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By Anonymous - 19/03/2018 15:00

Today, my boss yelled at me in front of several customers for gesturing too much while I talk, because it's "unprofessional". I was using sign language. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/05/2016 05:05 - Canada - Calgary

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By TJ AJ RJ / IV the V - 21/11/2014 06:11 - United States - San Diego

Today, my boss flipped me off in traffic on my way to work. FML

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Today, I got yelled at for providing horrible customer service, in a store I don't even work for. FML

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By mrjude - This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff

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

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Leeono 26

Friday 9 March 2018 11:41

Too bad you couldn’t show him a more fitting gesture....

RichardPencil 30

Monday 19 March 2018 15:24

Giving customers the finger is not sign language!

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Leeono 26

Friday 9 March 2018 11:41

Too bad you couldn’t show him a more fitting gesture....

RichardPencil 30

Monday 19 March 2018 15:24

Giving customers the finger is not sign language!

Symphoniaes 32

Monday 19 March 2018 15:26

Your boss is ignorant, I hope he apologized. :|

silentbabydeer 10

Monday 19 March 2018 16:00

I may not know much about the law but since I’m deaf which I know a lot about discrimination law. I am pretty sure your boss just broke a law by firing you for using your sign language....... you can’t discriminate for speaking different languages.