Today, I saw our boss, visiting from the USA, press the button on the coffee machine, probably thinking a cup will drop automatically. I grab a cup in the cupboard and put it under the now pouring coffee. Next thing I knew, I'm lying on the floor, my boss's bodyguard on top of me. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I heroically caught a falling cup of coffee that I'd knocked off the counter. I thought I'd saved the day, until I realized I didn’t actually grab the cup; I'd grabbed the hot coffee directly with my bare hand. I spent the next few seconds hopping around like a maniac while everyone in the office watched. FML
Today, I was walking into work holding a coffee and a bunch of other things. My employee saw me and held the door. I was almost there when I dropped my coffee, tried to catch it, tripped over the curb and fell flat on my face. I heard the door close while still lying there. FML
Today, I was in a meeting with my boss and superiors as well as our clients. About two hours in I started playing with the lid of the pen I was using, next thing I saw was the lid flicking up and hitting my boss square in the middle of the head. FML
Today, it was my first day of work at a very high end company. While delivering coffee to my boss, I set it down on the edge of a magazine, where it spilled over, into his crotch. FML
Today, I slipped on the wet floor of a café, spilled coffee all over myself, and fell flat on my back. The barista ran over, not to help me, but to put up a bright yellow “Caution: Wet Floor” sign next to me while I was still laying there. FML
Today, I was walking with a friend after buying two cups of steaming hot coffee. While crossing the busiest street in town I tripped and fell, spilling the coffee all over me. My friend didn't notice I fell right in front of her and tripped over me spilling her coffee on me as well. FML
Today, I set my cup of coffee down on the stall floor to take care of my business. A hand reached under the stall door and took my coffee. I yelled to give it back, calling them obscene names. Moments later, my fresh coffee came flying over the door. I'm burned from my head to my legs. FML
Today, on my way out of a coffee shop, I tripped over a curb while holding a full cup of coffee. The coffee flew in slow motion, hitting a stranger right in the face. As I stood there, frozen, I realized the puddle of coffee was now surrounding both of us. All I could do was apologize while trying to avoid a public fistfight. FML
Today, I was at work copying some papers. The copier is below a shelf with lots of paper and signage, which suddenly flew off the hinge and hit me in the head as well as the copier. My boss ran in, asking, "Is the copier okay?" FML
Today, while serving a line of ten customers by myself at the coffee shop I work at, I knocked over a cup of steaming hot milk and it went all over the coffee bar, espresso machine, floor, and myself. I then had to act like everything was fine and make a line of drinks with milk everywhere. FML
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Mynamewontfi 40
Where do you work that your boss has a bodyguard? Sounds interesting.
holly_fly 34
I'm from the US, and I don't know if I've ever seen a coffee machine that automatically drops the cup, unless it was at a rest stop on the interstate. However, that is odd that he started the machine without a cup under the spout. Sorry you got tackled OP! Hope you didn't get hurt...
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Comments (78)
ScratchCatPower 32
Where do you work at that your boss would need a bodyguard? Good on you for trying to jumping into action and trying to help. I guess no good deed goes unpunished.
Shadowvoid 33
Maybe the bodyguard was trying to reenact the hot coffee mod from Grand theft auto San Andreas.
Wildmind 7
Why the hell would a bodyguard tackle sby for that? Did he think he was in the matrix? Or is coffee such a big deal where your boss was?!
sirrubberduckie 37
A series of sudden movements right near the person they're protecting is exactly the kind of thing bodyguards look for, isn't it?
RA91 26
Geez, your boss's body guard??? Where do you work???
arianelagolden 8
OP here. I work in Brussels for a US company. When the big big big boss comes to visit Europe, he does come with his security guys. He thanked me afterwards for saving his .... white shirt. My collegues were jealous because that particular security guy looked like Al Pacino!
stretch101 14
It's nice that he thanked you. Even if was only for saving his shirt.
Zebediabolical 45
Tell your boss that you're traumatized and now you need a bodyguard to protect you from his bodyguards. :D
lizenhagen 11
Ahahaha ha!
SneakyDeath 15
I'm glad to hear that you are alright and have a laugh out of it.
lukian_fml 29
Your colleagues want to be sat on by Al Pacino?
bickdig69 8
Sounds really hot
mattrd_fml 31
your boss has a body guard?
welshboy1324 19
This makes no sense at all
KazikPalec 9
Who's your boss, president or something?
DanaeZee 18
Your boss is Donald Trump?
MadJessTic 29
Who the hell do you work for who's bodyguards would think you're attacking them with a Coffee MUG???
Lalala579121 28
1. It was probably just a styrofoam coffee cup. I can't imagine many businesses having actual coffee mugs for their employees. 2. A coffee mug would make a pretty damn good weapon.