Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. 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 asked my boss for a few days off next week, because my grandmother passed away yesterday and I'll need to travel to attend the funeral. His response: "She's dead, you're not. You want time off, then quit." FML
Today, I called off work saying my Great Grandmother died. A co-worker texted me later asking where and when the funeral was. I made up a lie and said some random funeral home and date. My co-workers sent flowers to the funeral home for condolences. The flowers were returned. FML
Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML
Today, I ran into my boss when I was at the beach. He told me he was sorry for my loss. I asked him, "What loss?" Then I remembered I’d lied about taking time off under the pretense of bereavement of my grandmother passing away. FML
Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML
Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. 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, I e-mailed the online instructor for my job, telling her that I had fallen behind in my work due to my grandmother's passing and the subsequent funeral arrangements, but that I would catch up this week. Her reply? "OK. Hope your grandmother gets better soon." FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he couldn't spend the day with me as he had his grandmother's funeral. Lonely, I went shopping and I bumped into his mum having lunch with his 'dead' grandma. FML
Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
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poopface82 25
Oh for the love of..even my socially awkward ass thought of “this is my OTHER grandma” in like two seconds flat. If you couldn’t come up with that, you deserve whatever’s coming to you.
ODBeefalo 10
isn't it a well-known rule, "never use the dead or hospitalized relatives" lies for personal gain."... you are allowed to use distant relatives' actual death to get days off regardless of funeral attendance but never lie about this sort of thing... it's shitty.
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poopface82 25
Oh for the love of..even my socially awkward ass thought of “this is my OTHER grandma” in like two seconds flat. If you couldn’t come up with that, you deserve whatever’s coming to you.
ODBeefalo 10
isn't it a well-known rule, "never use the dead or hospitalized relatives" lies for personal gain."... you are allowed to use distant relatives' actual death to get days off regardless of funeral attendance but never lie about this sort of thing... it's shitty.
JackWood 21
I'm sure grandma was thrilled to hear this.
RichardPencil 32
Grandma rose from the dead!?!?! You don't need an ordinary job anymore -- you need to become the first evangelist for the Church of Grandma! Preach the teachings of Grandmaism and publicize the miracle of the resurrection of Grandma.
JasonThorn 23
Geez. Just saying "I caught a cold" in the days of post-COVID would be enough, y'know...
lexxiasaurus 31
I feel like this is the most YDI votes on one FML 🤣🤣🙃
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Dafuq is wrong with you??? Karma is a bitch, you know. NEVER say someone died to get off work. EVER. I hope your boss fires you for that one.