Today, I was lifeguarding at a community pool when I noticed a toddler go underwater. I quickly jumped in but suddenly got a cramp, which caused me to stall. When I looked up, I saw an old woman saving him, and got a shoe thrown at my head. I was fired. FML
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Today, I was at work lifeguarding and saw a kid drowning on the far end of the pool. I decided running would be the quickest way to get to her, but as I ran across the pool deck I slipped and hit my head. The kid's mother jumped in to save her child and then called an ambulance for me. FML
Today, I got a really bad cramp while I was swimming in my neighborhood pool. I started to go under until the lifeguard jumped in and saved me. I guess it would have been great, if I wasn't a fellow lifeguard. FML
Today, I was at my lifeguarding exam. Everything was going well until I went to 'save' someone and slipped and bellyflopped into the pool. I broke my toe, and the person I was supposed to save ended up saving me instead. FML
Today, I was swimming at the water park, when out of nowhere a lifeguard bombed into the pool, grabbed me, and hauled me to the surface, running his hands over my chest in the process. Apparently, the way I swim makes it look like I'm in my drowning death throes. FML
Today, I was at work as a lifeguard. The temperature was absolutely stifling, but I tried to tough it out. A couple of hours into my shift, I passed out, fell off my stand, and crashed into the water. Or so the medics tell me. FML
Today, we were hanging around the pool with a couple of friends and a crush of mine. Thinking I would be able to impress her with a well-performed dive off the diving board, I went up and attempted my best dive. I slipped as I jumped, hitting my head on the board. I had to be saved by the lifeguard. FML
Today, while working my job as a swim instructor, my coworker sprayed me with the hose. I instinctively held up what I was holding to block the cold water. I was holding a 4 year-old. FML
Today, while at work I tripped and fell in the pool while moving a waste basket. I nearly drowned and had to be saved. I don't know which is worse the fact that I nearly drowned or the fact that I'm a lifeguard. FML
Today, I went to the pool. When I hit the water the top of my swimsuit came off so I tried to put it on underwater. The lifeguard thought I was drowning and pulled me out in front of everyone. Topless. FML
Today, I was fired because a patron complained that she didn't like the way I kept staring at her kids. I was a lifeguard. FML
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schwancy 2
That's unfair. Obviously you were making an attempt to save the child. People suck.
ohSNAPyall 27
Are you kidding me? It's a major safety issue. If OP didn't either: a) prepare for work by stretching to prevent cramps [knowing that the job requires sitting for long periods of time], or b) keep moving through the pain until after rescuing a child, then OP should not be a lifeguard.
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happykitkat 1
Harsh! I'm a lifeguard, definitely don't thing you deserved to get fired as it's beyond the duty of care to risk your own life for a customer, which is what you would have been doing if the cramp was that bad. And personally, preventing cramp is not part of our lifeguard training so totally not your fault!
Chocolate_Chunk 2
Today, I was police officering in the bronx and noticed a guy being held at gunpoint. I quickly ran over and suddenly got a stitch which caused me to stall. When I looked up, I saw an old woman saving him, and got a shoe thrown at my head. I was fired. FML
kurato 6
Today, I was a bodyguard in the white house and noticed Obama being held hostage by a terrorist. I quickly ran over and suddenly got a cramp which caused me to stall. When I looked up, I saw an old woman saving him, and got a shoe thrown at my head by the president. I was fired. FML
CaptainAwesome2 0
-_- ha ha
CaptainAwesome2 0
lol
johnnythreetears 2
if you're not reliable enough to rescue a toddler, I would fire you too. coming from a fellow lifeguard, it's your responsibility after all
hateevryone 15
when you catch a charlie horse, you dont have a choice but to stall. fyl
iHelloKitty_8D 0
Ouch. Fyl.
imazaari 12
I've never gotten any kind of cramp while swimming...and I used to swim all day every day. Am I lifeguard material?
sydstoomuch 19
Wtf is a Charlie horse already!!!????!??!
samsam23t 8
he can't save people if he is hurt him self he could have taken great care of himself. also done the roll right. it is just that in this one instance instead of getting to the child on time he got an injury. had he gotten to the child with the injury that could have been bad for both of them because he could have caused both of them to drown once he tried to swim back to land or to the child. there should be two lifeguards and the kids parents on standby in case things like this happen. accidents happen we are only human he did his job but his body failed him. so I think it was not acceptable to fire him if he did his job but a temporary condition that he had failed him to execute his job properly but he recognized that although time was of the essence that condition could have brought both of them down. so he tried dealing with it first in an attempt to save the kid so they both wouldn't need saving. also how could there be no other life gaurds on duty to help out if something like this happens. sounds to me like it's just as much of the pools fault as is yours OP.