Today, I got a job in my university library. My job title is technical services. My actual job is pulling off the book label for the scanner and putting a new one on. For six hours a day. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at my job as a librarian at an old library, I was shelving books. Things were great until one entire bookshelf fell over. The damage wasn't too bad. Then the rest fell down. FML
Today, I was given a new responsibility at the law firm where I work. I'm now in charge of punching holes in every single piece of paper to be found in the office, estimated to be in the hundred-thousands. The reason? I finish my daily clerical work too quickly. FML
Today, it was my first day working at a library. I expected it to be fun and peaceful, not to end up having to call the cops on a guy who started jerking off into a book. FML
Today, I tried to return a library book sneakily to avoid the overdue fine. I slid it on the counter but the scanner screamed, lights flashed, and the librarian announced my humiliatingly overdue name like a game show host. FML
Today, I was working at the library. Some punks thought it would be funny to shit in a book, close it and return it in the drop box. The fact that it was sitting outside in the ninety degree heat for a couple hours did not help the stench; it was everywhere and I had to clean the mess. FML
Today, I got hired and now I have to work. FML
Today, I happily went to an interview after job searching for months. I learned a large part of my job would be cleaning the toilets. Every. Single. Hour. I used to lecture at a university until budget cuts happened. FML
Today, I got a badly-needed job at a local discount store. After being hired, I found out I'm to help with the soon-to-begin store closing sale, and I'll be jobless again after 3 months. FML
Today, I'm a graduate but still an unpaid intern. My daily work is folding letters and putting them into envelopes. The sad thing is, I actually enjoy doing it. FML
Today, I was hired as a student assistant. I was excited, until I learned on my very first day that "Supporting the academic staff in their research" actually meant walking the professor's dog. FML
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1_goodreason 0
On the bright side... You have a job!
perdix 31
Suck it. You're in Texas, you should be grateful you have an indoor job. When I see those poor bastards working on the roads, or building houses or mowing lawns (and all of us know what the vast majority of them look like), I admire their willingness to work like that and am not all that concerned exactly how they got into this country. When I was in college, I had a job in the library drilling holes through several issues of magazines and journals and binding them together between pieces of cardboard. It would have totally sucked, except the university subscribed to a wide array of **** "for research purposes." jkjkjk!
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Comments (103)
Smeagol648 0
Man your life basically sucks.
whatchutalkinbou 0
that's why its an fml
Smeagol648 0
Exactly. :P
jakii_ 0
at least OP's not giving bubble baths to retired folks.
queencitystoner 0
hey guy at least it's temporary(just assuming it's a Uni job to have some extra cash), also it's awesome you can get baked all day and not worry about ******* shut up too badly
pandemic_fml 0
I'm sorry. I've seemed to have missed the part where you're happy to have found a job at all, OP.
MissErikaHart 0
I'm sorry ur job isn't as exciting and fulfilling as u may have imagined it but what did u honestly expect? it's a freakin library.
Tasanasanta 0
At least you are not a fudge packer.. that would be akward.
queencitystoner 0
lol Tom cruise...
Skroal_stomper 5
Grow up and stop crying. You have a job don't you? Many people would love to have your job so they can keep food in their families bellies and a roof over their heads. Be thankful for the work.
Jessi2487 0
need a new job? there's an app for that.
LaUruguaya 11
this is not an FML! quit whining and be grateful you have a job!
needleinmypants_fml 3
look at this way.. it's a very important job. without you the library wouldnt function! it's a delicate balance of things that will collapse if you quit.
myschyveus 0
stop complaining. you have a job AND you don't have to deal with the general public. put your earbuds in and get to work!
fatfatgoeshome 8
you got a job in these horrible economic times and it's at your school so you don't even have to commute! wow your life really sucks!!!
humorizer 14
YDI because you peel off stickers and put new ones on for six hours a day.
madarchod 0
that's tedious, FYL
1_goodreason 0
On the bright side... You have a job!
willmatrix 6
yeah. really. he should be grateful. I had a really boring job at the library too when I was in college but I appreciated the money I made for it, which wasn't much. but it really helped
whatchutalkinbou 0
well yeah that's why it's an fml
aback 5
So go dig ditches or clean toilets for a living, instead.
InDenial 6
I wouldn't last a day doing that! Hope you get good pay!
FYLDeep 26
Makes sense. There is anything technical to service in a library anyway. Just a bunch of books. I guess the joke was one you.
FYLDeep 26
isn't* I bet the guy who hired you was laughing under his breath walking away. Probably went to his buddy and said "Hey guess which position I just hired someone for" "What" "Technical services" "For real? In a library? Who fell for that?"
InDenial 6
At my University's library there's computers everywhere and we a have a full tech team there as well.
catatonicsleep 17
my university library had all the IT support in it...
m32446 9
You obviously don't know jack about libraries. I'm a library student. The books themselves aren't even half of it.
Proudmary 2
FYL for never having been in a library to notice the computers.
FYLDeep 26
I did know that they usually have a lab somewhere, or even just a card catalog. I wanted to ignore that for the sake of the joke. Besides they don't do real technical stuff anyway. Maybe help some stupid person who can't use a projector, but generally real tech stuff will be handled by the tech department of the school.
AlexWolfx 0
You got a job, it isn't supposed to be fun. Live with it or give it to me. YDI.
loveandhatred 0
easy money.
averinoelle 0
Shit, it's a job.