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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The_Voytek_Bear 14
OK, you just came here and admitted you are an idiot. Your boss must really like you because you still have the job...
Stitcher 14
1) YDI for using comic sans in a professional situation. 2) YDI for apparently deleting your report after printing it, whereas if you had saved it all you had to do was ctrl+a and change the font. I would overlook you in all future promotion opportunities if you were my employee, especially after bitching about it on the internet.
AuroraTenkara 9
#72, I disagree. If I was his boss I'd make him do it all again because the quality of his report is probably about the quality of Comic Sans. I am so sick of all these 'Professionals' who use that ******* font! YDI, dumbass.
ErinRosado 14
YDI. I wouldn't exactly call Comic Sans a professional font.
baby4mommy 27
Unless the boss was reading the report while sitting at OPs computer I strongly suspect that the OP meant that the boss threw out the printed hard copy. I've worked for some mean spirited and cruel bosses in my time but i still can't imagine any of them deleting the original file off my computer so i had to write the report over again. At least not unless the content of the report was as poorly executed as the OPs judgment in font selection. Re-reading the original post there is nothing to imply if he had to write it again or simply reformat and hit print. While the bosses comments were curt i would expect the OP will put more thought into how they complete assignments.
quinnybhoy88 4
Ever heard of "ctr+a" it selects everything on the document ant u can change the font for it all
nightbirdblue 27
"Comic Sans is awesome"
atiggerx33 6
You don't ever, EVER use Comic Sans for anything you want taken seriously. Let alone for a professional document, God might as well of used Wing Dings if you're gonna act unprofessional. I am being serious, for anything you are submitting to a higher up, whether it be for work or school use Times New Roman; Calibri is acceptable as well from my experience. When in doubt always Times New Roman.
stonedfly3 15
In OPs defence, comic sans has been proven to be more easily readable by dyslexics. Maybe they're a sufferer?
IndigoPhlo 6
While that is very possible, there are other, less ridiculous looking, fonts that were specially designed to ease issues with reading caused by dyslexia. Also, he could have written it in Comic Sans and changed the font at the end.
mlustpdx 17
should of saved it
blairvic 23
I... What? Who uses Comic Sans? You're an adult with a job and you chose Comic Sans? I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just honestly shocked right now. Use Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, something... Not Comic Sans, never Comic Sans. You should've just wrote it in Wingdings, it's probably better than Comic Sans, lol.