Today, I woke up after taking the new sleeping pills I was prescribed for my insomnia. I slept for 12 hours and had 5 missed calls from my boss. 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 woke up in a complete daze. It took me a few minutes to realize what had happened. Apparently my sleepwalking problems have returned, only this time I managed to overdose myself with Nyquil. As a result, I slept for fourteen hours, wet my sheets, and lost my job. FML
Today, my roommates told me about all the stupid and embarrassing things I did last night, none of which I remember. Drunk out of my mind? No, I just tried a new sleeping pill after weeks of insomnia. I still barely slept. FML
Today, I got my ass kicked by my boss at work. Why? Because I missed my shift on Saturday, because I slept through my alarms and the phone calls from my co-workers, and I woke up three hours later in a state of panic. This is all because of a medicine I'm on for migraines. FML
Today, I fell asleep at my desk. It's bad enough that it was for 45 minutes and that I was snoring. What makes it worse? My boss woke me up. FML
Today, I yelled out while I was asleep. However, I was sleeping during a very important meeting with customers and my boss. FML
Today, I was woken up from a phone call from my boss. He asked if I had been asleep. I told him I wasn't, that I was in my car on the way to work. Then my alarm went off. FML
Today, while sleeping as soundly as I could on a plastic mattress, the night shift nurse in the psych ward woke me up in the middle of the night so that I could take my sleeping pill, which was prescribed as "if needed". FML
Today, I was really, REALLY tired at work. I went to the restroom to take a little break, and must have dozed off, because I was awoken by my boss, knocking on the door of the stall. Apparently, I had been snoring. FML
Today, I have to wake up in 3 hours for work, the medicine that should've made me sleep 8 hours straight failed and I woke up an hour later, not being able to sleep anymore. FML
Today, I fell asleep at work. I got woke up by my boss with a coffee and a referral letter. FML
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Top comments
feven 32
Explain things to your boss. You can't really be held accountable for this.
brookenicolee29 27
At least it wasn't 5 missed calls from your mom. That shit's terrifying.
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Comments (44)
feven 32
Explain things to your boss. You can't really be held accountable for this.
Nevermind212 11
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Explanation could also be in action. Like putting these pills in his coffee and when they wake up say"that what happened to me boss"
badluckalex 23
Yep drugging the boss seems like it's the best possible, most reasonable solution.
AnOriginalName 19
Yup, bosses are usually people too. I once slept through my alarm and missed my entire shift at work (early-morning shift). Everything was fine once I explained it to my boss and said that I'd set two alarms in the future.
xninix_fml 36
Damn that's crazy. That sucks op.
Econforthwin 15
Just tell the boss you're well rested and now an even better worker
Just_A_Tree 20
Ask for a little mercy and adjust your schedule as needed. You struggle to sleep. I'm guessing you didn't expect the medication to work that well. Take it earlier, and soon things will be back to normal.
fullalove 23
On the bright side, at least you know the medicine works.
tdawg91 17
Yikes! I had the same problem with some antihistamines after an allergic reaction.... I hope your boss is as understanding as mine
brookenicolee29 27
At least it wasn't 5 missed calls from your mom. That shit's terrifying.
thefmlman2011 37
Even 5 missed calls from work is terrifying.
Fuaaad1994 31
OP wouldn't be alive to make this FML if their mother made the calls
kirbs19 37
Amen!
Jasim 17
Doesn't matter had sleep.
born_hustla 26
Should be all good if you explain things to your boss...as long as he's not an asshole. And you better have a productive week and definitely can't complain about being tired!
KhaleesiDannie 26
I hope you have a kind boss who understands medication doesn't always work the way it's supposed to
kayrb 11
or it works very well, depending on the way you look at it. Fingers crossed you have a good boss OP!
jkp1291 25
Well at least you know it works.