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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
JR11 5
You're lame for knowing the difference between who and whom.
THE_A_TEEN 28
You're lame for calling some one who knows their grammar more than you.
HahaYDI 0
Could be considered insubordination, I suppose. You have to see it from both sides. Although firing you seems a tad extreme.
Jasonf6 0
Lawsuit.
suprmidgt 0
Yeah that's how grammar nazis deserve to be treated. If you're not asked for your opinion don't give it.
TheDrummingResul 0
Your post should actually read "misuse" not "use". Found it ironic.
rjh0306 0
you should sue
MeagsMod 14
Ouch that sucks!
braybo 0
I think it's funny you can comment on his use of whom but you don't realize it's boss' not boss's. Hahaha
Googolman 29
Hahahahaha No. An apostraphe without an 's' after it is showing possession of a group of people (assuming the word is plural with an 's' at the end). For example: girls' washroom. Also, since the plural of boss is bosses, boss' would be gramatically incorrect in any situation.
leadman1989 16
It was the absent minded grammar nazi salute and heiling that freaked your JEWISH boss out a little bit!
NoSpace_fml 6
I'm from France and i've never understand when to use it. If somebody could explain to me, would be greatful :)
ohSNAPyall 27
"Who" / "whoever" must be used as a subject. "Whom" / "whomever" must be used as an object. A good rule of thumb: Decide whether you could substitute the pronoun above for "she" / "he" or "her" / "him." If you could substitute "she" / "he," use "who." If you could substitute "her" / "him," use "whom."
HappyPickles 11
... or, a probably easier way to explain this to someone who speaks a European language is: "whom" is the accusative of "who". :o)
NoSpace_fml 6
Thx guys for your help ! :)