Today, my husband turned down a six figure job offer because he thinks it will be too difficult to learn to speak German. German is my native language, he already speaks some German from being married to me for 16 years, but somehow becoming fully fluent isn’t worth 6 figures to him. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I noticed I spend most of my day translating French, German, and other languages for my boss, as he talks to people overseas. As his assistant I make crap money. If I were promoted to a Translator I’d make a lot more. He won’t promote me. In fact he threatened to fire me if I asked again. FML
Today, my husband started taking language classes. Not something sensible like French or Spanish, but fucking Latin! Why the fuck would anyone learn Latin? What a stupid fuck. FML
Today, my husband decided he was finally going to quit his job. We literally bought a house last week. His job is/was easy, with pay way above his qualifications. After we'd talked about it FOR THE 50TH TIME, he did the opposite and texted the dept. head that he hates the company and wants to be part time at most. FML
Today, I found out the German I've been learning for nearly a month is a dialect only spoken by people in a small area of the country. This means I'll need to re-learn most of what I thought I knew. FML
Today, I arrived in Germany for a summer-long stay. The family I'm supposed to stay with had said they spoke fluent English. They don't. I don't speak German. It's going to be a quiet two months. FML
Today, my boyfriend lamented that I do not profess my love for him as often and poetically as he does his for me. I try my best, but he's Italian and I am German, and this is not a level playing field. FML
Today, I found out that I was moving to Germany. I'm going to be put back a year in school because of the system change. I also don't speak a word of German. Why? Because my mother wants to brag about this experience to her friends. FML
Today, my boyfriend of over a year told me he wanted to learn Korean before Spanish. Apparently, being able to sing along to Gangnam Style is more important to him than being able to speak with my family. FML
Today, my husband declined a $100k/year job due to him thinking that a full-time job at one work place would be too "depressing." I'm a nurse and have to wipe other people's arses for a living, then come home to this lazy dick. FML
Today, I returned to Germany for a break from my studies abroad. I got lost while out for groceries, so I tried asking a guy for directions. I went totally blank and strained to think of the right words, prompting him to mutter about rude foreigners not bothering to learn the local language. FML
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Top comments
roryab 8
It sounds like you just want more money. He's working for if hes happy where he is let the man be happy ffs
Yudith 28
Can't you take the job, since you speak fluent German?
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Comments (5)
Katie Patesel 5
Wow what a selfish move on his part. Especially with having someone he's MARRIED TO that speaks it fluently and can help him.
angus 17
That and brexit sucks too I guess
roryab 8
It sounds like you just want more money. He's working for if hes happy where he is let the man be happy ffs
FluffythePink 23
Das ist verfickt.
Yudith 28
Can't you take the job, since you speak fluent German?
BurnInDemonFire 39
Yes, that's how the world works. Since I speak English I'm going to move to Canada and become a neurosurgeon. Forget that I have no medical knowledge beyond "put a plaster on your boo-boo", I only have to speak the same language as the patients and everything will be fine. Although those French-Canadian elitists are ******.
Chazzster 32
As long as you make enough to survive on, there are more important things than money.