Today, I pretended to be sick at the office and went home early because I wanted to attend a party. On the way to the said party, my car caught fire on the highway. FML
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Today, at work, I was supposed to have an easy two-hour shift, after which I was planning on attending a party that had been arranged to celebrate my graduation. Nearly six hours later, I am just getting home after being super busy and shorthanded at work for hours. I missed my own party. FML
Today, a car was waiting for me to cross the street so I thought it would be funny to slowly limp across the street. When I got to the end, I jumped as high as I could to show I was faking. Turns out I tripped and hit my head hard on the sidewalk. That car took me to the hospital. FML
Today, while driving me to the hospital because I was having an asthma attack, my mother lit a cigarette. FML
Today, was an absolute mess. It began with getting a towel caught on my nose ring and ended with my car catching on fire. FML
Today, a co-worker called in sick due to a family emergency. I ended up working an unplanned 12-hour overnight shift. After I clocked out, I dragged myself out to the parking lot to go home. Someone had smeared tacos all over my car. FML
Today, I drove to a party after getting my car back from the shop. A thunderstorm started as I made my way there and upon arriving, the power went out. The guests decided to watch the storm from the front windows when someone mentioned how funny it would be if a tree fell on my car. Seconds later, one did. FML
Today, I quit smoking cigarettes. While driving to work, the car in front of me flicked his out the window, flying straight into mine. It set the bottom of my seat on fire. FML
Today, while driving home after the legal curfew, I narrowly avoided a police roadblock and backtracked a mile to drive home another way. I then ran out of gas a mile away from my house. FML
Today, I didn't feel like going to work, so I called in sick. Five hours later while out shopping, I got hit by a car at a crosswalk. Now I'm laid-up in the local hospital, really wishing I was with the guys at work. FML
Today, I snuck out of work 2 hours early. As I was speeding away so I wouldn't be seen, I rear-ended my boss as he was leaving the lower parking lot for a late lunch. FML
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Inkoseh 33
Eh, this is fine by me, as a lot of places wouldn't let you leave early if it were any other legitimate reason. Your car would have caught fire either that day later on or another. And it thankfully caught on fire on a day you weren't trying to get anywhere really important. Use those "Sick Days" sparingly! YLS/YDI, but no one deserves to have their vehicle catch fire. A different mild inconvenience would be your just desserts. A car is thousands upon thousands of dollars. Good Luck OP!
Drai Gray 8
something like that would of happened regardless, this one ain't karma bra
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Inkoseh 33
Eh, this is fine by me, as a lot of places wouldn't let you leave early if it were any other legitimate reason. Your car would have caught fire either that day later on or another. And it thankfully caught on fire on a day you weren't trying to get anywhere really important. Use those "Sick Days" sparingly! YLS/YDI, but no one deserves to have their vehicle catch fire. A different mild inconvenience would be your just desserts. A car is thousands upon thousands of dollars. Good Luck OP!
gagus123 25
OP here Yes luckily the car caught fire on the highway in the middle of nowhere on a low traffic day. Otherwise it could have done it on my way to work on Sweden’s busiest road. But it’s always fun to call your parents and ask for a ride drunk (I wasn’t driving) because the car is in fire... On a side note: The language in the post changed when it got posted. I never even went to work, I called in sick before my shift even started. I wonder why... this seems to be written by a 10 year old. Even though English isn’t my first language I’m fluent both in writing and talking.
BurnInDemonFire 39
You got that right, Faker McFakerson.
Miss_Whipped 43
The name checks out.
Mathalamus 25
You deserved it.
acmariner99 25
And now the internet will reiterate your conclusion to you!
mfranks19891989 10
You got what you deserved. Depending on what your job is other people had to work harder because pretended to be sick. You didn’t have to miss the party necessarily, you could have said a little white lie and worked a half day and tell your boss/supervisor you need to leave early today because you have a family get together.
Inkoseh 33
Either way, the other workers would have had to work harder. The reason doesn't change the workplace circumstances.
Drai Gray 8
something like that would of happened regardless, this one ain't karma bra
sietseld 13
My thought too!
gagus123 25
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