Work: Today, I went to Macy's to go shopping, I was wearing a shirt...

By muffinmen1022 - 20/02/2009 05:27 - United States

Today, I went to Macy's to go shopping, I was wearing a shirt and tie and dressed nicely. Customers came up to me with questions, but I just ignored them. Minutes later, thinking I was an employee, the manager came and yelled at me, and threatened to fire me. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2012 09:07 - United States - Atwater

Today, a shopper approached me at Target and said, "So are you just gonna stand there to look pretty and do nothing around here?" I ignored his comment, until he got so upset that he wanted to speak to my manager. It would have been understandable if I actually worked there. FML

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camis 0

Friday 20 February 2009 12:12

You can always tell the customers that you don't work there.

csigabajnok 0

Friday 20 February 2009 12:10

Now's the time to strike back at your boss-wannabe! Employees of another workplace unite!

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Paigeth 0

Wednesday 25 February 2009 5:21

Aw man, this happens to me all the time. I was at La Senza and some girl comes up to me, "Excuse me, can you tell me how much this costs?" And I was in Claire's and some girl said to me, "Do you have any more of these in the back?"

UGADAWG34 0

Wednesday 25 February 2009 15:59

You should not have posted... Who gives a shit about that? You will probably be traumatized for the rest of your pathetic life.... NOT!

Chenzel 0

Monday 2 March 2009 7:52

I think this is an FML on the manager's part.

saviorrenegade 0

Wednesday 4 March 2009 0:42

this happens to me no matter how I'm dressed or what the place's uniform is. I'll never understand why

goliathreceiving 0

Thursday 5 March 2009 14:32

This isn't even a moment of FML. This is a hilarious moment when all you need to do is laugh at how utterly retarded the manager of Macy's is, then up and go to orange julius or somethin

OMGyoupeople 0

Thursday 5 March 2009 20:30

i would have flipped out at HIS boss!!!

Heatstreak 0

Friday 6 March 2009 3:47

lol kick his ass and say u cant fire me i quit XD GG

Yunie_fml 0

Friday 6 March 2009 23:09

Kind of pathetic if the manager can't even recognize his own employees lmao what a moron.

tincan 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 12:39

What #2 said.

DuchessAngel37 0

Monday 16 March 2009 8:02

Hahaha! I was at Target, where you guys know every last employee wears a red shirt and khaki pants, and most, if not all, have the walkies on... and I stopped in after work... in my green scrubs and namebadge and purse on my shoulder... and at least 4 people came up to me asking for stuff.