kat
United States
Today, I work at a debt collections center and I had to call my own father. Merry Christmas. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
NorwegianMadman
Today, nearly Christmas, my dad got mad because I don't have enough money for holiday festivities. I can't afford things because I haven't gotten my paycheck yet. I work for my dad. FML
still broke and jobless
United States
Today, I saw a missed call on my phone. Thinking it was one of the multiple jobs I applied for, I called back. Turns out it was just a debt collector. FML
Anonymous
Johannesburg, South Africa
Today, my estranged father, with whom I haven't spoken in years, called me and demanded to know where his Father's Day gift was. FML
Furnando
Close to me
Today, I called my dad asking him to wish me a happy birthday. Yay. FML
Bashit
Bullard, United States
Today, I received a call from the company I applied to, only to have my father pick it up and make fun of the man's accent. They won't call me back or take any of my calls, and my dad is completely unapologetic. FML
TodX
France
Today, I used my Christmas holiday time to open up a load of old letters. There were a lot of bills, of course, but there was also a note telling me that I'm due for a tax inspection. Merry F*ing Christmas! FML
CalebNotShomo
Houston, United States
Today, my boss sent me a text message saying, "You're fired. Merry Christmas!" FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff
United Kingdom
Merry sigma grindset!
Today, it's Christmas day. Normally, I'd be spending it with family. However, my boss decided everyone has to work today, despite the fact that there's enough people who want to work to run the place. Apparently it's "fairer" if we all have to do it - except him. FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff
Canada
Who is this?
Today, a telemarketer called and asked if they could speak to my "Mommy or Daddy." I'm 25 years old. FML
dude, where's my balls? :(
This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff
Anchorage, United States
Sleigh bells
Today, my mom and I went to Best Buy for some Christmas shopping. She picked up some presents for me and told me not to look at what she was buying. When we got to the register, she didn't have enough money, and I ended up having to buy my own presents. FML
Top comments
w26l32 0
On Christmas? Nightmare. Better be double time.
FPsLife 5
Seems like they would have regulations against that.
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w26l32 0
On Christmas? Nightmare. Better be double time.
JohnnyTheFox 0
fake
Jbiebs82 0
Welluse a fake voice?
therkguy 0
I'm calling bullshit. I dont think you'd be doing that job on Christmas, and it would be a conflict of interest for you to call your old man and demand payment.
SweetestSin 4
I agree with number 2
Thornod 0
Least now you know why you got jack for Christmas?
FarSide 23
Or, you know how he bought your iPod
FPsLife 5
Seems like they would have regulations against that.
therkguy 0
You have to work on Christmas? That's too bad, I didn't think debt collectors had to work on Christmas! Or for the week or two on either side of Christmas!!! You should have told your boss it was a conflict of interest for you to have to call your dad. Too bad :(
thinmint 0
don't they call anonymously? bc then he wouldn't even know it was you, so rly eff his life.
LMFAO_fail 0
No, at least in Colorado it is required by law to identify yourself as a debt collector, and usually provide at the very least a first name, when you call.
ashlyrose45 12
pretty sure the dad would recognize their kids voice though
xdarknightx 0
8, I think depending on how well OPs relationship with his father is, his fathe couldve easily recognized him on the phone
zac12345 0
op= girl
SnowVixen 0
Although I would expect them to not allow this, I have to say YDI for being a debt collector in the first place.
expen_dable 0
It must be nice in your widdle fantasy high school world where everyone only gets jobs they want, and people like debt collectors always have storm clouds and lightning around them and scare babies, and no one ever only has a job for the money...
SnowVixen 0
Lots of people work jobs they don't like, but I'm not going feel bad for them because of it.
CheshireHalli 19
She's not asking for sympathy for her job. She's on here because she has to call her father on Christmas.
SnowVixen 0
I'm still failing to see how her life is ****** just because she has to do her job. It may suck that you have to call your dad. It may suck to have to work on Christmas. But that's part of her job. Get over it.
LMFAO_fail 0
...I think you, my dear, are absolutely missing the entire point of this post. At least from my perspective, I highly doubt she is actually working ON Christmas, seeing as how not even Wal-Mart is open today. So she isn't asking for sympathy about having to work, or about what her job is. Rather, I saw this as, "my father is in debt, and I had to call him asking for the money." That's horrible! To have to call your own father, who is struggling financially, and ask him to pay his debt. If my father were in such a position, I would feel like the biggest jackass in the world to have to call him.
hawks24 0
Maybe her dad should have been paying his bills then because people are usually in trouble with debt because they don't know how to live within their means. Losers must run in the family.
MiaKong 0
#23 Are you speaking from experience?
hawks24 0
From experience studying this topic, yes. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/top-10-causes-of-debt?dist=¶m=archive&siteid=mktw&garden=&minisite= (1 and 3 go hand in hand.) http://www.debt-solutions-101.com/Cause-of-Debt.html
AmbrosiaFan 19
Debt collectors don't call on only valid debts. There are thousands of first hand accounts online where people get calls from those douchebags for stuff THEY DO NOT OWE MONEY ON.
marquisallover 0
well thats messed up but unfortunately your job has to be done