Today, at the funeral home where I work, I asked my boss if it was time to "bring out the stiff". I didn't realize the guy's family was not only in the building, but within earshot as well. 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, an elderly man came into my place of work wearing a nice suit. I commented, saying said he looked nice and asked what the special occasion was. He was going to a funeral. FML
Today, I went to a funeral for my coworker's father. While there, my dad's cell phone rang and he left to answer it. I turned to my brother and said, "I can't believe he brought his cell phone!" He whispered, "I can't believe he's got coverage. This is a dead zone!" I laughed loudly. At a funeral. FML
Today, I was bored out of my mind at work. I told my coworker he was lucky to be leaving early. I forgot the reason of his early departure was to go to his grandfather's funeral. FML
Today, at my new job at a funeral home, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't "lighten the hell up" while dealing with our grieving clients. FML
Today, at my job in a funeral home, I was transferring a body off a stretcher when it exhaled its last breath. Right into my face. FML
Today, I was at my mom's funeral. My sisters and I were sitting in the front row. The funeral director, whom we had met with twice before, was going around greeting everyone. When she got to us, she asked where our mom was. Seriously? FML
Today, I walked past a church with a bunch of people standing outside waiting for the bride and groom to walk out. When the church doors opened, I yelled congratulations as loud as I could. It was a funeral. FML
Today, as a CNA, I had to go through the belongings of a patient. His phone rang and I answered - it was his boss. As I explained, he cut me off and said to "drop the act" and "he better be there now or he's fired". He was pronounced dead-on-arrival. FML
Today, during my uncle's funeral, my four year old loudly asked, "Where's all the dead people?" FML
Today, at my job as a funeral director, I fell ass over heels into the grave in front of a hundred mourners and an unamused Catholic priest. FML
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Alup132 22
You deserve it for not watching your surroundings or saying it in a more polite manner.
Chikiriwak 17
Haven't you ever been taught to act profesional in your work area? YDI
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Comments (76)
Alup132 22
You deserve it for not watching your surroundings or saying it in a more polite manner.
Tripartita 45
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I hope you played it off like anybody in a sitcom would: by pretending "bring out the stiff" was innuendo. Then you and your boss would act embarrassed and fake your way through a relationship while in front of the family.
littlebuck84 12
Not a bad idea. Lmfao
Lalala579121 28
And then brazzers music would start to play.
Tyrax 16
That is an awesome suggestion, and really one of the only ways OP could have salvaged the situation without making things worse.
StiffPvtParts 43
When OP said "stiff," I immediately thought he was referring to his penis... I guess it's because of my username (._. )
Chikiriwak 17
Haven't you ever been taught to act profesional in your work area? YDI
19teej96 19
But some workplaces invite some enthusiasm by allowing jokes like that. Especially in jobs like that one. So maybe it's one of those? But you still have a point.
inappropes 31
I agree. I work in the medical field and we HAVE to joke sometimes to get through it.
elohnah 22
But you don't do this in front of the family, or to a terminally ill patient, correct? The comment made is hurtful and in a grieving process and what has to be a final goodbye, a sad but beautiful moment, you simply stay respectful. Even towards the dead.
inappropes 31
Of course not in front of people. They definitely need to be more aware of their surroundings.
Chikiriwak 17
It's not only that, he shouldn't be making such inappropiate jokes about dead people, it's just disrespectful even if it is a dead person, it's a tragic situation that needs to be taken seriously.
almost_there44 26
Wow, this is one of the places where you should always speak about people in a good manner whether someone is around or not. It's not like the dead can hear, but out of respect, you shouldn't speak about anyone that way. YDI.
Mathusse 14
#4 When I was in 8th grade, we had a visit from a man working at a funeral home. He said they had to joke sometimes, otherwise it would be too stressful. I do believe most funeral home employees, joke about the dead people occasionally.
Talented73 54
Yes, but usually not in front of the relatives.
MidnaLink 35
I would not work in a Funeral home for one more minute if I were you. If you can't be THAT respectful…
Lily_Rain77 25
Don't be a jerk. It has got to be really depressing to work around dead people all day. OP shouldn't have said it anywhere that the family could here. But still you have to some sometimes or no one could stand that job.
spookyboy 20
Not to be cheesy but as the show scrubs put it once, when you're surrounded by death constantly it's better to use humor and other coping mechanisms to help distance yourself from your job so it doesn't keep you down. If you get to personal with those kinda things it can really effect your mental state. (Sorry about shit grammar)
MidnaLink 35
Never seen scrubs, don't care to. When the family can easily be around in a situation like this, you be polite.
GritzK 2
Do you know what it's like to work around death? There's a reason most funeral homes stay in families, because no one outside of the family raised around it would want anything to do with it. You probably should be more courteous when there is any possibility of a family being present, but if you aren't desensitized, you'd kill yourself.
WarTiger 8
Honestly that's not true at all. You don't have to be raised around death to be able to work around it. I wasn't raised around it at all and I work with dead people on a daily basis. Also working with dead people should never make you want to kill yourself. That's just completely not true.
spookyboy 20
Sounds like you need a stiff one after that...
StiffPvtParts 43
There's nothing better than cracking open a cold one! Beer-lovers and necrophiliacs can both confirm.
blairiofosterio1 10
Man.... this comment section is totally dead
hardcorepunk87 18
I know of a certain someone who'll be haunted for the rest of their life.
LyricaSilvan 30
Open mouth, insert feet.
Seabass_Chan 33
Pretty sure the OP skipped passed foot-in-mouth right to head-in-ass with that comment.
LyricaSilvan 30
Fair point, actually. XD
Talented73 54
Open ass, insert head.
LyricaSilvan 30
I don't think that one worked out the way you intend, 61.
Mike_Oxhard 14
Well you're an idiot then OP, you should be respectful of the dead and refer to the deceased by their given names. What are you, a child?
BoxFullOfLazy 25
Thank you, you took the words right out of my mouth.