Today, I filled up my company car with my own debit card, instead of my fuel card. It was the last £40 I had for the month. 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 took my partner’s car to fill with gas because mine was in the shop. Out of habit, I put diesel into the tank. We discovered it three hours later; the tow bill ate my weekly budget, the mechanic sighed through the repair estimate, and I spent the evening on hold with roadside help. FML
Today, when paying for gas, I realized I'd forgotten my wallet back home. After a moment of panic, I managed to remember my card number. I paid, blowing the cute cashier's mind, and drove away, before my car started sputtering and slowed to a crawl. I'd used the wrong fuel. FML
Today, I went to the gas station, paid the clerk, and drove off without pumping any gas. FML
Today, I stopped at the gas station to fill up my tank and get some snacks. I paid the cashier, then got back into my car, totally forgetting to pump the $50 worth of fuel I'd just prepaid for. Too bad I didn't realize until my car came to a sputtering stop about a mile down the road. FML
Today, I spent £107 filling wife's car up with fuel. When I get home she says "don't forget we have to fill my car up at Tesco at the weekend". "I've already done it at Asda earlier" I say. "You stupid dumb idiot" she says, "I wanted it filled up at Tesco so I could get Clubcard points". FML
Today, I DoorDashed after work to make money for gas because I spent all my money on test prep. My tank is almost empty but I made enough to buy a full tank to get me to work. Turns out the DoorDash card does not work at the pump and I have to wait a week for it to deposit. I'm currently counting coins. I get paid monthly. FML
Today, I live in a world where I work 50 hours a week, and yet after paying all necessary bills, eating one meal a day, and only drinking water from the tap, I am £130 pounds poorer than last week, all because I had to use my credit card and increase my debt to buy petrol and pay the gas bill. FML
Today, I was so engrossed in a phone call that I drove off without pumping gas after I'd prepaid $50. FML
Today, I pulled into the gas station to fill up only to realize I had forgot my wallet. By the time I went home, got it, and came back, the price had gone up eleven cents. FML
Today, I was at the gas station with my grandma. After I slid her card and began to pump, I convinced her that it was a lot easier and more convenient to pay at the pump with your credit card instead of paying inside. She yelled as I realized I went $20 over what she had to spend. FML
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Top comments
lunar999 23
Can't you just tell the company and they'll give it you back under expenses?
Silentshdw13 22
Keep the receipt and keep track of the mileage. You should be able to receive your money after letting them know about that error and proving it was for the company car.
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Comments (44)
worldclassrager 41
Okay so why is my first question... They should reimburse you just present the card and receipt to your supervisor and you should get paid back if not that's a bit odd
TonierShadow 19
Ya 301+ clu...... Oh, wrong site.
Dramori 29
Become a cyborg and use the fuel card to keep yourself running until payday!
Enslaved 38
Check with your friends or family and see if they can give you cash in exchange for using that fuel card for their car? It's worth a shot.
DMA0712 22
That probably won't work. Fuel cards are usually assigned to one car, especially if it's a company car.
trucker2 33
If op is there that would work, unless they look for the time stamp. It's worth a shot.
dickfacewhorebag 6
no
vikky538 29
Why would you do that
Utetopia2014 18
OK... enlighten me a little here. If you have a job thats good enough (and highly ranked) enough to have a car and fuel card, how do you only have £40? I mean, you have an expenses paid for you (in fuel and general car running costs), and generally, that sort of deal from your company is a "bonus" on top of your wage/salary. And to get to that level, you generally earn a pretty good wage. Something doesn't compute...
VeganVampyre 27
Well, I know a guy who works for his family's business, and they pay for his car and all his gas, and he makes a good hourly wage, but he hardly ever shows up to work. He goes in late, leaves early, and books time off to go on various trips on a fairly regular basis. So in the end, he doesn't have that much money, despite having a good job and free gas, because he's not working as much as he should and he's wasting the money he does make on unnecessary things. And then he complains about not having enough money for rent. I would guess OP probably has a similar work ethic/ attitude and that's how they ended up broke halfway through the month despite most likely having a high paying job.
sturschaedel 27
A person driving and fueling a company car could also be a delivery truck driver or a pizza guy etc, and those aren't high paying jobs.
deerhunter25 11
Why would anyone think you deserved it?
noblis 5
Because it was a stupid mistake that could have easily been avoided.
corky1992 33
Because they're assholes who don't realize people DO make mistakes. Maybe he doesn't use the company card very often and out of habit pulled out his debit card? People are so quick to just make assumptions.
noblis 5
YDI. You don't make that big of a mistake if you know you have that little to get you by. You watch your bank account closely and pay attention to what you're doing.
middlenamefrank 8
The problem here is not the stupid mistake, we all make stupid mistakes from time to time. The problem here is a complete and utter lack of budgeting skills. Whatever your job, however much you make, you know you have to make it to the end of the month, every single month. Grow up and show some responsibility, and you'll have some funds to cover emergencies and mistakes.
bad_boyfriend 10
There is a such thing in the adult world as unexpected expenses. If he's anything like me saying"I only have $40 for the rest of the month" means "if I spend more than $40 more this month I am over my budget and spending my savings. You know...responsibility, moron
corky1992 33
Or maybe they do keep a budget, but don't get paid well enough? People who budget can still not have enough money to last the full month.