Today, I was working behind the bar at a club. After serving drinks to a guy, he asked me if I could carry them outside to the two girls waiting for him. I scowled at him and told him I wasn't a waitress. That's when I realised he had one arm. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I saw a drunk guy hitting on a girl sitting alone at the bar. She insisted that her boyfriend was there, but he didn't relent. So I went over and put my arm around her and asked "Who's this guy?" He walked away, but then I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was her boyfriend. He broke my arm. FML
Today, it was my first day working as a nightclub bartender. All through the evening, a really creepy bloke stood in a dark corner and leered at the girls on the dance floor. When I took the bouncer to one side to let him know, he told me the man was a coat stand. FML
Today, I was at a restaurant where the host is an attractive guy with only one arm. I was with my family, so I didn't want to be too obvious when checking him out. It seems like I was, though, because he came over and told me it was rude to stare at his arm. FML
Today, while working at the bar, I had a beautiful woman squeeze my bicep and tell me I was in amazing shape. Instead of flirting like any normal human being, I awkwardly said, "Thanks…" and then walked away in shame. FML
Today, I went to a club with some friends. I ordered two drinks from the waitress and gave her a fifty. She never returned with the change, and the rest of the staff claimed they didn't know who I was talking about. FML
Today, at work, I’ll admit that I wasn’t in a good mood. I work in fast food, and I went to hand this guy his food without looking and he didn’t grab it. I got frustrated so I FINALLY looked. With an equally as upset look, I noticed the guy didn’t have arms, so I’d just been shoving food in his face. FML
Today, I was going to work and got in the elevator. I was going through my bag for my phone and asked the man in the elevator to push the button for me. He gave me a look of death before I realized he had no arms. FML
Today, a shop I do work for sent a driver to pick up a large item. The driver was helping me load it, but was struggling and holding it awkward like he didn't know how to hold something heavy. Angrily I yelled at him to grab it like me with both his hands gripping the bottom. Turns out he was missing a hand. FML
Today, I was at a club with a friend. A cute guy kept smiling and looking over at me. He left his seat and went to the bar and brought back two drinks. He waved me over and then said, "Can you tell your hot friend that I bought her a drink?" FML
Today, I was out clubbing, when I saw a pair of very cute girls sitting at the bar, so I went over, hoping to introduce myself. I swung my leg over the stool, and through no fault of my own, sat on my own balls. I quickly got thrown out for "harassing the ladies." FML
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Top comments
Welshite 40
I understand your frustration, but there really was no need to scowl and snap at him. People deserve some courtesy.
michelleJ11 25
I feel obligated to click YDI just because you replied so rudely. I completely understand where you're coming from when asked to help carry his drinks, but there's no need to snap at the poor guy.
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Comments (122)
Welshite 40
I understand your frustration, but there really was no need to scowl and snap at him. People deserve some courtesy.
gc327072 31
And some sympathy And some taste. Mm yeah
cheshirecat13242 32
And some bacon
jw90 18
Exactly. You are there to serve the customer. Some can be real assholes at times, I know. But it's your duty to be professional despite that.
rhcpgurl 18
you can never go wrong with bacon
Bradley_Dillon 39
Mmmmmmm. Baaaaccoonnn. *Homer Simpson voice*
gloriabrose 9
I think the way people respond the FMLs from the service industry is funny. it ranges from I'm paying at the restaurant to its your job to be at the customers beck and call. I don't think people who have never worked in the industry realize how tiring it can be. However this couldve been an opportunity for a good tip
kder0aeon 9
It's not the bar tenders job so he shouldnt have to if its busy. The girls waiting for the guy could've helped the guy then doing nothing.
SuperCasual 13
You just made my day
evilplatypus 39
75 - You missed the point. OP readily admitted they reacted badly to a simple request. They should have simply said, "No, I'm sorry I need to remain behind the bar" or something similar.
thatdangmexican 18
#26 I love you for that reference.
cherryllollo 7
I am betting op doesn't make many tips with that attitude
maddymaee 12
OP is from Australia anyway, we don't get tips like you Americans do in the hospitality industry.
XSimpleDesignX 18
#65 I've worked in the service industry, and that's no excuse to scowl. Sometimes you have to do things outside of your job title to help the customer. Sometimes it sucks, but after all you are a customer service rep right? If you go above and beyond, you're bound to get better repeat customers than if you scowl at them because they asked you to walk something somewhere...
Jemm_fml 29
Well you aren't, sure, but you could have been nicer about it.
Damian95 16
I'm sure if OP simply apologized for the situation and sated the mistake, he could single handedly win the forgiveness of the man.
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
I dont get it. he was missing an arm, not a leg.
