Today, I was interviewing a potential candidate for a job opportunity. He started the conversation by saying that he was having a weird day because his friend just got married. To which I responded, “Oh, fun!” He'd actually said that his friend got murdered. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, during a text conversation with a girl I've been trying to get with, she complained about how crummy of a day she was having. I told her it couldn't be as bad as she thought, and she would probably get it over it soon. Then she told me she had found out her cousin had been murdered. FML
Today, I was having a chat with a customer. He asked if I was married, to which I replied, "No." Before I could say anything else, he said, "Thought so. You look too happy to be married." I was about to mention that I just got engaged. FML
Today, I got married and I'd invited everyone from work including my boss. His way of congratulating me was to mention that I'm out of a job. He said it was a good time to do it because he thought I would be too happy or too drunk to care. FML
Today, I was bored out of my mind at work. I told my coworker he was lucky to be leaving early. I forgot the reason of his early departure was to go to his grandfather's funeral. FML
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
Today, my friends were trying to set me up with one of their other friends. We were texting and I said, “How is your day so far?” He responded with, “Worse.” I said, “Oh no what happened?” You know what he said? “You.” FML
Today, I was to have an important phone interview for a job. I got a call and everything went perfectly, and they said I was hired. Later, I found out that one of my "friends" had gotten one of his buddies to prank call me and make sure the line was engaged when the real interviewer called. FML
Today, an elderly man came into my place of work wearing a nice suit. I commented, saying said he looked nice and asked what the special occasion was. He was going to a funeral. FML
Today, my friend had to leave work early for a funeral. As he was on his way out, I wanted to say something. All I could think of was, "Have fun!" FML
Today, I attended the funeral of a close friend. Most of the other guests were openly grinning and joking around, and the guy in front of me kept muttering, "That's what she said!" during the eulogy. FML
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Inkoseh 33
You know, most people don't bring up their friend was just murdered for initial conversation either. Don't fret over it, correct yourself and move on. The potential employee isn't in their right mind, and no one would ever expect to hear 'murder'. Married is a correct assumption for the interchange, especially since you were prepared for a more light-hearted conversation! Our mind fills in a lot of blanks. :)
xxlk4xx 6
I've done the same before! once another mom up at the school told me her grandma had passed away that day, it took me a moment to fully process what she had said but my mouth for some reason said "that's always fun" then I realized what she actually said and felt awful! I still cringe thinking about it.
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RichardPencil 32
The killer probably had fun. Not sure I'd want to work for a company that endorses thrill-killers, but a paycheck is a paycheck.
Inkoseh 33
You know, most people don't bring up their friend was just murdered for initial conversation either. Don't fret over it, correct yourself and move on. The potential employee isn't in their right mind, and no one would ever expect to hear 'murder'. Married is a correct assumption for the interchange, especially since you were prepared for a more light-hearted conversation! Our mind fills in a lot of blanks. :)
Bogrbon 27
I had a similar experience. I was talking to an older gentleman and I asked if he was married. He mumbled a bit but I heard "I've been married for about 5 years." I thought: I'm glad someone his age has found someone, and responded "that's cool." What he really said was "I've been widowed for about 5 years." I felt bad for the unfortunate chap.
xxlk4xx 6
I've done the same before! once another mom up at the school told me her grandma had passed away that day, it took me a moment to fully process what she had said but my mouth for some reason said "that's always fun" then I realized what she actually said and felt awful! I still cringe thinking about it.