Work: Today, our new boss showed up for his first day of work. I thought... - FML

By Poorman - 11/12/2011 01:03 - United Kingdom

Today, our new boss showed up for his first day of work. I thought I'd seen it all, but he demands that we say "Hail to the King" every time he passes through the office. When I called HR about it, the guy on the other end told me to "man up and deal with it". FML

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desireev 17

Sunday 11 December 2011 2:52

**** that!!! I'd tell him to shove it!! FYL

StoryOfTheYear 14

Sunday 11 December 2011 2:56

I suggest a rebellion.

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Polale 0

Sunday 11 December 2011 4:38

Funniest one ever

assgas 0

Sunday 11 December 2011 4:46

Umm who ******* cares? Man up you son of a bitch.

kemando 22

Sunday 11 December 2011 4:51

Seems ur HR guy needs to take a lesson from Mr. Toby Flenderson.

leadman1989 15

Sunday 11 December 2011 4:53

Say hail to the king but doing the seig heil arm motion... He'll get the message.

bostongirl77 5

Sunday 11 December 2011 5:05

tell the hr guy that everytime you call he must answer, "hail to the king, how can I assist you" then see how he likes manning it up.

goodgirlxgonebad 3

Sunday 11 December 2011 5:09

Wow that's super ridiculous. Sorry OP

cBlackout 13

Sunday 11 December 2011 5:18

Your new boss is duke nukem?

seeb49 7

Sunday 11 December 2011 5:18

**** capitalism.

Superman151 4

Sunday 11 December 2011 5:30

Ehh.... It will get old really quickly. Just ignore it for now.

Cpl_Henderson 0

Sunday 11 December 2011 5:32

You're fired.

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