Today, I went into work and noticed one of my fellow colleagues had a large bunch of flowers on her desk. As soon as I saw her, I immediately said, "Happy Birthday!" Everyone went quiet. It wasn't her birthday; her father had died. 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, I was texting a friend of mine. She mentioned it was her dad's birthday. I typed, "Tell him 'Happy Birthday' from me!" and as I pressed send, I remembered her dad was dead. FML
Today, I asked a coworker what she'd bought her dad for father's day. She said that she got him some flowers, and I laughed because I thought it was a rather feminine gift for a man. I later found out that the flowers were for his grave. FML
Today, at work, our team started a new sales strategy of selling flowers to men by asking them to buy one for their lovely ladies. The first guy I ask ends up crying and telling me his wife passed away a week ago. The woman with him was actually his sister. FML
Today, I finally got the courage to ask my boss why the flowers I got her for her birthday the other day were in the conference room and not her office. She told me she was allergic to them and she had such a bad reaction that it made her go home early. I made my boss sick on her birthday. FML
Today, I told a co-worker to "lighten up, and stop wearing black all the time, it makes you look depressed." I didn't know his father had died the week before. FML
Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML
Today, I told my new boss to wish his daughter a happy birthday on my behalf, as I overheard him saying it was today. Turns out she committed suicide three years ago. FML
Today, my coworker said that she suddenly got the shivers. I jokingly told her that it meant she must be being watched by a dead person and made stupid ghost noises. She then told me it was the anniversary of her dad's death and burst into tears. FML
Today, a guy from work that I barely know gave me sunflowers for my birthday. He told me, "You mentioned they were your favorite." I mentioned it to my family at home a few days ago. FML
Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML
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Top comments
darkkefka 0
More like F you for making assumptions.
necromancerlord 0
Nothing says party like black tulips and red roses.
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Mrnub 0
Flowers aren't exactly the symbol for "happy birthday"... YDI
sparda4355 0
All you negative jerks on here... COME THE **** ON! seriously... anybody would assume "special occasion" first, death in the family later! but... if her dad died that day, i can't believe she even went to work... if she missed work several days and they were there for her for her return, you must be really really out of the loop so FYL for not having any friends at work!
erijgio89248 0
YDI unless the flowers had a happy birthday tag on it or something, why would you assume its her birthday?
GIRAFFEOFGOD 0
Were they black roses
DarkAciD 0
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familyguyfan 0
What a stupid thing to say.
Sarah329 0
Dude, that's fantastic. Wish you worked in my office.
h2opolo13 0
Wow loser
Button_x 0
Hahaha, stupid to assume, but I can see where you're coming from. I'd probably do the same thing. Rather, I'd say like; "Ohh, is it your birthday?" But maybe the OP didn't want to make it seem like he'd forgotten her birthday and tried to play it off like he knew it all along.
koala_king 0
Yo i agree with #8, it wasnt ur fault, if she was cryn at her desk or sumthin, thts kinda difrent, but u wer tryin to b nice. Unlucky, thts wat i call it