Today, my boss called me into his office. Expecting a long overdue promotion, I hurried in. Instead, he told me he thought I would be perfect to take his son on a pity date, because he's a suicide risk due to his depression. 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, my boss called me into his office. I've been working hard doing extra work so I can get promoted. He called me in to tell me I'm to reliable in my current position, so I won't be moving up. FML
Today, my boyfriend proposed to me. My boss called me into her office and congratulated me, and spent almost half an hour asking me what our wedding plans were, where we might honeymoon, if we wanted kids, etc. She then followed this by suddenly remembering she had called me into the office to sack me. FML
Today, my boss gave me a speech about my "motivation issues". I've been working for him for 2 months, the commissions I've made for him paid off his bills, so what are my motivation issues? I turned down his offer of a date. I have a boyfriend. He keeps asking. FML
Today, my boss called me over to his office; he wanted me to fire four hardworking employees. One of them was the girl I was going to ask out. FML
Today, I got a heads-up that my boss suffered a death in the family, but was coming into work anyway. I thought he'd be depressed, but it seems he deals with grief with anger instead. I found that out when he yelled at me, threatening to rip my spine out my ass over a typo I made in a report. FML
Today, I told my new boss to wish his daughter a happy birthday on my behalf, as I overheard him saying it was today. Turns out she committed suicide three years ago. FML
Today, after three weeks of my boss telling me how much he appreciates my hard work and has submitted my name up for a promotion, he called me into his office to announce I'm being laid off. FML
Today, my coworker and I agreed to come clean and tell our fellow employees that we have been secretly dating for a while. Before we could, I received a promotion. I'm now his boss. FML
Today, I sat down to discuss wanting a promotion and ended up getting so nervous that I broke down crying in front of my boss. FML
Today, I called my boss to let her know that I was suffering from severe depression and that my doctor suggested I take a month's leave. Her response? "Glad you are getting help, however we can't hold your job. No need to come to the office, we'll mail your stuff to you." FML
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kingsamuelcdt 0
maybe if his son is satisfied you could get a raise ;)
PSQ91 6
Look on the bright side OP, he trusts you. Next step will be promotion :)
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Comments (134)
rattusrattus 19
Because the knowledge that you can only get a date because your dad orders one of his employees to go out with you is really good for raising self-esteem and helping with depression. [/sarcasm]
khaya 9
Looks like someone is going to have to put out on the first date. Remember to give a smile if you want that promotion.
harbqll 0
Looks like dressing like a ***** finally paid off! Or was it the boob job?
Djzom13 0
Well if you're posting this on FML then I then you might need a pity date for depression as well
larzieboy 0
tell him that if he gives you the promotion then you will take his son on a date it's a corporate job barter
Selena_is_back 7
He'll just find another woman to date his son. lol
heyred 11
A ******** beats a good job!
ragzy 7
31 and 32 I agree. Depression is a horrible illness, I thought it was just weakness until people close to me suffered through it. I am now a firm believer in people seeking the help they need, hence the daft tasche in the picture which raised funds for Movember charities in particular, Beyond Blue - raising awareness of male depression.
Selena_is_back 7
So? Chances are that if I'm not mistaken, you probably don't even know him. If he's in depression, it's for a good cause. No need to make such a big deal about a date.
bretty_boieeeeyy 0
this reminds me of that old like godfather or some other mafia saying you do for me I do for you. if you can actully make this kid feel good about himself you could get that raise(and get laid in the process)
Beebow_fml 5
Depression can actually be caused by chemical inbalance. Imagine all those chemicals in your brain that make you the obnoxious person you are suddenly degrade in production. You would physically be unable to experience passive emotion unless you mentally force yourself to.