Today, I was at Walmart and I asked an employee for help. She turned around with tears streaming down her face and said, “I'm kind of in the middle of an emergency right now!” FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to Walmart to get some acne cream. As I approached the register, I looked in my wallet for the money. The cashier saw that I didn't have enough money, and before I could say anything, he goes, "Just take it, I've never seen anyone who needs it this much." FML
Today, my pregnant wife and I got separated while out shopping. She ended up having meltdown and crying so hard the manager had to call me over the PA. FML
Today, while at work, I asked an older customer how he was doing. He told me that he'd just lost his wife. I gave my condolences before he clarified that his wife was not dead, but was lost in Walmart. FML
Today, I reduced a customer to tears and she had a tantrum, saying that nobody loves her, her life is a joke, and she’d be better off dead. This ordeal happened to grab the attention of my manager who was nearby. All I did was tell her that an item she wanted was sold out and offered to help her order it online. FML
Today, I got locked inside the entrance area of a Walmart. I had to get an employee to get me out. FML
Today, working in retail, I noticed a customer looking for an item, so I walked up to them and asked, "Is there something I can help you find?" He replied, "Did I ask for your fucking help?" FML
Today, while at work as a digital personal shopper at Walmart I was done picking, so I went to go put the cart away. I ended up hitting a coworker because she was crouched down cleaning something. I felt so bad and now I’m scared I’m going to get fired. FML
Today, at work, I helped out an employee who was having trouble. I even bought her a bottle of water. After the production manager decided to fire her on the spot, she went out in the parking lot and broke into several cars, including mine. FML
Today, I went to Walmart to purchase a pregnancy test. I chose my checkout line carefully, to make sure I didn't see anyone I knew. After choosing one, I realized it was 4 o'clock on the dot. Shift change. My mom's best friend took over the shift just as I reached the checkout. FML
Today, I was working in my store. Right around closing, a lady came in to try some things on. I went to the back and when I came out, she was standing in the middle of the room with fluid coming from between her legs. I asked her if she was going into labor. She wasn't. She was peeing. FML
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SJKatt 15
This more F-Her Life than it is yours. I feel bad for her, honestly. It would be hard enough to be having a breakdown, let alone having one at work where people expect you to hold all of your emotions in no matter what, which is impossible lol.
Wadlaen 24
So, it turned out that she was in more need of help than you were..? Well, I hope everything worked out for the best for both of you!
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Comments (5)
RichardPencil 32
I can see how this is an FML for you. I mean, Great Value Smoked Oysters ain't just gonna find themselves, are they?
Grizz8831 14
SUPER unprofessional. they need to learn to keep their private non-work things to themselves. Noone cares if they have a dieing relative, customers don't want to see it. shut up and keep working, it's why they get paid so much to do so little. stock shelves, and remember small layouts of a few items, and take criticism from valued customers. The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. all for walmart and walmart for profit. But for reals, OP you sound like a stuck up bitch, the impact not getting their help had on your life is, pitifully small. look around, ask another staff member or order it online if you can't find it.
lanexox1d 22
are you stupid? cause you sound pretty stupid.
Nikki 17
Did you bother to read the whole thing?
Grizz8831 14
Yes I read it. Op's complaint reads that the employee having an emergency negatively impacted their life bad enough to post this FML. MY response is in mockery of OP's complaint of not being put ahead of said emergency. I thought the turn around of words, phrasing and tone in the latter part of my reply showed the first bit was in fact mockery of op and not the worker. did I miss an auto correct somewhere or was something unclear? serious question, no insult intended here.
SJKatt 15
I know at least in my case, I didn't bother reading past "SUPER unprofessional. they need to learn to keep their private non-work things to themselves" so I wouldn't have seen it was a joke without this additional thread. My guess is that since your joke is bad and the execution of said joke is bad, no one got that it was a joke.
SJKatt 15
This more F-Her Life than it is yours. I feel bad for her, honestly. It would be hard enough to be having a breakdown, let alone having one at work where people expect you to hold all of your emotions in no matter what, which is impossible lol.
Wadlaen 24
So, it turned out that she was in more need of help than you were..? Well, I hope everything worked out for the best for both of you!