Today, I explained to my boss what clickbait is and why it's bad practice to use it when writing online. After my explanation, she ordered me to go ahead with it, saying it's "exactly what we need". This person is the marketing communications director for a major multinational company. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I sent my boss a link to a website I thought would answer a simple question she'd asked. Turns out, yes, the site did answer her question, but it also had some very suggestive ads on it. Apparently I'm the only person in the office who uses adblock. FML
Today, I met someone who works in radio advertising. Making conversation, I described an ad that I can't stand. He wrote it. FML
Today, my boss expects me to conduct a meeting with a client, give him all the info he needs, and manage his campaign. This is because he fired the "expensive" marketing director and wants me, the intern, to continue his work. FML
Today, I emailed my fiancé the assignment that I was handed for a journalism job interview, asking for him to take a look and give opinions about it. I accidentally e-mailed it to the job interviewer. She responded, and even CCed it to the CEO. FML
Today, my boss yet again said she was "literally dying", after she watched a funny video online. Long story short, I'm now on her shitlist because I couldn't help but point out that she clearly wasn't dying, and that her ranting was distracting me from doing actual work. FML
Today, my boss sent me a link on how to write a good resignation letter. FML
Today, I received a company-wide email from my boss, praising a coworker's extra effort at improving our line of business. The coworker's efforts were a direct copy-and-paste of a plan I put together three months ago. No one cared when I gave the presentation. FML
Today, at work, I was criticized for mentioning the actual subject of an email in the subject line, as well as using a text marker to make relevant information stand out. Apparently, this is confusing for some people. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for doing what she wanted me to do. I guess she didn't think I would do it, so she did it herself. FML
Today, I had an hour-long meeting with my manager where she informed me the reason I had not been promoted is because she felt that people would not like to work for me, because I would, "make them do their job." FML
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Tripartita 45
Some Buzzfeed employee has been waiting nearly a decade to submit this.
Welshite 40
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Welshite 40
You can name your next article "Follow These Three Easy Steps to Get a FML Published!"
siggy_mcsigx 22
I mean...clickbait is likely to drive more traffic to your stuff...it's frowned upon almost as bad etiquette though.
kfchicken 31
yet we continue to fall for even tho we know better. shame on us really
Tripartita 45
Some Buzzfeed employee has been waiting nearly a decade to submit this.
the_bammit 5
It sucks because it clearly does work. But if your only way is to trick people then that is all you do, that is who you are. Unfortunately ethics are really used when making business decisions
cootiequeen4444 11
when I read this the first time I was all 'yeah I agree! there's such a lack of ethics in business practice.' But then I made the mistake of rereading it because something caught eye and now I'm like 'wait. what?' *scratches head*. by the fourth time I had convinced myself I must be tripping, it's 2006, and I am a prophet for I have seen 10 years in the future.... so I bring a message to all. beware the mega rich oompa loompa with bad hair.
wolf12king 12
Clickbait isn't really a bad thing it's just ******* annoying, your goal is to get people to see and thus want your product and as long as you don't falsely advertise it I don't see anything that's "bad" in practice. Annoying yes
interesting33 37
It will probably work though...
AviKerensky 17
From a business standpoint, clickbait is an excellent tactic. Even if it does drive the majority of us crazy, there's always a large number of people who will click it.
BadBoyTobi 6
uhm, you realise Clickbait works right ?
tyson24769 8
News flash: click bait was invented by a marketing manager.
Namenlos_fml 20
Sadly, if consumers hate it, but it still makes money, companies will keep doing it