Today, I was joking around with my manager about faking an injury to collect Worker's Compensation. Then I actually slipped and sprained my foot, and now my manager thinks I'm lying. 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, during dress rehearsal before the show, I came in with crutches pretending I broke my leg as a joke. I then threw away the crutches, laughed and then fell down some stairs. I am now in crutches with a broken leg. I was the lead. FML
Today, at work, my manager fell in front of an entire lobby full of people on a wet floor. I'm the only one who burst out laughing. Turns out she has a broken arm. FML
Today, I sprained an arm muscle while pretending to lift weights. FML
Today, my boss had a "team-building" event, which involved a game of trust falls. As I fell backwards, my coworkers failed to catch me, and I crumbled onto the floor. I'm now spending the afternoon in the ER with a sprained ankle, and my boss called to check if I still trust the team. Great bonding experience, guys. FML
Today, while joking and chatting with a coworker on my way to the bathroom, I misjudged the distance to the entrance and slammed my head into the wall. My coworker told everyone. So now I'm funny, but not for the reason I wanted to be. FML
Today, in my rush to do my hair and get to work, I managed to trip over my dog, hit my eye on the counter, and sprain my ankle. I arrived at work with a black eye and a painful limp. My boss didn't care, and fired me for showing up late. FML
Today, while I was telling a friend she needs to be more careful about getting hurt, I dislocated and sprained my thumb. She then laughed at me and said, "Yes, I will." FML
Today, I slipped on the wet floor at work and sprained my wrist badly. I was carrying the wet floor sign so no one would slip. FML
Today, I tripped over a "Caution: Slippery When Wet" floor sign and sprained my ankle. FML
Today, at work, we had a fire drill. I was the first to run out of the building, but in my haste, I tripped on the stairs, and rolled down the flight. When I got to the bottom, I tried to stand up, but my ankle was already swelling. What felt like the entire office watched as I limped to the designated meeting point. FML
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Top comments
garf3265 12
classic boy who cried wolf
gosh_mate 30
If it's real you can get a medical certificate, but YDI for joking about something like that to your boss
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Comments (56)
healthcarechick 9
Hahaha that's what you get!!!!!!!!
ProSwimmerFL 16
Wait a minute who needs workmans comp for a sprained ankle ? I understand if it's a job the requires physical activity like mowing lawns or something like that but if it's a desk job I wouldn't believe you either OP.
MandieL 27
Many desk jobs do not even have workers comp (and are not required to) because of the low risk of something happening. There are more jobs out there that require some form of physical duty (such as walking) and a sprain might require a few days off work.
whywhenwherewhat 11
I don't understand why everyone's calling this karma. Are you guys really saying that they deserved this for simply joking around?
rockwrench 18
It's called keeping ones mouth shut around the boss and managers when it comes to joking. Your work life will go so much easier. Good luck.
bazookajoey 27
Oh bad timing OP
droffig68 6
First rule of taking a dive is to never tell anyone
demi21 6
Karma is a bitch ?
JpTheGreat23 19
YDI
pinque 19
That's your fault
hph5 8
I've been on work comp for the majority of 3 years. It's not anything you want. They suck.