Today, I was walking my dogs when a woman at a bus stop quite rudely exclaimed, "Keep those mutts away from my kid". I replied just as rudely that I wouldn't want them anywhere near her dirty sprog. It was then we both realised she was a customer that I regularly talk to at work. FML
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Jenniesaurus 14
Finally had something FML-worthy to write and it got up! Wow, I'm surprised at the amount of supportive comments, they definitely make me feel a little better! I admit I shouldn't have been quite so rude, but I am fiercely protective of my dogs (they're rescue dogs and I've had them for 13 years) and I really don't like kids, and especially the mothers that, like her, look like they can't even look after themselves. I called the child dirty because he was quite literally dirty, stains all down his shirt and crumbs and chocolate all around his mouth. I know they may have happened since she left the house and the mum might have no way to clean him but there are so so many women on benefits who just have children for the sake of it around my area when they obviously can't afford to look after them. My two biggest peeves, women like that and people insulting dogs got to me big time! Thankfully I haven't seen her in work yet, hoping she'll steer clear of me and go to a different cashier in the future....
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aireeahna 23
107, the dogs also didn't say anything but they were insulted.
blueblu97 16
Pure bad luck
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blueblu97 16
Pure bad luck
Blippety 23
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Making things awkward between you and someone else because you called their child "dirty sprog" isn't just "pure bad luck".
urdirtyolduncle 15
Just say "L-O-L J K"
Arwen_Evenstar 37
Shouldn't have insulted your dogs, rude woman. Probably better behaved than her kid. Surely you can't be disciplined for something said outside of work, especially provoked?
BigLatchZatch 14
Yeah, that pretty much blows.
Just_A_Tree 20
I know plenty of people who use the term "walking my dog" as a way of saying masturbating. As in "what were you doing last night?" "Oh, I was... Uh... You know... Just walking my dog..." It's more commonly used by the really immature guys. But, it makes this FML a little bit more interesting and weird to read it with that perspective.
tigerisabelle 31
#84, You don't make any sense. At all. Pretty damn obvious he's not talking about jacking off. OP, that sucks, but it's sincerely not your fault. Don't worry about it too much!
blueblu97 16
You're right, except that I meant about coincidentally getting into a vocal fight with someone you see regularly and didn't recognize until it was too late. maybe think it through before you criticize somebody.
xSphinx 18
the same could also be said to that rude woman though.
simsimbeep 13
Well she wont be coming back...
sunnyray812 42
Or worse, she may come back to get her fired.
laden_swallow09 35
Fired for what?
stephypop 13
Can't get fired because she said something while off the job. Doesn't work like that.
Stuffaluffagus 25
One can only hope. I wouldn't want to be civil to such a horrible woman
sunnyray812 42
She could lie to OP's boss saying she did something during work.
GentlemanBastard 15
Some companies have stipulations in their employment contract that the employee is a representative of the company and should always conduct themselves in a professional manner in public. Of course, most of these are based on if you are identifiable as an employee of said company. Who knows, if the customer makes a big enough deal to management, could get OP in trouble.
chinaski7628 32
The customer could always take her business away or write bad reviews that could hurt the business. That could be damaging to OP if she is a sales person, makes a commission, or owns the business.
mansfield_j 27
Well things at work will be awkward for now on.
TommyG493 11
What's a sprog
XPhoenixFire 17
There is always that one guy
8313girl 28
Seriously, can I start calling people's kids sprogs when they start acting up. It's hard to get mad right away when you don't know what it is.
Anya_5 8
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Think before you speak. ;)
laden_swallow09 35
And I suppose you have the patience of a saint. Winky face
SmoothPancakes 10
If some stranger is a rude **** to me for no reason, I'll give it right back to the bitch tenfold. **** brought it on herself.
onlychildFTW 34
I think people need some thicker skin. Wah Wah someone said keep a mutt away from me. Ugh. Overly sensitive people everywhere. So the person was a jerk to OP, get over it and move on. No reason to be a jerk back. 2 wrongs don't make a right as the saying goes.
LaxGuy26 12
Wrong #94. You give the bitch a taste if her own medicine so she doesn't have the audacity to be rude again
ItsAUnicorn 27
At least she'll recognize the bad luck too.
CryosFear 14
That's awkward
thebigtwinkie 28
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
That's such an YDI... I mean, seriously... How can you not realize she was one of your clients?!
trellz17 19
Just stop
DiamondGirlj 18
Yeah come in dude, you're supposed to remember everyone's face.... I mean really the lady deserved it
DArthurVaderian 18
If you talk to someone all the time you should know what they look like.
Bigfabthetruth52 22
that is a good point 106,he could of been a little more self aware in that situation
chuka81 27
From what I know of FML bosses, you're probably in huge trouble with your boss. And I won't say you don't deserve it. Two wrongs cannot make a right, replying a rude comment with another rude comment isn't appropriate.
nix1993 41
It's actually one of the few times that it's completely appropriate... If someone makes an unprovoked and unnecessarily rude comment towards you for no other reason than to create an issue, then it is completely acceptable to be rude back. Why should OP be polite to a woman who would speak to what she thought was a stranger like that? Some people don't deserve to be the recipient of good manners and common courtesy.
sweettart83 27
why should op get in trouble at work, when all this happened when op was on their personal time?
sunnyray812 42
So you're saying that she should've let the bitch walk all over her because it wouldn't be right to tell her off. Respect should be earned, not just given.
Lil_Red777 21
She can't exactly be in trouble with her boss when it didn't happen at work. She can't be disciplined for something that didn't happen on company time.
Blippety 23
It isn't appropriate to be rude to someone who was rude to you because it doesn't help the situation, gives the person who was rude to you an even worse impression of you, and may well provoke an argument.
BBeffedmylife 28
A coworker of mine got written up for how he treated a regular customer outside of work. He happened to see her at the grocery store and let her know how he really felt about how she treated him the last time she was at our work. She called our manager and sure enough, they wrote him up. I think it had something to do with representing the business badly.
aire101 16
In the case of the co worker approaching the customer outside of work, the difference there is that the confrontation was about work, even though it was off the clock and property. So in that case yes the co worker was being a poor reflection on the company. OP's situation however shouldn't be held over her at work bc it had nothing to do with work at all. Unless the OP works at a day care. Then it might be a problem.
soulreaper12296 28
#11, why would OP get in trouble with his boss when this clearly happened when they were away from work and on their own time?
Beansforbill 14
two wrongs make a right only in computer language
kingcaper817 14
Oh man good luck