Today, a customer threatened to come back later and shoot the whole place up. Why? I didn't give him a discount on his beer. My boss's reaction when I called the police: "Why didn't you give him the discount?!" Last week he bitched me out for letting a girl off for being a few cents short on hers. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a customer's credit card was declined. His totally reasonable reaction was to threaten to put a bullet in the back of my head. FML
Today, a man tried to rob the store I work at. Before the guy was taken by the cops, he complained to my manager for "unfriendly behavior". He took it seriously and bitched me out for not providing "quality service" to our customers. FML
Today, my boss came around to my way of thinking. He called our customers a "bunch of assholes" and to kick them out if they gave me trouble. When a lady began yelling at me for "setting the damn prices too high" I told her to leave. My boss soon bitched me out for being unprofessional. FML
Today, my coworker paid me back the $15 I let him borrow and we shook hands. Later, I was called into my boss's office, where he threatened to fire me for doing a drug deal in front of customers. The police are getting involved. FML
Today, my now ex-boyfriend called me from jail, expecting me to bail him out. He'd tried to buy a load of booze at the liquor store and came up short by ten cents. The cashier refused to be short-changed, and he figured the only reasonable reaction was to punch her in the face. FML
Today, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". FML
Today, at work, a customer asked for my number. When I declined, he made a huge scene, shouting and scaring other customers. He tipped me seven cents. FML
Today, at work I was trying to be nice and give a customer a discount because she was having trouble finding money to pay for her food. Everybody behind her then demanded a discount as well. FML
Today, after finally getting rid of an extremely rude, abusive customer, I muttered that I could kill people like her. I didn't know my manager had heard me, until a pair of police officers arrived. He'd reported me for "threatening to murder a customer". FML
Today, my boss showed me a two-page letter from a customer, complaining about me because I couldn't honor a coupon that expired in 2009. He agreed that I did the right thing by refusing it, but said it would be a black mark on my record anyway due to the complaint. FML
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Top comments
Ambient25 25
Sorry for your shitty boss OP. You should definitely look for another job, or refer him to upper management. Besides it's not like you knew how the guy would react.
cakeandfilm 13
The higher up, the lower the IQ
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Ambient25 25
Sorry for your shitty boss OP. You should definitely look for another job, or refer him to upper management. Besides it's not like you knew how the guy would react.
Eahae3 12
New job time!
Sports_guy3 28
3 cents can go a long way.
Dracoboxer357 36
31- Not as far a round from a firearm. :p You just can't win with an employer like that. :p
Somuchart 3
3 cents is a little far I guess..but I can understand why the boss may have a different attitude after a guy threatens all your lives.
rocker_chick105 31
If you're life has gotten to the point that you worry about three cents, I suggest reevaluating it.
incoherentrmblr 22
I can only wonder what would've happened if this occurred in Ireland...
iknowiwantyou 13
I get what your boss is talking about. If a person actually threatens to shoot the place up you should've just given him a discount and talked to police after, regardless of 3 girls just bitching at you last week.
boating_guy 33
You should read the FML again
iknowiwantyou 13
omg dammit!
Ambient25 25
Reference to #2 "I don't always confuse the money in my register, but when I do, I say "hello ladies"
Sports_guy3 28
Man, iknowiwantyou has had a bad week, haven't you. Most of your comments have been downvoted.
hcollins1 18
Just because someone becomes unnecessarily irate doesn't mean that they should be given a discount, otherwise everyone would threaten to shoot up the place to get what they want. Rules are rules for a reason!
iknowiwantyou 13
30 your little prepubescent tween self is trying to keep tabs on me? Don't humour me too much. Does mommy know you're up this late? It's surely past your bedtime.
jennifer33106 1
damned If you do and damned if you don't. maybe its time for a new job op.
iknowiwantyou 13
Actually it's time he called human resources. You can't let bitchy managers get away with their shit.
Soulsbane96_fml 11
It sounds like a bar, I doubt they really have HR. The manager probably owns the place.
JesterJosh 5
Way to go on replying to the wrong comment.
JAKASS200 5
It's better to be safe than sorry.
B1ackthesun 31
I think the more appropriate saying is damned if you do damned if you don't...
cakeandfilm 13
The higher up, the lower the IQ
JesterJosh 5
This is a poor person excuse. Higher up people usually have college degrees so no they don't have lower IQ.
dreadbeat69 12
Sounds like an idiot trying to justify his low wage to me... all of my bosses are really sharp dudes. God knows none of these giant business tycoons are stupid... get over it.
Rizzen 27
your boss is a real dick.
miggles 16
He's gonna be a hard obstacle :(
phew_fml 21
Your boss sounds like he has a bipolar disorder.
Robbieisadowg 16
I don't think you fully understand what being Bipolar means. I would suggest researching it.
gingaa96 18
That, or he's just an asshole
Fernando83 19
I say you have a relative come in and purchase a whole bunch of crap and give him a huge discount. The biggest possible and when your boss screams at you again just quit.
pickleOnABun 10
I think id quit.
cypherwars 15
This where the actual fun is. I wouldn't quit. I would just **** him up somehow. by reporting or making him fall for something actually stupid. *EvilGrin*
B1ackthesun 31
Report him to who? this sounds like a bar or club, normally the 'boss' is the owner in establishments like that. HR type situations only occur in large businesses. Don't think OP has to many places to turn in this case.
breakinlegs 19
I work sales and I know exactly how you feel. tough luck.
cypherwars 15
ea, just wait a couple of years. It gets better :)