chlorinesmells
United States
Today, a kid I taught to swim became my new boss, at the pool that I have worked at for nine years. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
cplaner
United States
Little perv
Today, I was teaching swim lessons. I got felt up by a 6 year-old boy. Three times. FML
luh8r
Canada
Tyranny
Today, while teaching swimming to a bunch of five year-olds, one particularly bratty girl decided she didn't want to swim and led the entire class to strike, leaving the pool empty, and me without a job. Apparently I was teaching the next world tyrant to swim. FML
AFH2O
Visalia, United States
Today, I got chewed out by a parent for putting her kid underwater. I teach swim lessons. FML
Cantswim
United States
Today, I had to go take swimming lessons because my mom has a fear I'll drown and I'm totally afraid of swimming anyway and never get anywhere near water. My instructor? A high school classmate of mine. My fellow swimming classmates? 5 and 6 year old kids. FML
Anonymous
Irvine, United States
Today, my former high school bully became my manager. FML
rowanjusmc
United States
Today, I got a concussion while teaching a kid how to be a safe and cautious swimmer. FML
Anonymous
United States
Today, I found out that a co-worker of mine that I had originally hired, trained, and mentored to work in my department for the past 4 years had just got the promotion that I had applied for. He is now my boss. FML
lauziej93
This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff
Logroño, Spain
Oh no, oh no no no
Today, my mother-in-law became my boss. FML
humanshield
Rockland, United States
Today, while working my job as a swim instructor, my coworker sprayed me with the hose. I instinctively held up what I was holding to block the cold water. I was holding a 4 year-old. FML
maddyUnderstood
This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff
Tales of the Unexpected
Today, I went into a job interview for Quizno's. The boss there talked to me for an hour and half about everything on God's green earth. She noticed I was a certified swim instructor. I left Quizno's with no job, but with an appointment to teach the boss how to swim tomorrow at 9 a.m. FML
Top comments
kickuwithmyfist 1
Go test his drowning skills!=D
new_Combray 4
It is perhaps time to consider a different career!
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new_Combray 4
It is perhaps time to consider a different career!
baddawg365 0
11- Way to quote a different FML kudos
Mitcha857 0
22 nice job making yourself look like a jackass! Kudos. And 1- Yea OP does need to find a new job or a new profession. Damn you work at a place for 9 years and still aren't the boss?
pavlovaaLOVE 7
I agree with 31. 9 years does seem a little too long without becoming in charge
xoconnie 8
You are definitely doing something wrong OP. FYL
chowE_fml 4
The key word is "kid"
random1st 2
Student surpasses the master. Bummer
VoteForTaco 8
Op, maybe you tought him a little too well.
ilovesuju 10
You should be proud of your padawan.
ImaginaryFoe 1
People that know how will always have a job; the people that know why will always be their bosses. OP, even at a pool, swimming ability isn't everything. Your boss either displayed more leadership qualities, ambition, or schmoozing skills. The higher-ups apparently feel you're only good at the job you have. Change their minds or change your job.
False_Stupidity 42
New Boss: "Now I am the master" (imagine it in darth vader's voice)
kickuwithmyfist 1
Go test his drowning skills!=D
boofgall 16
Drowning doesn't require skill.
brianjman14 23
Yes, it does. There are certain ways you're not supposed to drown.
kickuwithmyfist 1
...water intake...holding head under water for along time..
kandi_kid69 15
8- Drowning correctly does require skill.
mannykatany 9
It takes skill to intake water and breath underwater dont it?
capper44 18
#8 r u kiddin... People are getting their jobs taken away, coz they drowned wrongly lolz haha
syley 5
Obviously it requires skill there was an FML about insufficient drowning technique just the other day.
FMLshark 12
Drowning actually does take skill, given your natural instinct doesn't tell you to keep inhaling water. So it's a lot more difficult than you think to stay submerged against your instinct and continue to take in water. I wouldn't know, having gills.
Hollers1995 0
Actually, sharks are liable to drown if they don't move...
ICastillo 25
Shh don't correct FMLshark she will find you and eat you. Run while you still have a chance!
Inheritance 10
Why are we assuming the student is a male gender?
Marcelb 17
67 - Or better yet, don't run. Just stay out of the water. ;)
ICastillo 25
You know what 70 that's a damn good point. Haha
xcarxcrashx 9
69 why does that bother you?
FMLshark 12
59, actually that is only with some species of sharks. Some sharks need constant movement because they breathe via pumping water through the gills, some are capable of remaining still and still being able to breathe, generally bottom feeding sharks. The more you know.
Inheritance 10
78- not really, but it makes it sound like makes are only capable as life guard
Inheritance 10
Males*
simonsaysYDI 8
Should have let him drown when you had the chance. Or gone to college... one of the two.
youjustmademelol 4
Well it kinda means your a good teacher so... Yay?
zojieeu 6
Lol tell yourself that you didn't throw him into the water
domking1315 20
What?
pavlovaaLOVE 7
U don't make sense...
AwkwardPartyBear 24
Pardon?
kevin7879 0
ummm yea he does hes just basically saying when the kid was fist learning to swim he didnt throw him n let him drown
KrayKrayGurl117 7
How the hell did THAT happen?!
wlddog 14
Someone is aiming low in life. Maybe you should get a performance based job.
KiddNYC1O 22
Yeah because they're so easy to obtain nowadays...
Angelrose2004 17
Maybe there's hope that you won't have a boss who treats you like crap... Unless he's one of those who lets the power go to his head. But hey, at least you can say that you taught your boss how to swim.
darwinism 30
This is because: 1. You may be "drowning the wrong way" during life guarding exercises, or 2. You spend your time sniffing chlorine. How else would you know it smells? FYL either way OP.
pavlovaaLOVE 7
I would laugh it was the same guy lol
vindi_fml 3
Have you never been near a chlorinated pool?
WCARlover 35
That just means you're such a good teacher, you taught the boss his ways! (trying to think positively here)
kamikrazy 6
Yea but OP gets nothing in return. Imagine if you were running a business and you teach a worker everything you know and years later he/she is now your boss. That would suck.