Today, at my job of two months, I'd taken it upon myself to water the plants around the office every day since they all looked a little sad. My boss then asked why so many of the fake plants were getting mouldy. My co-workers had watched me water plastic plants for two months and nobody bothered to tell me. 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, after my neighbor asked me to water her plants while she was away, and I carefully followed her instructions for 6 days, she came home. She stared at the living room and asked why I'd watered the fake plants but forgotten the real ones on the balcony. FML
Today, I found out that the plant in my kitchen that I have been watering for almost 2 years is fake. FML
Today, after I agreed to water my friend's plants while she was on vacation, she'd given me very specific instructions for each one, so I made a schedule and followed it carefully. When she came home, she stared at the plants and asked why her cactus was sitting in a bowl of water. I'd read the wrong line on the schedule all week. FML
Today, the plant I bought for my apartment a few weeks ago started looking worse. I'd followed the care instructions carefully, so I asked my neighbor for advice. She pointed out that the plastic pot was still inside the decorative pot, so the water had nowhere to drain. FML
Today, my boss came back from a two week vacation. I was the only one covering for him, and I did an excellent job. It was my chance to get a promotion. I actually improved his sales while he was gone, but the only thing he noticed was that I killed his plant. FML
Today, my mother insisted I thoroughly water all the plants in and around my house before some people turned up. This would be fine except 90% of them are fake. She is convinced it will make them look "realer." FML
Today, it's been a week since I bought a "self-watering" plant to make my life easier. Turns out the self-watering feature means the plant waters itself by leaking all over the floor when it's overfilled. Now my apartment is a mini wetland, and my carpet is fucked. FML
Today, I watered a dying communal plant. I was fined $250 for littering. FML
Today, three weeks after I finally tried my hand at gardening by planting a bunch of herbs and was so proud of my work, I found out that I had actually been watering weeds this whole time. My herbs were actually the things I was trying to eliminate. FML
Today, I wanted to surprise my roommate by cleaning the entire apartment while she was away. Three hours later, everything looked perfect. She came home, looked around, and immediately asked why her plant was missing. I had thrown it out because I thought it was dead. FML
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wanted_2_want 40
That's amazing. I mean you couldn't touch the stems or leaves since day one?
xMaeLA 24
I wonder which one of your coworkers won that bet. "Hey, how long d'you think the new girl will keep watering those plants till she realizes they're fake?" "$50 it takes her two weeks." :two months later: "Hasn't she noticed that horrible smell? ... Should we tell her?" *all coworkers are blown away by OPs obliviousness*
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VanillaBeanGhost 15
How could you not smell that? I hate the smell of mold it's awful and strong!
JBChristian 47
Right. I don't even need to smell it. I know it's around if I get a horrible migraine. Stuffs from Satan himself.
ColdCreasent 17
Not noticing they were plastic plants for 2 months....they must be really expensive fake plants.
FMLUser404 4
Or op is just blame retarded.
morghandi 21
you shouldn't water real plants every day either. same problem.
wanted_2_want 40
That's amazing. I mean you couldn't touch the stems or leaves since day one?
xMaeLA 24
I wonder which one of your coworkers won that bet. "Hey, how long d'you think the new girl will keep watering those plants till she realizes they're fake?" "$50 it takes her two weeks." :two months later: "Hasn't she noticed that horrible smell? ... Should we tell her?" *all coworkers are blown away by OPs obliviousness*
sparkledoge 29
These plastic plants must be of a ridiculously good quality if you watered them for 2 months and never noticed they were fake.
species4872 20
They were waiting for you to start pruning them.
Tsumetai_ 11
perhaps the co-workers also thought the plants were real, and that before you started working there they figured the janitor or something watered them.
klutzyduck 2
I think it's just as likely your coworkers believed they were real too. I doubt anyone but you had the initiative to water the plants, and without touching them, it's probably not super obvious. Then again, I don't pay much attention, or put any thought really into office plants. I'm not saying it's impossible they were being jerks and just watching you, snickering, wondering how long it'd take you to catch on...however, I think it's more likely they didn't know and didn't give much thought to you watering them at all. They probably thought it was very sweet of you to do so, going above and beyond your duties and it shows you're thoughtful. I know I wouldn't have watered the plants. Until it's proven otherwise in some way, I'd give your coworkers the benefit of doubt and assume they're not all out to get you.
LyricaSilvan 30
On the bright side, one day you may be able to laugh about it. "Hey, remember when I was new and thought the office plants were real? How weird was that?" Plus the next time a newbie does something strange, you can make a new friend by telling them your story so they don't feel as bad about it.