Today, thinking we'd still be able to finish our project in time for tomorrow's deadline, my work group put off doing any work until today. When we logged into the website we have to use, we found it was down for maintenance all day. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, we spent an entire day without being able to do work because our internet connection was down. Turns out, only the router had crashed and nobody bothered to reset it "to avoid doing further damage". FML
Today, I spent most of the day doing a project for school. When I finished, I got a call from my project partner. She couldn't finish her part because her internet didn't work. When I finally finished everything, I went on Facebook. She was on Facebook too. FML
Today, I’m a junior developer and I'd pushed what I thought was a minor fix right before logging off on Friday. Monday morning, I walked into a message: “Site down since Saturday.” My “tiny change” broke a key function. The whole team was already in a call when I joined, and I had to say, "Yeah, um… that was my commit.” FML
Today, I was finally allowed some time to get my game on. When I attempted to log in, I was given an error message. The game servers were down. Estimated time back up was, "sometime later this week". I was unable to get my game on, and had to do chores instead. FML
Today, our e-mail server went down. When I called IT to find out what the status was, they told me they e-mailed everyone with an update. FML
Today, after working like a caffeine-fuelled thunderstorm for 9 hours straight on an art project, my 2 friends informed me that it was due next week. I slept for 10 hours, and then went to my class without my project, thinking I lucked out in the long run. Clearly not, as it was due today. FML
Today, I was excited to finally take a day off work and relax at home. However, as soon as I was on the couch to Netflix and chill with my cat, I got a call from my boss saying I was needed at the office to fix a major issue. I ended up spending the entire day at work and didn't get to enjoy my "day off." FML
Today, at work I accidentally shut down a computer that does the essential routine jobs and hasn’t been turned off in 11 years. When it turned on again all the updates we’ve been ignoring decided to run at the same time. The run time is currently 4 hours and our whole office is in a shambles. FML
Today, after working all day and putting in hours of overtime, I realized I never clocked in. FML
Today, I'm desperately trying to complete a project for a client. However, I have to stop every hour to provide the client with an update of the progress. The deadline is in mid July. FML
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Top comments
Randyrhoads1994 11
I'd tell the professor. Even though it was the last day the professor should understand that you guys tried to finish before the deadline. Screenshot the page, contact the teacher, and keep checking the website. And do yourself a favor try not to procrastinate.
Fuaaad1994 31
Shouldn't have left it so late OP, ydi
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Comments (52)
brianlarkin 7
I procrastinate to, but it is not I your best interest to put it all off to the last day.
GreyDiaries 10
yeah... that's all on you
Dabombr 11
OP, something very similar happened to me and my colleagues, except it was for everyone in the class. I hope you get everything sorted out, that would suck to fail a class because of bad luck/timing. FYL OP.
WinterBlue42 22
Honestly, I hate to say it but. . YDI. I'm a procrastinator, but for important things I don't risk finishing it on the day it is due. That is just asking for something bad to happen. Hopefully your professor understands though, I wouldn't wish failing on anyone.
joshi42 16
It might come as a shock, but there always a thing, called "library", full of things, called "books".
Lukensz 16
Been there, done that. I've also put off some work until the last day to find out I have no Internet connection which I'd need to study. I feel you, OP.
robertmil90 10
never wait until the last second
Janawa 22
Even though YDI for procrastination, whoever you're doing the project for should try and understand, since maintenance isn't your fault.
StanSmith2013 26
Sod's law my friend, Sod's law.
QuitBeachin 2
That's a sign you shoulda done it earlier ya bums