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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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Top comments
Bee4594 0
Wouldn't they let you know there was a panic button in the first place?
Deviant_fml 5
whoops...
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bollywood_rocks 0
53, a bait bill is the one bill that the grocery store keeps in the till so that if they get robbed,they can trace that bill since the store has the serial numbers and all those numbers on the bill. Now that they've given it to a customer,they'll have to find another bill to use. google it
irlydontcare 0
oh no. something kinda boring happened to you. not an FML. i bet the most interesting events in your life amount to craning your neck to look at car accidents.
devondv 5
i so did that too. It happens when your bos doesn't tell you these things.
wolfman2012 0
LIES!! you'd know if you had a panic button
PTERONOPHOBIA 0
56, HOW would they know? It's supposed to be discreet, there's not going to be lights flashing and a voice saying SOMEBODY JUST CALLED THE COPS BITCHES And waaaahhhhhhh to you guys who didn't think an FML was funny. You think the OPs life must be boring? You complain when you read two sentences on a website that don't satisfy your internet needs.
emptyego 0
I was thinking the same exact thing as #14... And lol @57
theminimalist 0
I accidentally pushed a panic button at a hotel I worked at. No one realized it until 911 called and asked if everyone was okay. I said yes everything's fine, why wouldn't it be. She asked if I could come out and talk to the 4 or 5 officers and the two police dogs. I was pretty embarrassed, but the boss thought it was actually kinda funny.
mikew85 0
If your boss didn't tell you about the panic button, shame on him! You definitely didn't deserve this.
Avenging_Angel 0
You'd think your boss would have told you about it... What's the point of a panic button if there's no one who knows about it to use it?
burley10 0
lol where from w.a. are you from