Today, my boss sent me to remove a tree from a client's home. So I went and cut down the tree, only for my boss to show up an hour later, speechless. I was supposed to remove a sapling that had sprouted through the driveway tarmac, not the 100-year-old prizewinning Japanese cherry tree. 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, I called a tree removal company to have my diseased elm removed. When I got home from work, I was surprised to find it still there. Not as surprised as my neighbor was to discover that his tree was missing, nor as surprised as his children when they saw there was no more tree-house. FML
Today, I woke up and found that the tree in my front yard was gone. FML
Today, I finally went to Home Depot to buy a chainsaw to cut down the tree leaning dangerously over my garage. When I got home, I found the tree had fallen and taken out the roof while I was shopping. FML
Today, a storm dropped a tree across my road. I would have moved it with my tractor, but there was a tree on that too. FML
Today, I got home to find my truck smashed by a fallen old tree. I was going to have the tree removed next week. FML
Today, I'm expecting an important delivery that I need so I don’t lose my job. My neighbors decided that today was a great day to have a team of landscapers come to cut down some trees. I'm in a tight cul de sac and they're blocking my driveway. Guess who’s gonna lose his job today? FML
Today, the elderly couple next door asked me to cut down a tree in their yard. It turns out they told me to cut down the wrong tree, and I cut down the tree they got married under. They now hate me and tell me they plan to sue me for damage to property. FML
Today, I spent a half hour trying to help my cat down after he got stuck in the tree on my lawn. I finally gave up and called a local tree care company to help. When I returned outside, I found my cat casually walking about by the door. The guy who showed up to help was not happy. FML
Today, my husband finally got round to cutting down a tree limb in our front yard after months of me begging him. It fell on me. FML
Today, my landlord sent tree cutters to take down a tree in our front yard. I didn't realize their job included walking around the house and gratuitously staring at me through the window as I dressed. My boyfriend won't complain because he's afraid our rent will go up in retaliation. FML
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Silverion Sairee 14
You should have confirmed WHICH tree was to be removed, you so deserve this. Your boss should have specified which tree but it was still your responsibility to make sure which one before doing anything.
Jon Artz 11
A sapling isn't a tree. Thats on your boss.
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Comments (18)
randomnobody0622 6
thats what your boss gets for not knowing how to properly use his words
BurnInDemonFire 39
In all relationships, communication is key. You should have clarified which tree you needed to deal with at some point before starting the job.
prettylamemyguy 7
you'd think the both of you would be better at communicating with each other. your boss should've been more clear & you should've checked to make sure which tree needed.to be removed.
PhoenixChick 26
If this is just a sapling of your on-the-job performance, I'm going to go out on a limb and say you won't be logging anymore work hours. I'll leaf now.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Clearly there were some communication issues here. Your boss said "tree," which is different from a sapling. But you also should have made absolute sure you were cutting the right thing, regardless of terminology. I mean, did you see a tree/sapling sprouting out of the driveway? To me, that would be a good indicator that it's the one to be removed. Poor Japanese cherry tree, those are beautiful...