Customers, TV shows and Work: Floored

Floored

By smashyonewfloors - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - Canada - High River

Today, my crew and I were berated by a client for not installing her new hardwood floor on time. We were only halfway through the day, but apparently it should have only taken "like, an hour?" because "The guys on the TV shows do it that fast." FML

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You deserved it 2 915

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Unprofessional

By Anonymous - 21/03/2024 14:00 - United States

Today, a coworker sent a last-minute request for a highly complex custom report based on a spreadsheet. It took most of the weekend and Monday to get right because he'd screwed up most of the calculations. The client was pissed; they'd wanted it done by 5PM GMT that Friday. He'd sat on the request until 5 EST Friday. FML

I agree, your life sucks 540

You deserved it 87

Corner cutting

By Anonymous - 17/03/2025 08:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I got some lumber delivered to site and that shit was so bent and warped I could've cut it into foot long pieces and sold them as boomerangs. My boss is breathing down my neck about finishing on time to a high standard of work, yet he keeps buying subpar materials on the cheap. Tosser. FML

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You deserved it 53

By Anonymous - 20/01/2016 15:32 - United States - San Francisco

Today, a customer filed a complaint against me because my coworker took too long to do a price check. I hate my job. FML

I agree, your life sucks 21 222

You deserved it 1 340

Pissed

By fishbearpig - 27/01/2024 13:00 - Romania - Cluj-Napoca

Today, we're in the middle of remodeling our bathroom and the hallway of our apartment. We hired a great guy and he does a really good job, but there's a lot of dust and no way to clean properly until everything is done. My wife is pissed with me because I work from home and don't clean everything every day. FML

I agree, your life sucks 477

You deserved it 149

Teamwork works

By Anonymous - 16/02/2021 01:58 - Australia

Today, I had a huge amount of work to get through. Two colleagues offered to help, because one had nothing else to do, and the other couldn't work until I was done. My boss got really pissed at me for "making" them do my job and wasting their time. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 055

You deserved it 113

Damn you, Ikea!

By xXrememberthisXx - 16/10/2023 06:30

Today, I attempted to assemble a piece of furniture that claimed to be "easy to build in minutes." Four hours and multiple arguments later, I realized I had misread the instructions, and half the parts were upside down. I'm pretty sure the furniture won this round. FML

I agree, your life sucks 237

You deserved it 727

How many more to go?

By Joseph J - 06/10/2025 12:00

Today, my wife got home from a 8 day vacation with our daughter. She was instantly angry and yelling at me for not setting the new lights she asked me to install to the correct settings; mad at the paint job I spent hours on in our shower being “not professional enough”; irate that I got a Roomba. One hour down. FML

I agree, your life sucks 468

You deserved it 114

Gimme a break

By Respect the handyman - 01/04/2025 20:00 - United States

Today, after days of my wife nagging me, I started working on the flat pack furniture she ordered. Every twenty minutes, she interrupted me to demand I stop and help her with something trivial and irrelevant. Now I remember why I postpone projects as long as possible. FML

I agree, your life sucks 400

You deserved it 118

Dingus

By Anonymous - 20/04/2013 14:26 - United States

Today, my crew was called out to do some house maintenance. We were nearly done, when someone had the goddamned fucking brilliant idea of washing plaster off their hands in the kitchen sink, which clogged the pipes. Instead of getting paid, we now owe for damages. FML

I agree, your life sucks 46 034

You deserved it 5 552

Monday, Monday, so good to me…

By tooefficient - 19/08/2019 22:00

Today, I was scolded by my boss, all because I can finish most tasks in a quarter of the time it takes him, and he doesn't want to be shown up. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 689

You deserved it 121

tiernang 21

Saturday 31 August 2013 12:34

some people need to do research before they do shit like this.

Nolimit2217 32

Saturday 31 August 2013 12:35

You can't fix stupid!

Comments

ViviMage 39

Saturday 31 August 2013 14:20

The magic if television is turning off the camera during the boring parts. She didn't know that? Better pack up the good stuff and install laminate!

perdix 29

Saturday 31 August 2013 14:20

Yes, but your crew didn't stop every six minutes to talk to her about beer, cars and erectile dysfunction. The poor lady is not going to know what to do in case she has an erection lasting more than four hours!

Jseldi 10

Saturday 31 August 2013 14:31

Doesn't sound like a berating

Brandon2916 9

Saturday 31 August 2013 14:35

Come on op, it should've been faster cause you guys didn't even have commercials, right? *facepalm*

Chumsword 8

Saturday 31 August 2013 20:20

Every 9 minutes they all stopped to seriously talk about depression medication and "Low T". Thats what always takes so damn long.

Chumsword 8

Saturday 31 August 2013 20:21

*why it.... damn autocorrect and every other excuse other than me not paying attention.

Dracoboxer357 35

Saturday 31 August 2013 14:55

15- Well, depending on the movie, she could just have sex with the whole construction team too, since That obviously happens just as often as the finished floor being examined by the cookie wielding client, barely an hour into the job. ;)