LittleBastard 20
I see what you did there 70.
jerryj 27
#78, and in this case, you're missing a brain ;)
Ali_Br_fml 33
#78, Assuming the girls each want a drink, he'd need 2 hands to carry the 2 drinks...and a helping hand to carry a third drink if he too had ordered a drink...by himself, he'd end up making 2 or 3 trips. Even if he had a tray, Trays are harder to balance than you think... Maybe you misread the fml as him wanting to be carried out to the two girls. (Based on the leg comment)
michelleJ11 25
I feel obligated to click YDI just because you replied so rudely. I completely understand where you're coming from when asked to help carry his drinks, but there's no need to snap at the poor guy.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
One arm doesn't mean you should jump to his every whim.
Welshite 40
No, but as a decent human being it doesn't hurt to help people out.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
But as above, being a dick is never okay, even if the guy is a member of the KKK and preaching his crazy shit. Be nice, and then at least you can't be faulted.
ElricMustang 23
I think you're overreacting.
Redoxx_fml 22
Beethoven what are you saying? Beethoven stahp!!
NeatNit 33
if he needs help I'm sure his girlfriends can help him out...
hcollins1 18
So 4, what you're saying is, is that even though OP's customer has one arm, they shouldn't help him carry his drinks out and have him struggle because he asked? I'm assuming you've never had a job dealing with people. It's what normal, respecting people do when being asked for help, they help. Yea she might've snapped before she realized the situation at hand, but stuff like that can happen after a long stressful day dealing with potentially rude, (maybe not) people all day. Sometimes it is hard to be nice to people after a shift of frustrating people. I'm sure after OP realized what had happened, she apologized and helped him out. Otherwise, depending on how strict her job is, could be written up or had a stern talking to, if not more for not helping him out.
mFUNdo21 17
I feel like the only reason OP is getting so much grief is because the guy had one arm. OP would be getting far more sympathy if the patron had 2 arms. the service industry isn't milk and cookies. if the circumstances were different, i.e. the man had 2 arms, we'd all be calling him an asshole for asking OP to carry his drinks
BntyHntrSeattle 30
72- thank you! Your point is mine, though far more eloquent. It was not her job to carry the drinks, so she shouldn't have to.
CocaColaPepsi 13
but unlike a person with two arms, he is sadly incapable of carrying the drinks. though he should have asked the girls he was with to help him, he still COULDN'T carry the drinks by himself
rydersmomma 10
if you can't handle being in the service industry then hey heres a hint for you....DON'T....
ElricMustang 23
Honestly, I think the two girls should've helped him out, if they really cared enough. Not your fault, OP; it happens.
naznafeathers 22
He may have been just trying to buy them a drink to strike up a conversation, otherwise, it is strange that they would not help him. EDIT: oh they were waiting for him. Okay yeah, that is strange.
jdeezy01 13
In other words, he needed a hand?
illegalbeagle69 23
No.. he needed someone to carry his drinks out for him...
Redoxx_fml 22
So yeah he needed a hand
EpicJman2828 11
15, Pretty sure that plane flew right over you.
hcollins1 18
15, if he needed someone to carry his drinks out for him then he needed a hand. How could you possible miss the point of the comment?
calilovesneb 12
People are so quick to be harsh these days. It's sad. If you can't handle simple requests maybe you shouldn't be working a service job. Even if you aren't a waitress, you're bound to get requests from time to time. Just put on a smile and be happy you have a job when so many are unemployed across the world right now.
ElricMustang 23
That's the thing. She doesn't deserve it because she didn't notice, and she isn't a waitress. But then again, it was just a request, and she didn't have to he.so jarsh about. How about, F your life for deserving it?
queerdragon 20
Many of the bars I go to, the bartenders are not allowed to leave the bar. The only thing Op did wrong, in my opinion, is not explain herself politely. You never know who someone might be, he could have ended up being the nephew of the owner or some 'secret shopper' type customer. She should have explained, politely, that she cannot leave the bar but if he wanted to take one drink at a time, she would watch one for him.
queerdragon 20
I sympathize with the bartender. People coming up being stupid and drunk, asking you to do things that are not your job or super gross. However, snapping at someone will get you fired so fast.
chuka81 27
Lend the one handed guy a hand, will you? He needs it.
Redoxx_fml 22
One arm, two girls. Sounds like a porno plot
Dawnstempest 17
Technically he has two arms... The other one is just down low.
kinky44 28
No, that's his third leg.
Beepbeep7 14
It's a shame everyone wants people to go out of their way to help the,but then won't return the favor.You deserved it OP for being an ass about a small request.
jrock9093 18
All people deserve respect what if he was an injured combat vet how do you think he felt!
queerdragon 20
Or he could have been born without the arm. Either way, if she cannot leave the bar then she has to obey policy. She could have been nicer about it though.
snugglesMcGee199 23
Let's not deal in possibilities when all we have is facts.