Today, my new boss lost his shit and flew into a ten minute rant against me about the "value of respect". He told me that if I wanted to stay in "his" company, I'd best start toeing the line. All this because I corrected his misuse of "your" and "you're" in one of his memos. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my new boss sat me down and told me he's seriously reconsidering my hire, all because I greeted him with, "Howdy, boss!" instead of, "Good morning, sir." Apparently this indicates a lack of respect for his authority. FML
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Today, my boss chewed me out for correcting several spelling and grammar mistakes in one of his reports. The words "Think you're so damn smart, don't ya?" were uttered. I'm his secretary, and proofreading his shit is part of my job. FML
Today, my boss came around to my way of thinking. He called our customers a "bunch of assholes" and to kick them out if they gave me trouble. When a lady began yelling at me for "setting the damn prices too high" I told her to leave. My boss soon bitched me out for being unprofessional. FML
Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML
Today, I made it onto my boss's shit-list, after pointing out that he'd misspelled "customer" as "costumer" 6 times in his report, and "college education" as "collage education" twice. It'd be a dick move on his part even if making corrections like this weren't part of my damn job. FML
Today, I was given my marching orders because I corrected my supervisor on something he was actually doing wrong. It seems I deserve this for "not learning to obey my immediate superiors." FML
Today, my boss shouted and screamed at me for my fuck ups that have humiliated the company and cost thousands to put right. It was only when he paused that I was able to tell him he had the wrong guy, he wanted my coworker down the hall. I’ve been here for four years and he still doesn’t know my name. FML
Today, my sexist, misogynistic boss showed me a new program we all have to use. After several minutes of him explaining it badly and belittling me for doing it wrong, I opened a sub-folder that showed that I CREATED THE PROGRAM. He walked away, then later wrote me up for "having a bad attitude." FML
Today, my boss threw me out of her office during a conference call for daring to correct her. The client fired the company because she subsequently got all the information on the call wrong, and plainly had no idea what was going on. From all the screaming, this is now all my fault. FML
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FYLDeep 26
Send him to FMyLife. We'll tear him a new asshole.
YayFlameWarz 9
Your- A possesive which belongs to you You're- You are IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT
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Comments (197)
perdix 31
Did you also call him a "looser?"
Yodelmeister 18
It's not a huge deal, grammar Nazi. Did you really need to waste his time correcting him? Sure, it was an overreaction, but shouldn't you have known better? If he's the type to get angry like this, you'd have to be retarded to not see this coming, or at least realize your criticism would go unappreciated.
Shrike 24
learn to read, it says "my NEW boss". forgive him for not knowing the guy's personality intimately from square one
Yodelmeister 18
Alright, my bad, but that just means OP spent a first impression by correcting the boss over a small mistake. Do you really want the first thing your new boss remembers you doing to be correcting him? Keep in mind, I don't support the boss at all; I'm just saying that grammar mistakes aren't a big deal, so why waste peoples' time? You'll just come off as annoying. It's not like OP was proofreading something that was going to be published; it was just a memo.
Enslaved 38
Sounds like half of the people here on FML. (: Who said idiots can't become bosses?
mattc89 0
A minor mistake such as that does not make you a idiot
tona01 16
Yes, but making a scene and taking it as an insult, however does
BB_ava 0
76, /an/ idiot, thank you very much.
ruthchun92 2
cus typos never happen to you....
bankrupt 15
There is a difference between a typo and a flat out usage error. A typo is when you type 'were' when you meant 'where.' A usage error is when you think 'your' and 'you're' are interchangeable.
Pslcybn5 7
Are you dating my ex?
trese666 0
I hate when people can't get the your's and there's right. so elementary!
whorerhorror 6
holy ****. what happened to your face?!
jimmyjamesyall 4
I hate when people use apostrophes in plurals.
Miscellaneous519 2
I mean, as long as OP corrected him without mallicious intent, it's not a YDI. It wasn't like OP was trying to make his/her boss look stupid. What I think everyone is forgetting is that OP corrected a memo, which is supposed to be a professional document without error, even if said document is not going to be published.
mattc89 0
It is a YDI
tona01 16
77 if a memo has any mistakes in it, it would be discarded and the ability of the writer questioned, which in turn could put OP's boss's career in danger. You would know that, if you actually worked( and i don't mean KFC)
LaneDoyleStoleMy 0
The first law of power is: Never outshine the master
CiaranPM 0
You never correct your boss. EVER. Even if they type lyk dis and talk like a fourth graded with downs syndrome.
mattc89 0
Why do people find it necessary to correct grammar ?? Unless your a English teacher and teaching a class STFU no one cares about the proper use of your and you're, unless it's your job to correct grammar then keep your trap shut.
tona01 16
In the real world, you need to write correctly, ask anyone that works in an office. Oh and it's *you're an english teacher YOUR comment and that of all the people that complain about grammar, are the dunbest comments ever. Why? Because even though you know you made a mistake, you defend it with your life, thus making you the biggest idiot alive.
tona01 16
* dumbest
GardeningHoes 0
Wow, I put "fallen" instead of "falling" sorry.