Today, I called a pest control company to ask them to come over to my place to help get rid of rats. The person on the phone told me to "be a man and stop acting like a girl". I'm a woman. FML
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Today, I looked into my sink's garbage disposal for the first time since I moved in two months ago. Apparently, the putrid smell was not the food I've been throwing down it, but instead, a now what appears to be mutilated litter of rats. FML
Today, I saw a long black hair coming out of the drain. Thinking it was my sister's, I called her in and pulled it out for her to see, only to realize I was actually pulling out a long brown roach by the antenna. FML
Today, I wasn't allowed to work from home, despite being ill enough to just take the day off anyway, all so there could be "someone to answer the phone." The phone didn't ring once all day. FML
Today, a female co-worker was struggling with a stack of boxes in her hands. Her pantyhose was falling down and she asked me to help her, so I pulled up her pantyhose. When I looked up, she had a horrified look on her face. She was asking me to help her hold the boxes. FML
Today, as I was changing my sheets, I found a huge spider under my pillow. My 10 year-old sister had to get rid of it for me. FML
Today, I was teasing my cat with a piece of string when suddenly my phone rang. I answered it with one hand and put the string down with the other onto my lap. The beast seized the opportunity to spring, claws out, onto my privates. FML
Today, I was talking with a very attractive coworker outside when a moth flew into my ear. I started screaming and hitting my ear because it was stuck and alive in my ear. I spent the rest of the day at the ER. I'm forever known as The Moth Lady. FML
Today, I was told it was inconvenient for me to take lunch breaks, because someone else has to answer the phones and no one else wants to actually do any work. FML
Today, my family went on vacation. I had to stay home to take care of everyone's animals. I called my mom, who said she was too busy to talk to me. When my sister asked her who was on the phone, she replied, "The dog sitter." FML
Today, while waiting for my mom to pick me up from university, I took out my phone and pretended to talk to someone. I didn't think people still pointed and laughed, but apparently they do when your mom pulls up and shouts, "Stop pretending to talk to someone." FML
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Top comments
Dom_Olivares 12
Wouldn't they want to make some money?
DerrickJames 33
They wanted you to quit pestering them.
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DerrickJames 33
They wanted you to quit pestering them.
Enslaved 38
"Mary, Mary, why ya buggin'?"
HKCgrimmjow 15
Just to clarify, "be a man" and "man up" have nothing really to do with sex/gender and more to do with gender identity and the stereotypes involved.. So I think she literally means act like a man and deal with it yourself. No need to be insulted OP
mattrd_fml 31
#57 She had every right to be offended. No pest control company should tell you to man up and deal with it yourself. If everyone did that, they would be out of business!
bighood24 17
#57- why would a pest control company tell somebody to "man up" and deal with it themselves? if everyone did that there would be no need for pest control companies
Dom_Olivares 12
Wouldn't they want to make some money?
klovemachine 24
Apparently not :-$
GreatGeak 8
maybe they already had some, and they felt that was a good way to spend it. that's how I'd spend it. ^_^
safaeita 32
you're right their answer is ridiculous
ohSNAPyall 27
It's a front!
darwinism 30
Thick voice? Give the rats a chance OP, they are quite nice once you get to know them?
JD1147 27
So true, invite them in for a beer and round of poker
misteygirl 26
Maybe they'll end up cleaning your house for you also.
JMichael 26
And if you really earn their trust you can fornicate with them and have mutant babies.
XSeraphinX 18
If you're lucky, you might find a chef among them.
darwinism 30
37, seek help! you have major issues mate!
FrietvanPiet 16
@41 I actually liked how it escalated!
SarcasticShade 16
Did anyone catch that what 37 said sounded a lot like a that Family Guy episode where they had pests.
saba_ajira 29
Do your business with another company! Chances are they'll have better customer service
hare 19
Wow what a ass hat just go there in person and unleash some feminine hell upon them :)
siggy_mcsigx 22
Sexist remark is sexist. Yup, take your business elsewhere.
Sandman366 6
And don't forget to find where you can rate your experience with them, preferably with the boss of whomever was on the phone.
MasqueradePrince 25
You do need to man up! Go and find a man to kill all of them for you.
DanShowsNoMercy 13
She won't find man with all those rats in her place.
incoherentrmblr 22
Despite all her rage, she's still just a rat in a cage, or house for this matter...
MixedGurl97 10
Wouldn't they want to get payed?
RenoTheRhino 30
It's alright OP. The rats in my apartment have become quite good friends of mine. Just feed them bread and bathe them every once in a while. All of the sudden, you find yourself with a few more friends.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
Better spend your money somewhere else OP, if these idiots don't want the business you're offering them. They don't look very competent either if think that handling pest that can potentially transmit dangerous diseases is just a matter of "being a man".