kat
United States
Today, I work at a debt collections center and I had to call my own father. Merry Christmas. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Agent_P 0
I CBA to read this as im some what pissed, But if there is anyone having ago at her, then its wrong, a job is a job, wether you like doing it or not, wether you do it, it depend on wether you want to buy some Pressies!
FarSide 23
Spoken like a true jack-booted Nazi soldier as he gassed 1,000 men, women, and children... just doing my job. Get another job, loser.
expen_dable 0
I guess everyone that works at McDonalds and walmart is a nazi...except for the few that actually enjoy working at those places...
DJ_Chutfield 4
Most workplaces make sure you're not dealing directly with your immediate family to avoid awkwardness or more importantly, conflicts of interest. Therefore, I don't really know about this one.
SadieVincent 0
You can't call family members or friends, or people you know.. It's against the freedom of information and privacy act. The laws are the same in the states... So, legally, you shouldn't have been calling your father. And no, it isn't anonymous. You have to identify yourself by name, and where you are calling from. I've worked in collections for several years...
Ninjaface 0
"Hi Dad, it's me, Kat. Merry Christmas to you too, but unfortunately I'm calling from work... Yeah Dad, I know, it sucks... Wait, you want me to stick a Christmas tree where?"
stumpygremlin 13
Yeah... I would have gone to my boss and said, "I'm not calling my father"
renaissancegrrl 0
I work in a collections agency. I don't call out much (I'm on the legal side of it, not an actual collector--by the time the account gets to my desk we're preparing to sue the debtors) but I would absolutely have refused to call my dad/any relative/any ACQUAINTANCE. Now when he's aware of his debts and is calling in his payments/calling in for balances/etc, if he had come to me and said "oh hey I have a bill where you work," I would be okay with him having my extension and handling his account. But I'm not going to be the one demanding the money. And #23, 90% of the accounts we handle are medical bills. Our biggest clients are the local hospital and their assorted affiliated clinics. A lot of our accounts are the result of people not realizing their insurance/Medicaid didn't cover whatever treatments they had. (And, consequently, we hear a lot of "I would've paid it if I'd known I OWED it!")
AmbrosiaFan 19
Though it sucks you had to call your dad (I would have flat out refused to do so) you got the ugly job of a debt collector, so I'm not really sympathetic to your plight.
SadieVincent 0
Ugly job of being a debt collector? If only people just paid their bills....
Comentator 0
Way to not pass it off to some one else. So much for conflict of interest.
imbordsoimhere 0
haha sucks! I feel bad but it's funny I'm sorry
EPICROCKERNINJA 8
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