Today, I finished a very important but annoying presentation that took four hours to complete. Only after writing a paragraph to explain the presentation and sending it to my boss did I realize that I saved the document as "Shit I have to do to get a promotion." FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boss finally checked the presentation I have been working on for three weeks. She called me into her office, and told me everything was dreadful, and requested me to start from scratch. It's due in half an hour. FML
Today, my boss dropped a highly important and dense report on my desk that had to be finished by the end of the day. After the initial panic attack and hours of scrupulous work, I finished. She then asked me to pick up the revised copy, where my name was replaced with hers. FML
Today, I had a big presentation at work and I was feeling really confident. I'd practiced it over and over and I knew it inside out. But when I got up to speak, I realized I had left my notes at home. I ended up winging it and it was a disaster. FML
Today, I was assigned to work on a group project with some coworkers. The entire time, one guy insisted on "taking charge" and assigning everyone tasks. He gave me a single task: “Create a 15-slide presentation.” I completed it in less than an hour. He then decided we needed a 100-slide presentation. FML
Today, I finished a huge project for work. It took 3+ days and I was very proud of it. Except when I submitted it to my boss, he said that he'd already asked another person to do it. He used that person's project, not mine. FML
Today, I have a good job that I like and excites me. I screwed up by bluffing my updates on an ongoing task. Now I think my manager is onto me, as he wants me to give a presentation about my current work. I have to complete 10 days of work over this weekend. 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, I worked from home to actually be able to concentrate and make a presentation about my project. My boss then sends me a long email about how he wants us to work in the office, and how important it is for team building, giving me feelings of guilt for actually getting some work done. FML
Today, my boss sent me a Word document that he wanted me to make into a PowerPoint presentation for him. It was a set of proposals for the board of directors about cost-saving options. The third option was to eliminate my position in the company. FML
Today, due to being stressed and overwhelmed by my tasks, I made a mistake and completed a few of my colleagues' tasks as well. When I informed my boss about it, he said that I did an outstanding job, but I shouldn't have messed with other people's documents. As a result, my promised raise is cancelled. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
FinJage 18
Don't worry. Your boss probably saved it in a file "Shit I have to read".
FYLDeep 26
I hope the presentation wasn't about the importance of attention to detail and quality control.
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (91)
FYLDeep 26
I hope the presentation wasn't about the importance of attention to detail and quality control.
Keyman1212 14
The presentation was probably about kissing ass and sucking up, which OP will have to do a LOT of to get that promotion they're so 'serious' about.
kevsnev 7
I would never take the time to create a file with that long of a name.
fabian21 0
OP should appreciate his job. People are dying to have one.
Mikko8 15
Could have gone worse. A nice hint to the boss though.
tjv3 10
smooth move exlax
dyble95 0
Why the **** would you save it as that? Ydi
fthislyfe 22
Yeah really! I always save documents with names like this: uv8ib93dgh8wdiu
ImaginaryFoe 1
When you've got a drudgework sort of job, you do little things to make you smirk as you get through it. Of course, you should have enough sense to check what you're sending before it goes out.
meladuh 16
Then how you remember which is the one you wan?? Click every until you find it??
Bobissmall 13
I always have my folders named something like this... "Shit for unit 9" etc etc. I feel OP's pain.
substantialHack 0
LOL @ UR PROFILE PICTURE!! Seriously....
Draxanoth 15
Hah, well hopefully your boss has a good sense of humor.
TheCarChanel 0
Maby hel get the message
natashax21 5
Say again? ^
kaprookie 3
I once sent one called "My commerce teachers a *****" I got suspended for it. Check your shit before you send it, I wish I had.
iam_yummylicious 12
I sent an email to my history teacher a few weeks ago containing a document titled "ancientdbagsretardedasgmt". He responded with an email with the subject as "assholegettinganf". :S
awagh666 14
Yeah, check your shit before you get in a shitty situation
AsianCookie247 14
You better check yourself before you wreck yourself!
MagicallyFat 12
I once saved mine as a completely random thing like "currently being chased by 4 gorillas no time to explain" and I got lucky and my teacher found it so funny. She preferred I save it like that lol
iliveinthesky_fml 0
haha that's hilarious. some of my documents have titles with random ass shit too.
Brandi_Faith 34
After hearing this FML, you might want to reconsider how you title your work. Just a thought..
FinJage 18
Don't worry. Your boss probably saved it in a file "Shit I have to read".
leadman1989 16
Who knows maybe your boss sees this laughs so hard that he/she dies and you get promoted anyway. Cross your fingers and wish upon hairy unicorn ball sacks. ^-^
cnkk07 8
I have a new title for the document: "Shit I did to get fired."
roseXthorns 8
I would do that and not give a shit what my boss said.
2ndSucks 15
And then you would be fired.
jrsylilballer6 7
If you don't get fired and you dislike what you have to do, quit. Try to pick a job that makes you happy
freelove_fml 2
13, what if such thing doesn't exist? What makes me happy is lying on the beach and scratching my balls, but the job market for this profession is kind of weak right now.