Today, my boss threw out the report I wrote for the board of directors. He said that if it were legal, he'd smash me in the balls with a brick for using Comic Sans. I had to do the whole thing again in another font with my coworkers snickering at me. FML
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Today, at work, I had to explain to a 50-year-old engineer that Comic Sans is not an acceptable font for a government contractor to use in a structural report. FML
Today, my boss made me type up my own written warning, where I had to trash myself and describe my own "shocking incompetence". All the department heads are going to receive a copy of this. FML
Today, my boss is writing me up for not signing a report before I left work. He refused to print the report that day, and I don't have access to the printers. FML
Today, I gave my boss a report I wrote on my own time, full of suggestions on how to increase productivity and profits at our company. He said my ideas made "about as much sense as pistol-whipping a ghost" and that I was impressing no one. FML
Today, my boss chewed me out for correcting several spelling and grammar mistakes in one of his reports. The words "Think you're so damn smart, don't ya?" were uttered. I'm his secretary, and proofreading his shit is part of my job. FML
Today, my boss asked me to send an email on his behalf with an important report attached. I've already received 3 responses from directors commenting on poor spelling and factual errors. I get paid 1/4 the salary of my boss and he can't even write properly. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for ruining the report she was supposed to write with my "terrible spelling and grammar". I've checked it thoroughly, and all of her 'corrections' are wrong. She doesn’t believe me, and is refusing to look at a dictionary. FML
Today, my boss suspended me for laughing too hard at my desk and causing a big scene in front of our customers. I was laughing because he'd forwarded me a hilarious email. He was practically smirking as he handed me my official warning. FML
Today, my sexist, misogynistic boss showed me a new program we all have to use. After several minutes of him explaining it badly and belittling me for doing it wrong, I opened a sub-folder that showed that I CREATED THE PROGRAM. He walked away, then later wrote me up for "having a bad attitude." FML
Today, my boss wrote me up for saying "pissed" in front of a client. This is the same boss who nearly pissed himself laughing when a client made an extremely off-color Holocaust joke a few weeks ago, in front of half the department. FML
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adamo_erebus 26
I don't know what you were thinking, writing a report in comic sans and expecting people to take you seriously.
Clawsified 6
I created an account just to ask this: How high were you to think that Comic Sans is a professional enough font to use to send a report to the board of directors? Might as well throw in emoticons in your report. " LOL Our profits are in the toilet T_T :((("
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lina21 12
Your bods sounds like an ass, but why didn't you save a doc and just change the font?
GuiLD15 7
you couldn't just go back to your file select all and change the font I guess
LostInTheZone11 29
Unless you are a child running a lemonade stand in your driveway, you should not use Comic Sans.
EvilLittleMan 23
Lemonade stand is correct. Is this a Fortune 500 company?
LostInTheZone11 29
Are you a fellow reader of Passive Aggressive Notes?
Futacy 30
You know why they were snickering? Because you didn't think to just highlight the page and click on a new font, and instead, you re-wrote the whole thing.
toomanyidiots 14
It sounded like the OP had to re-do the entire report from scratch (not just re-type it) because the boss threw away the only existing copy, hard or digital. Which really makes it even worse... who doesn't save (and back up) their important documents nowadays?
megansheeran 21
I thought it was common knowledge not to write anything important in comic sans...
KaneHunter 22
I'm surprised your boss managed to restrain himself...
CandyApple88 13
Um.... you write all reports in Times New Roman. or maybe Arial. That's it.
ScooperScribbles 10
Or Calibri. Don't forget that totally awesome, professional, clean looking font
Queen_of_Night 20
Dude, Comic Sans? Are you 5?
sjbartholome 14
Right because being 5 years old has anything to do with Comic Sans. You must not be smart.
cbroady0529 9
Everyone needs to calm the heck down with the Comic Sans hate. Yes, it's inappropriate for an adult business atmosphere, but telling someone you want to cause them physical harm over a stupid font is pretty ridiculous. As a graphic designer, I get it. I GET IT. But at this point, most people don't know why they hate comic sans, they just know they're supposed to. Stop being pretentious jerks, people of the world!
poorjudgement 26
It's not that people hate CS, it is that we can not understand why would anyone use it fir work related things. I used it only when doing e-greetings, as that is the only acceptable way if you are adult