Today, I found out that my company was throwing a work picnic. When I showed up, I realized that it had been planned months ago and I wasn't supposed to find out. The entire staff was there, greeting me with faces of utter shock. Nothing says "you suck" more than being "that guy" at your job. 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 found out my co-workers don't actually like me when they changed the hangout spot after accidentally inviting me. FML
Today, I found out that my work threw me a birthday party alongside my coworker’s birthday. Said coworker spread a rumor, telling everyone that I wanted each person to buy me flowers and cake. Everyone thought that I was a weirdo for asking for those things from them. I wasn't at work today. FML
Today, I found out about a mistake I made at work when the director brought it up in an all-staff meeting, including staff from a different office. It was the first I time I'd heard about it - along with everyone else. Not as fun as it sounds. FML
Today, I got back from a holiday to find that my coworkers had prepared a “Welcome Back!” surprise. I pretended to be excited, only for them to awkwardly whisper that it was intended for another coworker, who was on her way back from maternity leave the same morning. FML
Today, on my first day of a new factory job, I discovered that my new boss had lied to me about my hours. I found this out when my coworkers burst out laughing when I mentioned having the weekends off, and talking about my recreational plans. FML
Today, at a strategy session, my manager displayed a flowchart of his employees. I wasn't included. Apparently I had been fired and they forgot to tell me. FML
Today, I found out my boss likes to shit talk about me when I'm not around. The best part is that I don't know what I've done to piss him off. FML
Today, I found out that my company used a nice photo of my coworkers and me for their corporate website, in efforts to make their office seem fun and relaxed. This wouldn't be so bad if they hadn't just fired every single person in the photo, myself included. FML
Today, I found out that when my boss said she was considering bumping me up to full time, she actually meant she was planning on letting me go. Everyone in the office except me knew. FML
Today, I got an invitation to the "Going away lunch" the company is throwing for me. I didn't know I was leaving. FML
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Vagrarian 2
For #16...obviously, the OP didn't know it was planned to exclude him, so calling him "selfish" for going when he wasn't aware he wasn't invited is wrong. At any rate, they were rude to plan a company event and exclude an employee, not to mention stupid, as it was inevitable he would find out at some point. While the OP may be "that guy" that's not an excuse for his co-worker's rudeness and selfishness. But at least he's aware of it; maybe he can talk to someone and find out what's going on. And maybe it's less about him and more about his co-workers (I've seen that happen). Who knows?
_Noon_ 0
Well, why are you 'that guy'? Maybe YDI because you're an ignorant prick. If not, FYL.
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wordgirl 0
How does that even happen? I mean, how could you be aware enough to recognize the shock and realize the plan, but not aware enough to know what you're doing to make everyone want to avoid you to that degree? I seriously want to know what it is that you are doing. FYL for sure, man.
Darling_Cherry 5
This is the first time I read a FML that didn't make sense to me. I don't even understand what occurred ??? Your company threw a picnic at a restaurant and it was a surprise picnic but you found out and showed up? Were you not invited? I don't see how you showing up would have ruined the work picnic...did they not want you there and your coworkers were disgusted that you showed and that's why this is an FML? And because of this, when everyone saw you, you were "that guy?" What does that even mean? What guy? WTF?
moose91894 0
That guy that no one likes.
djspazy 0
I think the OP means, the company threw a picnic, didn't invite him because he's the guy that everyone dislikes. As he said, they gave him a vacation like right before it, so he wouldn't find out. He wasn't supposed to go, but he ended up going cuz he found out about it, and everyone was surprised. And that's when he realized he wasn't invited. I didn't think it was that hard to understand...
joelgernaut 0
i already cleared this question. read the other comments. I work at a restaurant so i meant the whole restaurant was there at the picnic. yea. FML on that one. haha
Darling_Cherry 5
Dear djspazy, Thanks for the clarification, I obviously missed the explanation given by the douche that wrote the shitty FML in the first place. :-) Darling Cherry.
mystomachurts 3
They werent at a restaurant. He WORKS at a restaurant. Why would he say "They company picnic" unless it actually was a company picnic? He'd say company PARTY otherwise. You guys have to use your brains and realize that when this person says "The whole restaurant" they mean everyone they work with. That wasnt too hard for me to understand. But... I'm smart.
Darling_Cherry 5
It is a poorly written FML in the sense that the author assumes the entire world is going to get that he works at a restaurant. This would have never occurred to me had it not been eventually stated. Go **** yourself all the same. :-)
fissionesque 0
If this is real, it's not and FYL, your coworkers totally got owned when you showed up. I would have made it as awkward as possible.
kisseshugsdrugs 5
i wouldve done the same thing. i wouldve ****** shit up and made it really awkward for everybody. its fun to see people squirm :]
kukopia 0
So you aspire to be a douche... good to know. Good luck with that.
kisseshugsdrugs 5
read my info friend, pretty much everything i do is to get a reaction from people. it keeps me entertained ;]
CrossY 0
From what I read about you here, joelgernaut, you are a douchebag so, YDI.
andrewms 0
Just remember: "Thanks for the Snickers!"
joelgernaut 0
haha. that is exactly what i said
driedpeaches 0
Nothing wrong with being "that guy" I'm actually part of the new employee orientation about "who to avoid" for new female employees.
eliasqfuntybunt 2
I think there is actually a fair bit wrong with that.
Joe2794 0
He's most likely an ignorant prick if EVERYONE hates him. Come on, think outside the box a bit here. He doesn't say he is one, but everyone must hate him for a reason.
AnneFTW 17
Aww that's horrible! What'd you do to make them dislike you so much?? That was rather immature of them IMO, I mean even the bosses must've been there & must've known you weren't invited. If they hated you that much they could easily have laid you off..
cHiCkEy_bOo 0
omg:0 im so sorry! something like that happened to me once. and its not ******* funny at al. it hurts;(
ViKAx3 0
wait... a picnic or a resturant? im so confused. and seriously, all these fags need to stop hating on the person who was "first." - why the hell do you care? get a life. just because you're not first, doesn't mean you have to be a bitch about it.