agree, your life sucks 7 687

You deserved it 37 775

By kalamar5 - 25/05/2014 20:54 - Norway - Sarpsborg

Today, my boss bitched me out for doing some random web browsing while waiting for some documents I needed to arrive, then went back to his desk and went on Facebook, thinking I couldn't see. FML

I agree, your life sucks 43 814

You deserved it 5 465

By Anonymous - 04/04/2016 22:46 - Switzerland

Today, my boss and I were bragging about our new phones. I unlocked mine to show its awesome display, and accidentally opened a job search app. FML

I agree, your life sucks 17 768

You deserved it 7 373

By themanontheright - 01/03/2010 20:50 - United States

Today, my boss was using my computer and tried to copy and paste a website URL. It must not have copied first, because it pasted a URL to a porn site. I think I should start looking for a new job. FML

I agree, your life sucks 7 786

You deserved it 38 941

By Needsanewjob - 10/01/2012 15:34 - United States

Today, I guess I accidentally left Facebook open on my work computer while I went to the bathroom, because my boss updated my status to "Unemployed." FML

I agree, your life sucks 15 506

You deserved it 55 411

Check this out

By Robert - 01/07/2009 09:37 - United States

Today, I got two viruses on my laptop. One was a fake anti-spyware program that cluttered the screen with pop-ups. The other opened the browser repeatedly, each time to a generic porn site. This all conveniently happened at work, on a projector and during a meeting. FML

I agree, your life sucks 54 649

You deserved it 7 410

I know that sound

By boredatwork - 29/01/2010 15:33 - Canada

Today, I was caught going on Facebook at work. I was called into my boss's office to be reprimanded, and while he was lecturing me on the importance of staying focussed and the misuse of company property, his computer beeped. It was his Facebook chat notifying him of a new message. FML

I agree, your life sucks 36 406

You deserved it 5 303

Rookie mistake

By Lokimagnus - 25/03/2020 23:05

Today, I was working from home. I felt very sleepy, so I set my online status “Active” and went back to bed. I woke up to 3 missed calls from my boss and an email from him, containing a webcam screenshot of me asleep in bed. I totally forgot he has remote access to my computer. FML

I agree, your life sucks 725

You deserved it 2 951

Jcsati8 0

Friday 3 April 2009 2:32

At least it wasn't ****?

JillianIsLoveee 0

Friday 3 April 2009 2:31

Not if their boss wanted them to go to a website.

Comments

voice_of_reason 0

Friday 3 April 2009 5:35

#41 - his browser was frozen and he needed to show the boss a website. So minimizing everything would only buy a slight reprieve, if it worked at all. #35, that was already suggested multiple times and already upended by #16; that's too slow, especially when your browser is frozen; 30 seconds is too long to possibly slip past the boss who just walked up. Mac users: **** all of you.

liquidpaper 0

Friday 3 April 2009 5:41

I would click "you deserved it" because you really shouldn't be looking for a new job while at your current job. But I'm in no position to criticize because I do the exact same thing. *sheepish grin*

BaldOuting 0

Friday 3 April 2009 5:49

lol we all do it.

BellsMaster 0

Friday 3 April 2009 6:12

Just say that you were looking for jobs for your friend or family member =]

Callyn 47

Friday 3 April 2009 7:05

Work is for work, play around on your own damn time with your own damn computer. YDI

Mattyknows 0

Friday 3 April 2009 7:27

Props to #4, Perhaps, OP, this is the kick up the arse you needed to find that new job. Could turn out to be a good thing if you don't like what your currently doing :) Good luck OP.

kellster 2

Friday 3 April 2009 7:34

Uh, yeah. A tad stupid to be doing that at work, don't you think??

katiekaite 0

Friday 3 April 2009 8:41

Agreed with #49, who searches that at work??

AntiChrist7 0

Friday 3 April 2009 9:17

if you don't even know ctrl+alt+del , it would be no wonder if they sacked you.

xanhorn 0

Friday 3 April 2009 11:43

Can be recovered if your a fast talker. Tell the boss your good for nothing brother/son has crashed at your place after being fired. You wanted him out of the house and working ASAP.