Today, a McDonald's employee had to correct my math after counting out $2.37 in change. I'm in AP Calculus and am currently learning how to find the derivative of an inverse of a logarithm. FML
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Today, I was tending the cash register. I scanned a lady's items which totaled $89.68. She paid with a $100 bill. I gave her $11.32 change. She angrily gave back the extra dollar and complained about "schools nowadays". I'm an AP Calculus student. FML
Today, while working at McDonald's a car full of obnoxious teens came through. They had made a $30 order, and handed me a tin of small change, claiming that on a McDonald's ad they saw that we, employees, liked counting change. I had to count out $30 in spare change during a rush period at work. FML
Today, an old man, while I was working, asked me to spell average-length words. Confused, I refused. Turns out I was apparently taking too long counting the large amount of small change he'd given to me, and he assumed I couldn't count or spell. I study law, and I've learned basic calculus. Welcome to retail. FML
Today, disappointed with my results on a mathematics test, I went over it and realized my teacher had added up the marks incorrectly, leaving me with 17% less than I earned. The person who's supposed to be teaching me math can't even perform basic arithmetic. FML
Today, I was working my job as a waitress near my college. I handed a customer her check, and she noticed that I had added her bill wrong. I apologized, and she pointed to my "student" labeled nametag, asking what I was studying. I said English. I'm a math major. FML
Today, McDonalds charged me 21 cents for a honey mustard packet. The jerk manager made me break a $50 bill. So I grabbed all their napkins, carried them into the parking lot and tossed them all into the air in protest and drove off. Down the road, I realized I left my wallet at the counter. FML
Today, while checking out a couple at work, I handed them their receipt and wished them a good day. The woman promptly pulled her husband to the side, and whispered to him about how much of a "fucking idiot" I was for making the prices so high. I work at McDonald's. FML
Today, I saw a man help an elderly lady with her tray at the local McDonald's. I wanted to do something nice for him, so I added a couple extra nuggets in his meal. He later came up to me and told me I was dumb and didn't know how to count, and that was why I was working at McDonald's. FML
Today, I have a final for my precalculus class. After hours of studying this week, I felt pretty optimistic. Until I got to class and realized that I'd forgotten my calculator. FML
Today, while working at a gas station, I accidentally changed the price of gas to 8.9 cents per litre. It took me fifteen minutes to figure out why everyone wanted only two or three dollars of gas. I fixed it, but now my managers are debating charging me for lost revenue. FML
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e11ie 0
No big deal. Simple mistake. I have a PhD in English and misstype/spell words weekly. That doesn't mean I'm any less intelligent.
popatia 0
Who the **** you think you are that someone from mcdonalds can't be smart? A lot of people work at chain restarunts to pay for school, medical bills, etc.
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mudvayne4life24 0
not only do you look like a douche for trying to put down a McDonalds worker, but you look more like a loser trying to put your dumb AP calculus statements in. dont try to justify that someone out there is actually smarter than you. you made a mistake happens all the time. no need to try and make yourself look smart because youre dumb
Six_and_the_Moon 3
Meh. I went to uni for astrophys/biophys (switched second year) and I can barely multiply. Certain types of math require no use of numbers until the end ... it's all variable/unit manipulation within formulas until everything is kosher, at which point you just plug in the data and solve. Basic arithmetic has precious little to do with a lot of advanced math. Not a big deal.
MrZach 0
This is not a FML. Anyone who has every taken advanced calculus knows it is NOT numbers lol.... Second of all, If i was taking orders and counting change all day long, I'd get pretty good at it.. just shows that the guy in mcdonalds isn't a complete moron, if one at all...
letmethinknow 0
LOL DERIVATIVES!!
PolishPride 0
are you serious... if you know what you're doing then finding derivatives is a lot easier than subtracting numbers with two decimal places...
lamepeople 0
excuse me! i am in all of the highest courses that my high school allows- which is ALL college level- and i have a 3.95 gpa but i work at mcdonalds. so thank you very much- just because they dont live off of their parents money doesnt mean they are stupid.
Gitsandshiggles 0
NERD ALERT!
cryosk8trboi 0
yeah. um. inverse log is an exponent. which is...the easiest derivative ever -_-
meaghannn 0
you're retarded. all you did was use big words.
st87 0
YDI. 1. Trying to find ways to show off yourself in FML. Such an attention seeker. 2. Just because someone works at McDonalds doesn't mean that they are not as smart as you. It just means that they haven't got a better job yet. And agreeing with #198, who is a perfect example, just because someone else doesn't live off their parents (like you obviously do) does not mean that they don't have (or won't have in future) a qualification as good as yours. I hope you don't get a job in future because of your low EQ (getting all emo about making a small mistake and try to make yourself feel better by showing off here) and end up working blue collar all your life.