Today, I tried to blackmail my douchebag boss for a raise, since I had ample proof that he's screwing a co-worker. Turns out he and his wife are in an open relationship, and HR doesn't give a damn about office romances. Now I have to quit or deal with the most hostile work environment ever. 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, my wife somehow found out that my "surprise bonus" from earlier this year was actually hush money from my boss to keep quiet about her affair. Rather than let a good thing alone, she threw a fit and called my boss's husband. Now I'm jobless, and my boss has sworn I'll never work in my industry again. FML
Today, half of my office urged me to file a complaint against a coworker for aggressive behaviour, so I did. Less than 24 hours later, HR gave him a real dressing down and the whole office turned against me for ratting on him to management. FML
Today, I confronted my coworker, who I had a crush on, for lying to me. He’d told me he was gay when I asked him out. He’s now dating another coworker of mine who’s a woman. He took this up with my boss, and I was written up for “creating a hostile work environment.” FML
Today, I was telling my coworker that I was considering quitting the shady, 50-shades-of-scum business we work at. He snitched to our boss, who quickly fired me on bullshit charges of incompetence, theft, and workplace bullying. I guess I'm not getting a good reference from him. FML
Today, my spineless shitwhip of a boss made me go fire a notoriously abusive employee. I had to act like firing him was my decision, even though I'm the secretary. Now I get to live in constant fear that the guy was serious when he threatened to find out where I live and kill me. FML
Today, my boss sent me to a meeting with a client I've never met to do some damage control and renegotiate his contract. For two hours, he alternated between threatening to sue us, and making vulgar comments about raping me in his office. FML
Today, I worked up the nerve to ask my boss for a raise. Today is also the day I found out my boss has a shitlist of employees he wants to fire, and that I'm now on it. FML
Today, I tried to quit my job. My boss pulled me into his office and gave me a write-up for quitting, told me that he knows where I live, and that I'd better be at work tomorrow or he's going to come and drag me into work. FML
Today, after working at my job for months, I quit. Why? My boss tried to convince me that we are in a secret relationship, after he told me he loved me. FML
Today, at work, I stepped out for a few minutes to use the bathroom. Shortly after returning, I found out the hard way that one of my coworkers had used my computer to send a profanity-filled email to our boss, calling him an asshole and telling him to go fuck himself. I'm now jobless. FML
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Welshite 40
You're stupid enough to try and blackmail your boss for more money? You definitely deserve it.
notesz 21
Read the word "blackmail", instant YDI.
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Comments (128)
calza13 14
In what twisted reality would that ever not be your fault?
SookyLala 13
thats a dick move, you assumed you knew about his relationship and tried to act on it and it backfired, aint that a bitch
more4me 27
Dick move, OP!
cari_cat 19
I wonder if OP's boss told him they were in an open relationship so that he wouldn't tell the wife. As much as OP does deserve it, the boss could still be lying.
Flyndaran 10
Pretty sure committing a felony makes it a huge giant neon sign reading, "YDI".
Flyndaran 10
My life mate and I are in such a relationship. If I really hated the blackmailer, I would tell her what he tried to do, then watch the fireworks.
elusiveshame 22
Hi kettle, I'm pot, you're black. YDI
hiholls 13
Hopefully you just forgot to mention the part where your boss totally deserved it.. However blackmail is never the way to go. Let karma deal with it next time.
Metthew 15
If you felt the need to blackmail your boss for a raise, I suppose you didn't deserve one in the first place.
Callmeseansaur 9
Next time you want a raise, EARN IT. Don't try to screw people over just to get your own way.
R0kk0 3
Milk the cow as long as you can because if the HR department is halfway more competent than you are, you won't work there for much longer....while praying that they really are not as competent because blackmail can get you 14 years in the UK. (s.21 Theft Act 1968)