Today, I was given a $100 cookbook as a gift by a co-worker. The man who shares a desk with me didn't realise it was mine, as he was at lunch when I got it, so he decided to give it to my boss when he walked in. My boss is refusing to return it. 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, my coworker got a raise by making our boss give me a pay cut for doing his job while he was slacking off. As we were heading home for the day, he found $100. FML
Today, for what has seemed to be the hundredth time, my labeled bagged lunch was stolen from the fridge at my workplace. I stormed into my boss's office ready to complain, only to find him eating it. FML
Today, I got a talking-to at work from my new manager for eating other peoples' lunches. Immediately afterwards, I watched my manager leave the room, take MY lunch, and begin eating it. Apparently my new manager is the thief, and I'm now the office pariah who gets the blame. Nobody believes me. FML
Today, during lunch, my coworker offered me her food, claiming she was full. I was still quite hungry, so I accepted it. Halfway through eating the sandwiches, my boss walked in and started interrogating people over who took his lunch. I quickly realized I was the one eating it. FML
Today, we got our Christmas bonuses. Instead of money, the company decided to give us all lunch boxes with the company name on them. I went ahead and put my lunch in mine, then put it in the break-room refrigerator. Apparently so did all the other employees. Now I can't find mine. FML
Today, a coworker threw my lunch in the trash. They'd just got back from holidays, and I use the same containers they do. My leftovers "looked like something they'd eat", so they thought it was something they'd forgotten before going on holidays. It was leftovers that I'd been spacing out, trying to make last till payday. FML
Today, when I went to work, my nice coworker gave me a gift basket. And cookies. I had to tell him that I caught his kid keying my car last night. FML
Today, I went with my sister to her company Christmas party. They had a gift raffle, my number was called and I won $25 for a local restaurant. A few moments later, the manager came over and said, "You don't work here? You can't have that" and took it from me. FML
Today, I went and bought lunch for all the people I work with. The only meal the place forgot was mine. FML
Today, I gave my boss a gift card as a late birthday present, since I wasn't in the office on his actual birthday. He accused me of trying to bribe my way to a promotion, and suspended me on the spot. FML
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Steve97 32
Get your other co worker to vouch that it was a gift and report your boss for theft. Unless your company as a strict policy against gift giving.
alex_the_tiger 14
At a loss for words by how much of an ass your boss is
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Comments (51)
football98_fml 20
Wow what a total douche. Hopefully he gives it back. Fyl
goodread2200 10
You know that's theft. Your co-worker is guilty and your boss is in possession of stolen goods.
rickAUS 22
Yep. And the boss just made it worse for themself after the fact. HR would have a field day with both of them.
project2r 14
So your co worker just stole from you?! Not cool
MisterKnowItAll 15
not gonna lie, I thought that said cockblock at first
andrmac 25
Aww who can down vote Mr Bean?!? Well someone with a pic of him anyway.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
I'd report my boss to his higher up. That's nothing less than stealing. Oh and your coworker is an asshole.
ritzkets 12
Dick move
Publikwerks 14
Not your bosses fault - he didn't take it. Your deskmate is a thief. He owe's you $100. "I didn't realize it was yours". Well, dumb ass, it obviously wasn't yours. Get HR involved with your deskmate.
InfiniteSunshine 32
To begin with, when the boss was given the book without knowing it was someone else's, that wasn't his fault, but now it is. Once he refused to give it back even after the OP said if was theirs, he made himself a culprit. He is now knowingly in possession of stolen goods, and is refusing to give them back.
Publikwerks 14
After re-reading it, I think we are missing some detail - did the coworker give it to the Boss saying "I don't know who's this is" or is it "Here is a gift" If it's the former, then the boss is being a jerk.
DoomedGemini 38
It doesn't really matter if he said it was a gift. It reallllly sucks, sure, but he has no right to keep it after he learned it was stolen from op.
GirasolNegro 22
Have your co-worker whom you share your desk with, reimburse you for it! It was his mistake after all!
Peacheess 14
Your co-worker is a ass if he just gives away stuff on YOUR desk. He needs to pay up and replace the book
yerawizardlizzy 27
What the hell kind of cookbook costs $100?? Do the pages have gold edging?? What kind of people do you work with that would give you that expensive of a gift? I kind of want these coworkers.