Today, I accidentally pressed the panic button under the register at work. I didn't even know we had a panic button until the cops showed up. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found a mysterious button under my desk at work and pressed it out of curiosity. It was the emergency panic alarm. Within five minutes, security, my manager, and then two confused police officers were asking if I was OK. I just wanted to know what the button did. FML
Today, I was on the elevator at work. As it descended, a roach started scurrying about around my feet. I freaked out and started screaming, hitting the panic button without thinking. Now I'm facing a hefty fine for using the panic button when there wasn't a "real" emergency. FML
Today, I accidentally set off an alarm at the school I work for. No one was there, I didn't have the code or password the company needed, my boss wouldn't answer his phone, three policemen interrogated me and asked for ID, but realized I left home without my wallet. There was nothing I could do. I cried. FML
Today, I sneaked out of work early. I tripped over my own feet while walking up to my car. As I fell, I managed to hit the panic button on my car keys, setting off my car alarm while I lay flat on the ground in the parking lot. FML
Today, I accidentally left the store with a bag full of groceries without paying. I realized this halfway to my car when an employee chased me down, thinking I was a thief. Turns out, I had spaced out and walked out during a fire alarm drill. FML
Today, at the gas station I work a lady called wanting to know the "password" and if I was okay. Thinking it was a prank I hung up. A couple of minutes later she called back, this time asking if I could see the cops outside and telling me I'd be alright. I saw four of 'em. I'd hit the silent alarm by accident. FML
Today, I was taking a dump at work at a nursing home. While reaching for the toilet paper, I accidently pushed the emergency button. The nursing supervisors broke into the washroom to help. FML
Today, while visiting family in Taipei, I came across a large button that said "PUSH" on it. I was curious and pushed it. A deafening alarm then sounded for the next 10 minutes, attracting concerned neighbours and finally a security guard who informed me that I'd pushed a panic button. FML
Today, I went to the restroom at work, but I forgot the press on the button/timer because the lights were already on, then the lights turned off while I was in the stall. I had to finish my business and exit the pitch-black restroom while trying not to bump into anything or anyone. FML
Today, our community is having a large collective yard sale. It's also the day my phone decided to somehow pocket-dial 911. I had to explain this to the officers responding and also to a lot of surprised shoppers and neighbors. I'm still extremely embarrassed. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
Bee4594 0
Wouldn't they let you know there was a panic button in the first place?
Deviant_fml 5
whoops...
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (80)
evgwest 0
Your life is ******)
chrisapoo23 0
big deal....
Alex_Marie 0
I did that too, but I didn't press it hard enough so the cops were a no-show. I didn't know what it was. They are supposed to tell you and your manager can get in some serious trouble for not telling you what they are.
hugh_jepenis 0
lol at #6 xD
Laurkins 0
Oh, I am glad that I wasn't the only one who was special enough to do that. I actually did that on my second day of work- its amazing that I didn't get fired. =D
McKay_fml 0
I feel you! There was a panic button at my till when I worked at a grocery store and no one told me what it was. Mine was little and black. I almost pressed it, then got yelled at.
Jaxro 6
I once pressed the panic button on my car remote, while cops were near by. They thought I was trying to steal the car....
Virgin_Tea 0
When I was like 10 my mom worked at a Pawn Shop and I was sitting at her desk and i saw this little white device that looked like one of those key chain flashlights when you press the button. So I pressed on the buttons, and nothing happened, and I kept pressing them, and finnaly set it down, thinking it didnt have batteries. 5 minutes later an officer came in with his gun drawn asking what happened because they got a call for a deadly robbery. I was so terrified, and everyone was like, "Who pressed the button???" I never confessed. :O I havent told anyone that I ever did that either.
alwaysalady 0
I worked at a fast food joint and I knelt under the counter to retrieve a roll of dimes, and I hit my head on the panic button, slicing my forehead open. The cops came, and the drove me down the street for stitches at the urgent care. I never heard the end of it. (I was also the manager.)
keyairia 0
lol. that's sucks.