Intimacy: Today, I was chosen by my coworkers to explain to my elderly...

By welly223 - 20/01/2011 06:01 - Canada

Today, I was chosen by my coworkers to explain to my elderly boss that ''tossing the salad'' isn't another expression for saying ''brainstorming''. She didn't believe me. Guess we will all keep ''tossing the salad'' for new ideas each afternoon. FML

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By Mother of a dumb blonde - 22/06/2017 02:00

Today, I had to explain to my daughter that no, just because the word, "salad" is in the name, it doesn't mean that macaroni or potato salad are automatically healthy for you. She still doesn't believe me. She's 19. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/09/2018 14:30 - United States - Buffalo

Today, during a meeting with my boss, she explained she's giving me one more chance before she has to fire me. Her reason? I accidentally ordered chicken on a salad last week for a meeting and she feels my performance has gone down the tubes. FML

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By PaneraSucks - 19/02/2014 06:24 - United States - Londonderry

Today, a customer at work pronounced the word "Asian" as "Ah-See-Awn" when ordering a salad. I wasn't allowed to say anything. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/08/2025 15:00 - United States

Today, to eat healthy, I made myself a salad for lunch. While shaking the salad container, the lid popped off, sending lettuce, cucumbers and dressing all over my cubicle. My boss walked in just in time to see me wiping vinaigrette off of my keyboard. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/09/2014 12:18 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, we had a meeting at my job and we had to introduce new ideas to our boss. Earlier, I was talking to one of my close friends who also attended the meeting about my idea. As we start the meeting, she decides to steal my idea and take complete credit for it. My boss loves "her" idea. FML

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By NotAThief - 17/07/2017 20:00

Today, I got a talking-to at work from my new manager for eating other peoples' lunches. Immediately afterwards, I watched my manager leave the room, take MY lunch, and begin eating it. Apparently my new manager is the thief, and I'm now the office pariah who gets the blame. Nobody believes me. FML

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Stolen valor

By ImpsonFamily - 26/03/2025 08:00 - Australia

Today, a manager was credited for coming up with a safety idea. This is the same idea I brought up weeks prior and was told it was silly by said manager. FML

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By thatisfuckedup - 13/06/2013 22:12 - United Kingdom

Today, I ordered some burgers at a fast food joint. When I said, "No lettuce," the cashier looked dumbfounded and asked, "What's that?" I literally had to say, "The green stuff" before she got it. I'm losing hope. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/06/2014 08:24 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I shouldn't have told my boss that I was interested in management. She now throws any problem she doesn't want to solve at me and either gets mad when I can't work it out or takes credit when I do. FML

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Thanks, I guess

By ST3PH - 09/07/2009 19:17 - Canada

Today, my boss requested that I re-organize every file in the office, because she wanted the filing cabinets alphabetized right to left, not left to right. To thank me, she came into my office to give me one uncooked ear of corn. I think my boss has mistaken me for some kind of farm animal. FML

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Thursday 20 January 2011 12:17

Maybe she comes up with her best ideas when she's tossing the salad. Who are you to judge?

babyyappld 7

Thursday 20 January 2011 12:03

looks like you guys will just have to "toss the salad" on other ways to tell him

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Tankd4life 0

Thursday 20 January 2011 14:53

it's better than pulling a Philadelphia sidecar on her.

Sionnach 10

Friday 21 January 2011 14:20

So many new phrases for me to look up today. So much disturbing imagery I can never burn out of my mind...

LemonStarship 5

Thursday 20 January 2011 14:59

Haha

_Vamp_ 9

Thursday 20 January 2011 15:00

I don't think it can man, I don't think it can haha!

leswcst 4

Thursday 20 January 2011 15:18

no problem :)

tallerguy87 0

Thursday 20 January 2011 15:28

that is definitely more of a WIN than a FML because now you have an awesome inside joke that you started.

angrynegro7 16

Thursday 20 January 2011 16:03

Well that just begs the question, OP: Does your boss prefer jelly or syrup?

tessybearbear 4

Thursday 20 January 2011 16:14

That's unfortunate.

ALBATROSS9080 0

Thursday 20 January 2011 16:36

haha

lolwhatadoosh 0

Thursday 20 January 2011 16:36

._. YDI

deidre823 7

Thursday 20 January 2011 17:03

Haha, old people. This co-worker of my friend told him she hated getting eaten out by people on the phone.

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