Today, as I was working at a bakery, a woman stormed in, cut in front of the line, and began yelling at me. She claimed I didn't give her a sandwich earlier and demanded a refund. She got the refund out of my paycheck, and as she was leaving she muttered, "Ha, works every time." 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, at work, a woman screamed at me and called me a bitch because I refused to refund something we give away for free. FML
Today, at work I was trying to be nice and give a customer a discount because she was having trouble finding money to pay for her food. Everybody behind her then demanded a discount as well. FML
Today, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". FML
Today, a customer complained he never got his sandwich, even though I put it in the oven, dressed it up and served it to him. When I went to clear his table off, I saw the sandwich basket. We had to give him his money back. FML
Today, I walked into a store to buy a type of bread I like. The stuff was sold out, so I asked an employee when they'll be restocking it. The employee yelled at me, because, "They do have that bread," walks to the isle, and then when she saw that they really were out of the bread, she walked off. FML
Today, while at work, a customer, who was also on his phone, rudely asked what kinds of bread we had for his sandwich. After I told him we had many different kinds to offer, he cut me off, told me to stop playing stupid, and stormed out after holding up a long line of people. FML
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
Today, a lady cussed me out for not bringing her salad and pizza to her table. She then wanted her money back. I work at a buffet; a self-serve buffet. FML
Today, while working at a dollar store, I was clobbered by a woman because apparently, I was ripping her off by charging two dollars for two doughnuts. She didn't understand that she couldn't buy multiple items at once for one dollar. FML
Today, at work, a woman demanded a refund for a video game. She had no receipt, so due to company policy, I couldn't refund her. She reacted by loudly accusing me of being racist, then yelled that she'd see me in court as she finally stormed out. FML
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Top comments
FunnnyGirrl 19
People really suck sometimes! Your manager should've insisted on a receipt or proof of purchase, instead of taking money from your pay! Sorry OP!
Arot6 17
Do you not have cameras for just that situation?
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Comments (87)
savemeSheehan 8
there are receipts for a reason I hate when places do shit that that to their employees and that lady is horrible
SookyLala 13
they cant take a refund out of your paycheck. ****. you fmlers have the dodgiest bosses
YoursAlways98 13
I can't believe they took it out of your paycheck! That really sucks op..
Section8_fml 13
Just so you know, it is federal law that you sign an agreement form for monies taken from your check in any state. Your employer is not allowed to just charge you for an instance like that either.
plan_Z 14
Your boss is a dick. If the woman payed and didnt get the food then the money she payed the store would have had in the till. So if your boss charged you for it then he has also committed fraud unless you was then given a sandwich.
Zebediabolical 45
What if OP doesn't want the sammich? I know I'd just want my money.
clokwrkpig 6
@76 This is what I was thinking too - if the customer didn't get the sandwich, why would it come out of OP's pay? - It's already been paid for...
ILikeKoalas 24
Well, I guess it really does!
A1phaWolf 18
...But they gave you a sandwich, right?
ksmario 14
You should of thrown a sandwich at her while she walked away.... That was a shitty move on her part
Clay201 4
Federal law says that your employer *can* fine you or otherwise take money out of your paycheck ***as long as it does not reduce your pay below minimum wage***. So if your hourly wage is 50 cents more than minimum and you work 20 hours per week, the most your employer can remove from that week's pay is 10 dollars. That's federal law; state laws vary, but I think the majority of them offer no additional protection. On another note... the above is one of the many reasons I try my best to never get a service worker into trouble, even if they make a mistake, are pissy with me, or do a crappy job. Botched orders might come out of their pocket, write-ups can quickly lead to unemployment, and even a small blemish on their record can cost them a promotion. They'd have to slash my tires or stalk my girlfriend to justify that degree of retaliation.
FutureSurgeon 16
What an odious human being. It's at times like this that I wish that karma existed.