Today, I made a fatal mistake that may cost my company thousands of dollars. This was right after I got a recognition for my outstanding work last week. 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 reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. 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
Today, I was happy because my co-worker was almost about to get fired due to his lazy habits. It was all going so well. Then I accidentally put my biggest sale yet under his name. FML
Today, there's a company I want to get a job at, and I've worked for a long time to get in. However, I realized that in the test task I'd been doing for almost a month, there was a small mistake in my calculations that makes all my results false. And, of course, I'd already sent this task to HR two days ago. FML
Today, I made a mistake at work that got seven people fired. I'm scared to leave the office because they're all outside. FML
Today, because I forgot to fill out a form, I accidentally held up payroll for the whole organization. Oops. 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, my co-workers and I have to fight for our jobs because of a mistake our managers made. They get to keep their jobs. FML
Today, I backed into an expensive SUV only minutes after my boss congratulated me for being the only employee to not wreck a company car. FML
Today, I misspelled the word "failure" in front of all my co-workers. Now I'm not given any writing tasks. FML
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Top comments
gosh_mate 30
I guess it depends what kind of mistake you made. Should you have checked with a coworker to prevent it from occurring? Let's hope your achievements outweigh your mistake....
bigbrown24 17
McDonalds Is always hiring.
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bigbrown24 17
McDonalds Is always hiring.
Tripartita 45
Time to go to your company's biggest competitor and see if you can convince them you were hired as a saboteur.
cr500guy 11
It happens. Just try and learn from it.
RedPillSucks 33
yep, and depending on the size of the company, thousands of dollars may not be as big a deal as you think
CharlieM78 9
Own up to it quickly. If not it'll be worse for you.
lilfox67 13
Balance
jude_iscariot 7
Start figuring out who you can blame this on.
ScenePanda45 13
Hey man everyone makes mistakes and while yours is a fairly large one...things will blow over
Arot6 17
Ok, this sucks for you, but the degree of suck may vary depending on several factors: 1. Did it actually cost your company money? 2. How stupid was the mistake (ie: Should you have reasonably been able to avoid that mistake)? 3. How good was your work from last week, and does it outweigh your **** up? 4. Is your boss understanding?
MitiMiki 16
One awshit wipes the slate clean! We all make mistakes, OP. Own it, take responsibility, learn from it, and don't let it happen again. You can't change the past, so you just have to move on.
citrusglass 22
FOLLOW UP PLEASE