Work: Today, I found out that, if timed just right, the alarm function...

By Ishii - 07/02/2010 18:58 - Canada

Today, I found out that, if timed just right, the alarm function on my phone can be disabled by a text message. And my dad has an impeccable sense of timing. I was 20 minutes late for work. FML

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By 2285morgan - 15/12/2011 20:12 - United States

Today, I heard my alarm go off, dragged myself out of bed, had breakfast and got ready for work. As I was heading out the door I checked the time again. It was 1:41 AM. Apparently my alarm never actually went off. FML

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The Boo Radleys?

By Anonymous - 18/07/2025 03:00 - United States

Today, I was running late and tried to sneak out of the house without waking anyone up. My phone alarm, which I forgot was set on max volume, blasted a loud “WAKE UP!” at 7 AM right as I opened the front door. Everyone in the house was wide awake instantly. FML

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Kill it with fire

By Anonymous - 31/05/2022 06:00 - Germany - Moormerland

Today, my dad reactivated a digital clock we had lying around, and accidentally set an alarm on it. For 1 a.m.. So guess who went hunting for that noise in the middle of night. And guess who banished the thing to the living room, then forgot about it, and slept on the sofa in said living room. Or tried to. FML

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Hazy day

By Laurence - 18/03/2025 22:00 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, my alarm went off, and in my half-asleep state, I grabbed my phone and snoozed it. When I woke up an hour later, I realized I'd actually snoozed my work email notification for the same amount of time, and my boss was emailing me every five minutes, asking where I was. FML

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You deserved it 423

Where are you?

By Anonymous - 19/07/2025 22:00 - Canada

Today, I set a silent alarm on my phone for 6:30 AM so I wouldn’t wake up my partner. Problem is, I forgot to turn off “Do Not Disturb” mode, so my alarm never went off. I woke up at 9:30 AM, still in pajamas, and missed a meeting with a client. I'm avoiding my manager's calls. FML

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You deserved it 439

By anonymous - 03/06/2011 06:25 - United States

Today, my dad's work phone went off, and I thought I should go tell him since he's on call. Turns out no matter how you do it, a 47 year old man at one in the morning will think you are a burglar trying to attack him. FML

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You deserved it 3 402

By Coach - 30/10/2009 13:19 - United States

Today, I was woken up from a phone call from my boss. He asked if I had been asleep. I told him I wasn't, that I was in my car on the way to work. Then my alarm went off. FML

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Consent

By Anonymous - 03/12/2025 03:00

Today, I fully intended to start going to the gym so I set my alarm an hour early so I could go before work and get it over with. Alas, when the alarm went off and I saw that horrible "5 a.m." on my phone, my brain put me straight back to sleep without my consent. I ended up being late for work. FML

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You deserved it 340

By Really? - 10/07/2010 14:57 - United States

Today, I lost my job because I was late. I was late because I had no alarm. I had no alarm because my roommate got mad and broke my phone when I beat her at scrabble. FML

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Heavy sleeper

By Anonymous - 28/11/2025 03:00

Today, as always, I had a desk nap on my lunch break with an alarm set to ensure I woke up. Some jackass disabled my alarm so I only woke up when my boss bull-roared directly in my ear about ignoring time sensitive emails and missing an entire Teams meeting. I’d been asleep for three hours. FML

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LordKoin772 0

Monday 8 February 2010 3:29

Lol wow, what are the odds, that sux big time =P

o3okevin 0

Monday 8 February 2010 3:45

I found this utterly hilarious.

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wackywillieweath 0

Monday 8 February 2010 16:47

get an alarm clock

misterM_fml 0

Monday 8 February 2010 18:33

LOL the same thing happens to me sometimes on my iPhone

winterharte 0

Monday 8 February 2010 19:28

it's only 20 minutes man chill xD

WONDERWB 2

Monday 8 February 2010 20:24

That is what the snooze option is for.

genki008 0

Monday 8 February 2010 20:46

dude, don't post this on the internet right now, get to work!!!

Jadwee96 8

Monday 8 February 2010 21:40

i guess you weren't so late that you couldn't post it on FML first. i think you'll be okay..

haha103096 0

Monday 8 February 2010 22:46

But you have enough time to sit down at your computer and type this...

mwm0522 3

Monday 8 February 2010 23:58

maybe you should get a real alarm clock???

yellowsneakers 0

Tuesday 9 February 2010 0:50

This happened to me ALL THE TIME when I had a Razr.

ROFLUMAD 0

Tuesday 9 February 2010 2:50

Using your phone as an alarm? Why were alarm clocks invented for then, decoration? gg, YDI

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