Awkward, Drugs and Work: You laugh, you lose - FML

You laugh, you lose

By YOUFUCKINGFUCKSOCK - 03/11/2012 00:23 - United Kingdom - Gloucester

Today, I gave a big presentation at work, hoping to impress my boss and angle for a promotion. I was already nervous, but a co-worker at the back kept making goofy faces, causing me to repeatedly break into laughter. My boss accused me of being high, and suspended me on the spot. FML

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Today, I gave my boss a gift card as a late birthday present, since I wasn't in the office on his actual birthday. He accused me of trying to bribe my way to a promotion, and suspended me on the spot. FML

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Today, I tried to act confident at a work mixer by telling a funny story. Halfway through, I gestured too wildly and knocked an entire bowl of pretzels off the table. Everyone watched them scatter across the floor like confetti. I just kept talking. FML

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MrBubblez98 13

Saturday 3 November 2012 5:20

Make sure to do this the next time your co-worker has to do a speech, then see how he feels about it

pickles1994 18

Saturday 3 November 2012 5:21

Well that's unprofessional of your boss to just assume your high and suspended you just like that, sorry to hear OP

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jackodak3 2

Thursday 20 June 2013 8:04

Nice username

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Monday 19 January 2015 22:00

"you ******* **** sock" HA

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Thursday 27 September 2018 12:02

Are you 3, tho?

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