Today, I picked up an extra shift at the store. It was also the day the store's ventilation system shut down, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning for me and two co-workers. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Seize the means of production!
Today, there was a gas leak at work. We called the fire department, who advised us to evacuate the building. We called our manager to let her know, and her response was "Oh, don’t do that." My boss would rather let us die of carbon monoxide exposure than lose out on 3 hours of work. FML
Retail stinks
Today, a pipe leaked in the store I work at. I had to smell sordid waste for more than 8 hours. FML
Today, I was sick, so I went into work to see if I could get my shift covered, instead of just calling in. I ended up working an extra hour. FML
Goodbye, 7 years of sobriety...
Today a gasoline canister leaked in our work garage and filled my office with fumes. It got me high and nauseous even though I went out for air constantly. I had a meltdown and was sent home. I'm still high. FML
Today, I missed work because I was at the hospital getting treated for accidentally inhaling chlorine gas. I didn't realize that using Comet Industrial Strength Cleanser to scrub out a cat litter pan could be so hazardous. FML
Emergency
Today, I thought I had carbon monoxide poisoning because I had the symptoms and my detector was going off. I called the fire dept, they checked me, they checked my apartment. My apartment is fine; I'm just out of shape, have high blood pressure, and don't know how to work simple electronics. FML
Today, I decided to stand up to my bosses for making me lose money and work with heat stroke... while my co worker got to go home early I had to work 2 hours later. Turns out I got a supervisor in trouble for making me work when there was help allocated. Now I have to walk on eggshells, FML
Today, there was an issue with the sewage system at work. It smelled like somebody took a turd, left it in the sun to marinate, threw up on it, then put in the air conditioning to fill the store with nauseating stink. I nearly threw up multiple times because we weren't allowed to leave early. FML
Today, I was fired from the restaurant I work at because I missed my shift. I missed it because I was in the hospital for food poisoning from the meal I ate at work last night. FML
So hot
Today, the AC broke in the kitchen of the restaurant I work at. Temperatures reached over 100 degrees and one of my coworkers nearly passed out. Our boss accused us of being "dramatic" and only let us step out after I collapsed. I need this job too badly to quit. FML
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CrassKal 27
I'm glad you're in good enough health to post this FML.
more4me 27
Workers' Comp ? Best wishes for prompt recovery, OP.
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Comments (63)
SweetasCandy0609 28
wow OP I'm just glad you're okay and I hope your coworker is okay to carbon dioxide poisoning is no joke it only takes few minutes for it to knock you out and then could kill you guys especially if their wasn't any air circulating.
vikky538 29
sorry OP... hope you are ok..things like these are to be taken seriously...
Grandpa_Gray 5
Lawsuit! Do it!
kellyem2 20
Hope you all are OK. If your work is at risk for that they really need to get some carbon monoxide detectors so nobody gets really sick.
grtfuldeadlovr 27
Holy crap I hope your okay. I bet the person whose shift you picked up was so happy they weren't there
worldclassrager 41
Everyone okay? That's worse than a fire
ImRJ 7
Those who said you deserved it need a bullet in their head
liquidpwnage 15
You can sue for that. Stuff obviously wasn't up to code. They endangered your health.
Zebediabolical 45
Stuff that is up to code can still break down.
Shade1982 21
Interesting proposition, are you saying stuff up to code will NEVER break?
yeongji 31
I think everyone who works shift work can agree that things happen whenever we pick up a shift.
rayortega3 1
Hahaha that's why you stay over with us loser!!!!