Today, I was convinced I hadn't locked up properly when leaving work, and almost had a panic attack at the train station. I went all the way back into work, to find I had in fact locked up properly. It made me nearly two hours late home. This isn't the first time I've done this. 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 freaked out when I couldn't get my bathroom door open. After ten minutes of panic when thinking about how I'd be stuck there for at least 8 hours until my roommate would get home, and another five mentally going over survival skills, I realized that I had forgotten to unlock the door. FML
Today, after being a few minutes late to work a few times this week, I left the house super early this morning. When I got to work, security hadn’t unlocked the doors yet, so I waited in my car, where I ended up falling asleep and sleeping through most of my entire morning shift. FML
Today, I went to bed early, feeling responsible. At 2 a.m., I woke up in a panic because I forgot to set my alarm. While fixing it, I actually turned it off completely. I overslept, missed work, and proved once again that I should never trust myself. FML
Today, I was in the bathroom at work. The lock on the stall door broke, and I couldn't open it. I was all alone and I started having a mini panic attack. After several minutes of frantically trying to fix the lock and hyperventilating, I realized I could just crawl under the door. FML
Today, whilst heading out the door to go to work, my lanyard got caught on the doorknob inside, and I watched my keys swing back inside as the door closed behind me. It was locked. FML
Today, after waking up in a panic because I was running late for work again, I realized I was fired for that exact reason the day before. FML
Today, I showed up to an important meeting 20 minutes late, claiming I couldn't find my keys. They were in my hand the whole time, and I realized it just as I reached for the doorknob. Everyone saw me pause mid-step, staring at my hand in disbelief. FML
Today, I got locked inside my apartment due to the locking mechanism being stuck, so I had to call off work. They refused to believe me, and insisted that I be in on time or else there would be disciplinary actions taken. Maintenance wasn't available till 3 hours into my shift. FML
Today, before leaving my house, I OCD-checked all of my doors 16 times to make sure that they were locked. When I got home, my house had been broken into. Turns out I accidentally unlocked my front door when trying to lock it for the last time. This is why I have OCD. FML
Today, in a rush to get out of my house to go to a doctor's appointment, I closed the door behind me without having my house or car keys on me. Sadly, it took me less than a minute to break into my own house. FML
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DoubleCross 9
Better safe than jobless.
airforce987 20
You guys, it's not Alzheimer's or OCD or anything. All humans experience the phenomenon known as douchebag brain. Douchebag brain is the main source of short term forgetfulness, for example: you walk into a room and immediately don't know what you are looking for, or, it makes you always remember to lock your car (or in this case, business) but can't remember if you actually did it or not. We all get it guys...
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journeytotheend 16
Well next time you lock up before you leave double check that tell yourself "I locked up, I locked up, I locked up"
chicub 4
By going back to work you may have avoided a confrontation with a mugger or something- think positive- having a job where you have the responsibility of locking up is a blessing in itself
greeneye_fml 12
Oh shut up. She most likely has OCD.
pogue36 5
Check twice before you leave instead of getting home half way before checking twice.
greeneye_fml 12
I felt like I had to vote YDI for your lousy confusing grammar.
isaiaah 6
Well i'd rather have an employee like you who double checks rather than one who says "oh well" and just hopes they got it. Good for you for being safe. I give you 10 safety stars out of 10
fishface517 10
At least you've got yourself in a locked position far as safety goes! :p
lelo007 11
That would worry me, too! It's another thing to bug you, along with the stove being turned off or locking the front door after you've gone to bed. No problem, OP, we have all done it at one point or another. I've found that making a check list at the end of my shift helps relieve a ton of stress after I've gone, that way I don't have to worry if I forgot something or not.
XTheDesertSongX 17
Since something like locking up is such a routine thing, people usually don't think about it when they do it and that's why they forget if they did or didn't. Next time, when you're walking out the door, just pull it (or push it, if it's a door like that) to make sure it's locked. I've done the same thing before!
unknown_user5566 27
This type of thing happens to me, too. Except I panic about much smaller issues. The most common incident is setting my alarm clock; it usually takes me an extra 30 minutes to fall asleep because I'm afraid that I somehow didn't set my alarm properly. Don't ask me how I continue to do this over and over again, because I really don't know. Ah, the life of an irrational female.
SkoomaKi 28
Film yourself locking up. Then check when your in the car going home. Simples.