Today, I found out that absentmindedly correcting my boss's use of the word "whom" could result in my immediate termination. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Today, I made it onto my boss's shit-list, after pointing out that he'd misspelled "customer" as "costumer" 6 times in his report, and "college education" as "collage education" twice. It'd be a dick move on his part even if making corrections like this weren't part of my damn job. FML
Today, my boss chewed me out for correcting several spelling and grammar mistakes in one of his reports. The words "Think you're so damn smart, don't ya?" were uttered. I'm his secretary, and proofreading his shit is part of my job. FML
Today, I was given my marching orders because I corrected my supervisor on something he was actually doing wrong. It seems I deserve this for "not learning to obey my immediate superiors." FML
Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML
Today, I was fired. For "lack of attention to details", specifically spelling errors. My now ex-boss misspelled the name of his own company on my severance agreement. FML
Today, my boss threw me out of her office during a conference call for daring to correct her. The client fired the company because she subsequently got all the information on the call wrong, and plainly had no idea what was going on. From all the screaming, this is now all my fault. FML
Today, my new boss lost his shit and flew into a ten minute rant against me about the "value of respect". He told me that if I wanted to stay in "his" company, I'd best start toeing the line. All this because I corrected his misuse of "your" and "you're" in one of his memos. FML
Today, my boss mistakenly drunk-texted me and was talking shit about me. FML
Today, at work, I stepped out for a few minutes to use the bathroom. Shortly after returning, I found out the hard way that one of my coworkers had used my computer to send a profanity-filled email to our boss, calling him an asshole and telling him to go fuck himself. I'm now jobless. FML
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iDaniel525 8
LIKA BOSS.
SCREAM4meeee 0
Whom makes a mistake like that?
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Comments (173)
smirnoff1695 0
Strict workforce you have there.
mismonroe 0
Not feeling so brilliant now, huh?
GOTxMILK 5
Maybe he fired you because you spent all of your work time correcting him and not actually working.
Savra_fml 17
Not that you deserve it, but the moment you corrected your boss could play a role in your termination. If it was during an important meeting/in front of customers, and they got embarrassed, then an over-the-top reaction like that is not surprising. Did you try to keep your job by saying something like "twat?...*slight pause*...you ****...*slightly longer pause*...fire me just like that!"
Dcm210 19
your boss sucks
soccerbabe92 0
Everyone knows correcting your superior is a no-no.
muffins650 1
Sue for wrongful termination?
Okayitwasme 0
Did you do it in front of other staff??? Ya not cool! You need finesse. make the mistake yourself and correct yourself in front of the boss. Lol
Tonka_Cookie 10
yep, thats the way things go
evilplatypus 39
You definitely deserved it. The point of language is to communicate. Did his use of the incorrect word really hurt your understanding of the meaning all that much? I teach secondary language arts and I can tell you VERY few schools teach the difference between "who" and "whom" or "he and I" vs. "me and him". It isn't imperative in the grand scheme of things. I have no remorse when grammar Nazis get told off. You may think you're "smart," but you're just arrogant, pompous and annoying.
FruityLoooons 8
I love how you automatically wrote OP off as an "arrogant, pompous" Grammar Nazi just because he ABSENTMINDEDLY corrected his boss on one word. Get your head outta your ass. You and OP's boss are both overly sensitive douchebags.
evilplatypus 39
If someone "absentmindedly" corrects someone else's grammar, then it is likely a habit formed by doing it frequently.
puppy23 3
Really? Language is how we communicate. If you aren't educated then you can neither converse or even think correctly.
DocBastard 40
Evilplatypus - It makes no difference if the meaning was understood or not. Incorrect is incorrect. Period. Using correct grammar has little to do with looking smart or being pompous. It's about using a language correctly. People who use nothing but jargon and slang get their point across, but is that how you want your boss talking to you? Or your doctor? if you teach language arts but choose not to teach certain parts because you perceive them to be "not imperative", then I don't believe you're a very good teacher.
Monkeysmommy1 0
I agree, correcting grammar is arrogant and pompous, unless it's someone very close. I wouldn't do it to my boss.
stacianichole 2
Doc is right. You're a teacher with that attitude?
ndhin831 2
@ puppy23: it's either/or neither/nor - death to grammar nazis
badactor009 0
That is not true. Education helps but it is not a requirement to communicate or to think. And, oh, by the way, there is no such thing as "thinking correctly" unless you live in nazi Germany.
MagicallyFat 12
Although I am not a grammar nazi. For some odd reason I feel obligated to say: grammar nazis unite. Find and eliminate OPs boss. We ride at dawn!!