Today, I began training my replacement at work. She's a senior citizen. She got excited when I taught her how to highlight text on the screen and double-click the mouse because she "never knew how to do those fancy tricks." The job is entirely computer-based. I have to train her for 6 weeks. 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.
Same thing different taste
Today, the woman I'm training at work asked, while staring intently at the keyboard, "Now, which one of these buttons is the space-bar again?" She is 80 years-old, types about one word per minute, and I have just one week to get her completely trained. FML
Today, I started my new job, and was introduced to my colleague. She seemed old and quite experienced, so I thought she was going to teach me. I was wrong. It turns out I'm a replacement for her daughter, who used to secretly do all of her work for her because she has no idea how to do it herself. FML
Great news!
Today, I started a new job. After being trained on several obscure computer programs I'm expected to use in just one day, my new boss informed me she's going on a week long vacation starting tomorrow. She's the only other person who knows how this program runs. FML
Today, I spent my working day teaching my new Supervisor the basics of Excel. Until two weeks ago, he was the Office Junior. He and I applied for the same job, but he got it based on the strengths of his "far superior" Excel skills. I'm now teaching him how to do the job that I didn't get. FML
The other shoe drops
Today, I found out the procedure manual I've been creating for months and finally finished is going to be used to train the person replacing me. FML
Today, I got demoted from my manager's position, only to be replaced by a 21 year-old who has never worked in retail in her life. I now have to spend the next month teaching her my job so they can fire me. FML
Catching flak
Today, my boss reached a new low when, after three software upgrades, she refused to let me update the user manual that I wrote a year ago. She has also cancelled the training sessions I set up to help people learn the new software. People are asking me why I'm not doing my job anymore. FML
Like spinning plates
Today, I became the senior receptionist at my job, which is supposed to have three receptionists. The others all had life changes, so they're moving on, which is fair, but now I have to train new people. I've been here three weeks. FML
Just think about the shareholders!
Today, I learned that for the next two months I'll get to train physicians on how to use the computer program that has made my job obsolete. I've known this program was coming for months, but I didn't know it would be taking my job. FML
Today, I filled in for my absent pregnant co-worker like I have done since she went on disability a month ago, at the job I’ve been doing for 15 months. Today the replacement they hired also came to work, and I had to train her since she has more experience and got the maternity leave position over me. FML
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musicbeautiful 0
UGHHHH who HIRED HER too much pain. then again your helping her get out of potential pension debt
JocelynKaulitz 28
haha at least you know fancy computer tricks (:
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k9obsessed 5
Whoever hired her is an idiot. There's a HUGE difference between following the no age discrimination rule and being stupid enough to hire an unqualified employee.
zimandme123 0
UGHHHH I HATE WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN!!!!! it's like teaching my grandma how to text................
summerhot_fml 2
10 bucks the lady is just shittin him and already knows how to do everything
AyyDiana 2
Hahaha Ohh how I love old people they are just soo funny!(:
clairelolz 5
Did you get fired?
Comoke1024 19
At least it's only six weeks! Your coworkers have to work with her until she gets fired or dies.
Wolfipoo 31
Hope she's a quick learner Op or it may be a long and painful experience.
fantasyworld 39
I get frustrated when teaching my mom how to use cell phones and the computer.
TRKade 15
This should be a sitcom