Today, it was another stressful day of watching servicemen at my job trying to figure out what broke an extremely expensive and essential machine. I'm just waiting for the day they finally discover the earring I dropped into it about a week ago FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at my first day of my dream job, I dropped a delicate $700 piece of machinery on the ground. FML
Today, it's the eighth day in the last two weeks that my job has kept me late, while working with broken equipment. It's been longer than that, but I started counting two weeks ago. I've been cussed out because of the broken equipment too. No amount of money is worth not seeing my girl. FML
Today, the maintenance workers finally came to my apartment to fix the shower-head that kept falling off the wall. I was annoyed because they had replaced it a few weeks ago and since then, it'd been a problem. They went into my bathroom, turned the shower head around, and left. FML
Today, I was at work, nonchalantly spinning my keys around my finger when they flew off and hit a glass cabinet. Broken glass showered passing customers. I don't think I'll have a job to go to tomorrow. FML
Today, I was working the cash register. While helping a customer with her groceries, my bra snapped. I then had to ask my male boss if I could staple it back together. Thirty minutes later it snapped again. I then had to explain to my boss that I was too broke to buy a new one. FML
Today, I chipped my front tooth on a hazelnut. Yesterday, my car broke down because the mechanic did a shit job, and oil leaked all through the engine. I'm waiting in fear of whatever expensive thing is going to happen tomorrow. FML
Today, in the process of leaning over the sink to close the drain so my diamond earrings wouldn't fall in as I put them on, I dropped my diamond earring down the drain. FML
Today, while at work, I cringed as I noticed my caveman colleague frantically digging into his nose and then continuing the use of his computer. I work in IT support and will be rebuilding his computer and reinstalling all his applications in 30 minutes time. FML
Today, I nearly lost a hand at work, because a supervisor decided to remove a 'useless' safety guard on a machine despite my warnings. He doesn't understand why I'm so upset with him. FML
Today, after a long day of working on my feet, I came home looking forward to soaking my aching feet in a foot spa. When I was pulling the machine out of a closet, it slipped and came crashing down on my feet. It broke. So did three of my toes. FML
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Tripartita 45
You know, Van Gogh had a way of dealing with stress that I think would really help disqualify you as a suspect if the earring is ever found…
SnapeIsGood 20
I'd say you should go to your boss and tell him that you may know why the machine is broke. Just say that you've realized that there's one of your earrings missing. He won't be too hard.
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Comments (46)
Moerighan 23
The longer you wait to say something, the worse it's going to be for you.
Odin1624 12
I'm sure if you tell them what happened they will be okay with it as long as it wasn't deliberate
Leviathene 34
You do realize this is probably costing your boss's company money and time. YDI for being a coward.
Bingo_Bango 13
My advice is to own up to it, it can actually be a respectable trait in the workforce to own up when you've stuffed up. I consult for some large IT systems. Half the job can be troubleshooting what caused it, and half fixing it. If I get a call that something has gone wrong, and I spend an entire day troubleshooting what caused it, only to find out that someone knows exactly what went wrong but they are covering up something they did, I'm fuming. If they own up, so I know how to begin fixing it, I don't have a problem with that at all, everyone makes mistakes. Don't waste their time.
anarchy_dropzz 11
More like FML to the employer and servicemen who need to waste valuable time trying to fix your mess which could've been avoided if you just owned up.
Lalala579121 28
So it's an essential machine, so instead of fessing up and probably not even getting in trouble (assuming it was an accident and there is no rules against earrings/jewelry), you've decided to stay silent for an entire week, costing your company production, profits, and possibly even clients? You better hope they don't find it now, or else you'll probably be having to find a new job.
CSSDimian 6
F your life? F your employers life for having to deal with a lying jerk like you that is causing the company to lose a ton of time and money because of your stupid pride. Suck it up.
Zanquis 22
Next time, if you feel u cant confess to your boss, at least sweet talk to the service men, they can discreetly recover the earring and often can give a fake reason for failure pleasible enough so your work never knows. Now it is probably to late.
Beautymarked 12
I saw your name and I got all giddy, cause we just watched that movie in Fine Arts class at my school. I love Vermeer's work.
colo16_fml 10
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