Today, I busted my ass to help this old lady move her stuff because she was going to a nursing home. I was told I would get paid. When I finished four hours later the lady took me to a room and told me to pick out anything in her little goody bag. I got a race car as payment. 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.
Today, I helped an elderly lady put a bookshelf in her car. She then thanked me by hitting me with her car as she drove out of the parking lot. FML
Today, after a weekend of helping my sister-in-law move out of our house, vacuuming and mopping her bedroom and bathroom for her, scrubbing her walls and cleaning her shower, transporting her furniture, and getting her carpet professionally cleaned, to cover costs she offered me $14. FML
Today, the old lady I've been taking care of and running errands for died. She hadn't paid me yet. FML
Today, I got a $20 tip from an old lady I delivered pizza to. Ecstatic, I walked back to my car where there was a $30 parking fine waiting for me. FML
Today, while buying paint, I began to help an elderly woman working to lift some heavy boxes. She told me what a nice young lady I was. Then her boss came over, screamed at her for being lazy and fired her. She cried. So did I. FML
Today, while I was delivering pizza in the torrential downpour, I waited 5 minutes in the pouring rain for an old lady to dig 20 bucks out of her purse. Her total was $19.99. She told me to keep the change and make lots of money. FML
Today, I helped a lady carry her grocery bags to her car. She was so grateful that she offered me a tip. I refused, but she insisted. When I finally took it, I looked at the bill to see she'd given me $1. I smiled and said thank you, but she looked at me like I’d just robbed her. FML
Today, I decided I'd sell an old motorcycle I had, in order to help with the bills. I had to be at work at the time when an interested buyer was to show up, so I entrusted my mother with the exchange as she's unemployed. Mom pocketed the money and bought a new freezer for her house, and won't pay me back. FML
Today, I was working at the grocery store and a very old woman wanted to give me a tip for bagging her groceries. She slid a quarter into my pocket against my thigh as deep down as she could get it, then she gave me a smile and a wink. I was groped by a grandma. FML
Today, I decided to cover a coworker's closing shift because she felt sick. My boss even gave me a $10 gift card for doing it. I felt good about it, until I walked outside and found that my car had been stolen. FML
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And there was absolutely no way you could turn this story to attract girls?
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deathproof_fml 0
I agree with #3. YDI for being a greedy **** who can't be bothered to help a poor old lady just for the sake of being nice.
bbq45 0
ydi for doing it for money from a lady whos going to nursing home lol dont rly need much money there. but fyl that you thought you'd get payed. : /
metonymy 0
Either have the brains to agree on payment beforehand or have the heart to do the job for free. Doing neither and then whining about the situation serves no purpose.
Kitty34_fml 0
How awful it must be to have to do something nice for someone ..?
tjh116 0
If she said he would get paid, then she should hold up her end of the deal. She may be old, but that does not excuse someone for not paying after agreeing earlier to do so. Still not a majorly huge FML, since the old lady (albeit a senile selfish one) did get helped out and probably has an overall situation far worse than the OP's. Four hours of work for no compensation does suck balls, but would you rather be the one going to the nursing home?
d_fml_r89 0
I can't say I agree that this is an FML because you just did something nice for someone...aw shucks, volunteering sucks, doesn't it?
tjh116 0
Also, all the spelling fanatics out there correcting the OP for "payed" and not "paid" are ignorant motherfuckers. Try looking it up on dictionary.com: though "payed" is less used, it is also a correct spelling. Get your facts right before trying to wrongly correct someone. See entry below payed v. A past tense and a past participle of pay
lakeylove 0
Atfirst I thought you said I was told I was getting laid. LOL.well sell the little raccar for penny. Besides u got the pride of helping an old lady
24788 7
I'd be really upset if that happened, but you really can't do anything about it.
ShakeZula7 0
You deserve it for expecting something in return. You helped an old woman move so she could go to a nursing home, and you expected payment? Shame on you.