Today, I was once again handed a document to translate, along with the comment, "Good luck, it doesn't make sense to begin with." If my translation doesn't, though, I won't get paid. 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 noticed I spend most of my day translating French, German, and other languages for my boss, as he talks to people overseas. As his assistant I make crap money. If I were promoted to a Translator I’d make a lot more. He won’t promote me. In fact he threatened to fire me if I asked again. FML
Today, my boss's son is training to take over my job as head translator, after having convinced his dad that he's fluent in Spanish, and that my skills suck. I soon walked in on him using Google Translate on a legal document. My boss refuses to believe me. FML
Today, I'm not getting paid 400$ per month because I failed my Russian language proficiency test. Russian is my first language. FML
Today, I had to reply to my boss's comments to a 50+ page document. Every second comment could be answered by, "See the sentence above/below" because apparently someone has problems with his short term memory. FML
Today, I went for a job briefing, and after that was told to do some editing for them. When I asked the person whether I was paid for the day, she laughed and said no. She was serious. FML
Today, my boss asked me to send an email on his behalf with an important report attached. I've already received 3 responses from directors commenting on poor spelling and factual errors. I get paid 1/4 the salary of my boss and he can't even write properly. FML
Today, my boss signed and sent me back my timesheet. He named the PDF file "Timeshit". Now I don't know whether he's terrible at spelling, or just expressed his view of my job. FML
Today, I began taking a French language class. After completing and submitting some homework, I got a response. A response that was completely in French. I can't understand shit. FML
Today, I'm jobless and picked up transcription work online. I typed furiously all day. I have made a grand total of $2.06. FML
Today, my boss is on the phone with a Russian customer, who keeps saying, "Speak Russian please!" My boss asks me to translate, as he hired me for my knowledge of Russian. He says something, I translate in Russian, then the customer says, "Speak English please!" FML
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Top comments
olpally 33
Well, ****... Good luck then op! Lol.
sparklyshiny 11
Fake it, if it makes sense according to the situation, you may be able to pull it off
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Comments (65)
olpally 33
Comment edited. Too many negative votes. Show it anyways.
Fernando83 19
It's obvious they are wasting your time so you should waste theirs.
VfortheShadow 8
Try the MSU method- Make Something Up.
wvcheesehead1 9
Tell your boss it has too many obscene words and it is offensive. Maybe they will pass it to someone else.
dawnimus 21
Oh sweetie. Try re-reading the FML. If you're still confused, I suggest a consoling cup of tea, because I'm not sure how you didn't understand it in the first place.
4everbymyself 12
I have had situations like with my dad; his poor grammar and way of writting things makes it almost impossible to translate without rewriting it in a way that makes sense first
WhiteCrimson 23
Dont drink to much before translation
buckdharma 38
Good luck(translation) you're screwed!