Today, while working at a client's house, I noticed that their sliding calendar was several months off. I fixed it. Later the daughter saw and started crying. Apparently the date was the last one her mother had set it to before she died. FML
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Today, my daughter decided it'd be funny to change the time on my clock. My boss didn't think it was funny. FML
Today, my coworker left a tiny mess in the break room. I cleaned it up and jokingly said, "Your mother isn't here to clean up after you." She started crying. I forgot her mom died last week. FML
Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. FML
Today, it was my daughter's birthday. I didn't know I had a daughter. FML
Today, at work, a customer cried because the cake I made her was not "exactly" the same as the display. I'm the one who made the display and it was the same but the display cake had faded a bit, since it had been there for a month. I'd mentioned this to the customer when she placed the order. FML
Today, I was doing a little victory jig after finally sending out the last of the invitation cards for my wedding when I realised that I had forgotten to put the date of the event on them. FML
Today, my coworker said that she suddenly got the shivers. I jokingly told her that it meant she must be being watched by a dead person and made stupid ghost noises. She then told me it was the anniversary of her dad's death and burst into tears. FML
Today, my mom was screaming and throwing things at me and I didn’t know why. Then I checked the date. Her birthday was yesterday. FML
Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
Today, I was doing my job and trying to teach a lazy bunch of 16-year-olds. A girl entered the room just 15 minutes before class ended, so I snapped, "Someone had better have died for you to be this late!" She immediately burst into tears. Turns out, someone had. FML
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IHATEFMYLIFE 26
This is why you don't touch people's things when you're working at their house. Def YDI!
Rddvl 11
YDI, although it was a good gesture, you shouldn't mess with stuff at other people's houses especially if it's a client's.
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Comments (202)
blairvic 23
Wow, OP, you really messed up. You deserve it! I know you meant well, I totally understand that. Hopefully you feel terrible. But you straight up should NOT touch other people's stuff. Whether it's someone's workplace, or their home, you should never try to fix something or change something.
whatismissing 8
You thought it was about time to move on, right?
Rebecca08 12
And that's why you don't do nice things.
Poetaster 10
You made an insensitive moronic decision! Leave other peoples things alone!!
Obey_StudBoii 23
Ya know OP you shouldn't go around touching things that don't belong to you!!
lycana24 2
You shouldn't be touching what's not yours anyways smh
meherm 11
YDI. You shouldn't touch other's belongings without consent. I'm sure you wouldn't want someone touching your stuff without your permission as well.
Krystal3408 32
You're all losing your shit. The owner should just be glad OP didn't rob them. Geez.
BeepBeepSwerve 9
exactly, " boo hoo,wah wah"
Setareh23 34
Hm, I guess this depends on what your job is. If you're a cleaning lady or something, I guess I could understand that it is your job to keep things up to order and they should inform you otherwise. But if you were there for other things (house repair, internet, food, social worker, etc) ydi for touching something that had nothing to do with your job.
Moon_Dreamer22 12
this is why people prefer to keep pictures of their loved ones over a silly impersonal thing such as a calendar a picture or a letter written by a deceased family member would hold so much more value than a calendar brought at any store
blackwidowtaco 31
Every person has their own sentimental ways of remembering a lost loved one. For instance, my mother loves teddy bears. If anything were to happen to her, that would be my way of always being able to hold onto a piece of my mother. Are you saying that that's a silly gesture for being able to hold a loved one that's no longer around close to your heart? Tsk.
Moon_Dreamer22 12
no im saying such a common thing like a calendar is silly to get attached to, its not personal teddy bears are semi personal because they have to be sewn and stuffed while a cheap looking calendar is mass produced as quick as a speeding bullet
ksks1234 33
I work in the funeral industry. Things that you would assume are "mass produced" trash have sentimental value to the clients. Op should have just told the clients the calendar was off, s/he should have not moved it without the client's permission.
EffYoLife 14
don't judge the way someone holds sentiment of a loved one! who the hell are you to tell someone how they should remember or honor someone. some people could say youre stupid for keeping a picture!