Today, I took a video of a fellow employee doing nothing but watching YouTube videos at work. When I showed the video to my boss, hoping he'd be reprimanded, I got fired for operating video equipment on company grounds. 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, at work, I received an email telling me that viewing porn websites was prohibited and was a good enough reason to fire me. FML
Today, my boss went out for a few hours. My coworkers saw this as an opportunity to take a 2 hour lunch without getting caught. I stayed at the office to answer the phone, while streaming videos which is a big no no. My boss came back early and caught me, they're all still taking lunch. FML
Today, my boss fired me for "fooling around" on my phone. I was looking for supplies for a surprise party we are throwing him for his birthday, and I didn't want to do it on my work computer because he has access to our history. Also, this happened during my lunch break. FML
Today, I watched a YouTube video at work because I was bored. I forgot I was on a conference call and my computer's desktop was shared with 15 other people. No one said anything till it ended. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for visiting Facebook on my work computer. He says that since I can't be trusted, I'll be supervised from now on. I was uploading pictures to the company's Facebook page, which I have to do once a week as part of my job. FML
Today, my boss yet again said she was "literally dying", after she watched a funny video online. Long story short, I'm now on her shitlist because I couldn't help but point out that she clearly wasn't dying, and that her ranting was distracting me from doing actual work. FML
Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML
Today, my boss told me to go outside and take part in the company's stupid Harlem Shake video. When I declined, he threatened to fire me if I didn't take part. I ended up being the guy who had to furiously pelvic thrust before the music dropped. FML
Today, I got reprimanded at work for calling off when I wasn’t sick. Apparently someone at the store saw me making online videos. What a great day to try starting my influencer brand. FML
Today, my boss fired me for causing a "commotion" at work while running the vacuum. FML
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Top comments
RandomMishaps 14
That's brutal. Perhaps anonymity is the way to go.
floup_fml 13
nobody likes a snitch
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Comments (123)
JKROB 16
snitches get stitches
itsjusttofunny 8
he'll yeah. damned rats.
token_blackguy 18
Ha ha
blackonblight 33
So, it must be policy not to operate recording equipment on premises right? Was what YouTube watcher doing also against policy? Breaking the rules to show someone else is breaking the rules is such a foolish move. Why not go through proper channels?
edward80 18
That's what u get for being a snitch
StarkWolf_fml 23
snitches get fired
Khaleesi_26 30
Not if you snitch the right way.
MrConcise 35
I'm appalled at the amount of people saying snitching is wrong. Cowardly mentality. A coworker ******* around on company time could have been impacting OP directly.
myind_yabiness 13
I'm appalled that you're condoning op taking a video like a creep. If you think behavior like that is any better than the 'fellow employee' watching youtube vids you got the game eff'd up.
ChristianH39 30
Keyword is could've. Even if it was then OP should've just told his manager, not video taped him. That just tells me he's either looking for props for snitching or he's only telling management to screw his coworker and needs proof.
BeepBeepSwerve 9
you people consider anything to be "creepy"
MrConcise 35
@31 - I didn't say I condone it. Hell, I didn't even mention it. I'm condemning people who are talking negatively about snitching. It takes courage to speak up, anybody can stay silent.
ChristianH39 30
It takes courage to speak up unless your motivations are solely to brown nose and get someone else in trouble.
myind_yabiness 13
#39 Yes, I'm sure OP stayed silent taking that video. #42 Preach!!
MrConcise 35
@42 & 44 - Why are you under the impression that there was malicious intent? I'd be peeved if I were a hard worker and somebody coasted off of my effort. I'm willing to bet OP already confronted the coworker before going to management. Of course, these are just based off *my* assumptions.
ChristianH39 30
Because of the fact that he took the time to sit there and take a video instead of just mentioning it to his manager, and he didn't say it was negatively affecting him at all in the fml, which I doubt he'd leave out.
MrConcise 35
Having been in the situation before, I can tell you that any coworker slacking off will impact you in one way or another. I was unlucky and ended up being assigned to redo my coworker's work, which was actually more troublesome than doing it right the first time around. Luckily my company's management was on top of things, but I can imagine OP being frustrated enough to act before thinking since his clearly wasn't.
Ichiya 29
All op had to do was report it to the manager. If the coworker was using a company computer the manager can check browser history and get the proof nedded.
elyssa112 6
No . Mind your own business . The world would be a better place if in most situations we all did that
MzZombicidal 36
Yes, #111, I'm sure everyone who's ever benefited off of that one person who didn't "mind their business" and actually bothered to help are so annoyed. I know you said in most cases, but that's still ludacris. I agree with #21. I've always found it ridiculous that y'all claim "snitches get stitches" when I know, at some point, you've probably done the same. Most likely not the same situation as OP, but that's not the point. I doubt OP thought much about getting props for "snitching" and just wanted some justice. If I was irritated enough over a lazy co-worker, I'd do the same.
DovahQueen 0
Uh, how does that work? Let's see how the world would be if everyone minded their own business all the time. Bank robber: I'll shoot every last one of you if you get in my way! Person: Well, this isn't my problem. *walks out* Then maybe if someone was having a heart attack. Re-think that.
myind_yabiness 13
Ew you're that kind of person.. Getting other people in trouble to bring yourself higher up. Glad it backfired on you tbh.
Khaleesi_26 30
What makes you think OP was trying to better themselves from this? OP could have just been tired of working hard while others only slacked off, or gettig stuck with cleaning up someones half-ass job. You shouldn't be on youtube while working. While I don't agree with OP's way of snitching, I do agree that it should have been brought to the boss's attention. Those who are breaking work policy should be told upon, it's not fair for those who want to actaully be there and do the job properly.
Brandi_Faith 34
The thing that bothers me about it is, it's not really Op's business what the coworker does. The boss is the boss for a reason, he gets to choose what people he feels deserves to be there and those that don't. I'm sure the boss was aware of what was going on, I bet he'd seen it or heard about it already, and even if he hadn't it's his job to know what goes on. If the coworker's behaviour was directly affecting Op's work then Op should've said something to the coworker first, and if he didn't fix it, then go to the boss and explain that the coworker's work and how he was doing his job was seriously affecting Op's work. Op doesn't even need to explain anything else, it's the boss' job to take care of the issue that Op has raised at that point. What Op did just seemed very over the top to me.
PrettyBlackChick 16
Snitches get stitches!
patrickeli 15
Are you 12?
Olivia93 20
YDI !!