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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Top comments
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)
captainsmegma 12
I hope you at least dressed the stiffy with something spiffy.
delichick 27
You totally deserve it. You dont say shit like that at work, and you especially dont say shit like that at your job when family is/could be around. I work with people who cannot keep their mouth shut with customers - Ive had customers repeat stuff thats been said - its so fustrating and so unprofessional. Drives me completely batshit.
verg_fml 2
I get that this kind of gallows (haha...) humor can come up a lot in fields like this, but you should really watch where you say stuff like this. Whether or not it was the deceased's family, if ANY visitors might be in earshot, you shouldn't say it.
usedletterboard 7
Today, someone working at a funeral home called my father's dead body a stiff. FML
writerchic85 26
Show some respect for what you do
Fuxxxer 11
shut it dumbfuck
ShortieRose 30
I've always thought it was very special people who work in funeral homes, nothing but the utmost of respect and dignity being upheld. Helping you every step of the way(my first time dealing myself and I was not sure about all that had to be filled/taken care of) Sad to see the dark side of it now. I truly hope it isn't like this in every funeral home....
Mathusse 14
It is usually. Most of them just don't do it in front of customers. Personally I'd be okay with them joking, just not if I were around.
WarTiger 8
There is normally some joking in environments like this but normally not at the expense of the deceased. When you work at places like that they expect you to be respectful to the deceased and to be mature enough not to joke about them.
Miranda04 14
OP deserved it because they weren't more cautious about their surroundings. To make jokes and comments like that are fine, just not in front of any customers. That field of work can be stressful and bring you down.. people have their own ways of coping with it. Don't be so uptight
EvilLittleMan 23
WTF are you thinking? Put yourself in their shoes and you heard some F -ing idiot say that about your loved one that recently passed.
FMLGriff 8
you're a tool... plain and simple... making that kind of remark...in that environment... surrounded by people who are emotionally struggling.... kinda shocked you weren't fired...
ezrajab 22
Wow YDI how insensitive can you be op?