Today, my 50-something coworker followed through on his threat to file a defamation lawsuit against me. All because I jokingly said "pedo" after he bragged to everyone that his girlfriend is a smoking hot 19-year-old. 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, one of my coworkers decided it'd be funny to tell our boss that I made creepy comments about his teenage daughter. The worst part is that the aforementioned lying coworker is my mother. I wish I was joking. FML
Today, I discovered that my male coworker, who coincidentally shares my last name, has been telling everyone we're married. I'm 26; he's 58. FML
Today, after many years of being single, I finally worked up the courage to ask my coworker out. He said no and gave me "fair warning" that he's going to report me for sexual harassment. FML
Today, my boss threatened to write me up, after I made a slightly rude joke about a coworker everyone hates. A while later, a colleague told me the same joke. Turns out my boss had gone around telling it to everyone else and taking all the credit. FML
Today, a coworker filed a complaint against me, all because I ate a banana at lunch, which he claimed is "threateningly sexual", whatever the hell that means. FML
Today, I got fired. My coworker decided to imitate my voice, stand outside of my boss's office door, and say insulting things about his daughter. FML
Today, it was a coworker's last day. Over the last 6 months, he has been talking smack about me because he assumed I'd ratted him out for a Facebook post, ranting about our place of employment. I decided to confront him after work to let him know that I didn't do it. He then reported me for harassment to all of my supervisors. FML
Today, I got a coworker at my new job in trouble, because he kept harassing me and asking me out, even after I clearly told him I wasn't interested. Turns out he's very popular around here, and everyone now hates me for being a trouble-maker and not "taking a compliment." FML
Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML
Today, I confronted my coworker, who I had a crush on, for lying to me. He’d told me he was gay when I asked him out. He’s now dating another coworker of mine who’s a woman. He took this up with my boss, and I was written up for “creating a hostile work environment.” FML
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PennyLane27 32
Well, if they've been dating very long, then technically you'd be correct!!
StraightUpBaller 14
Are you sure it came across as joking? I know we all make mistakes and it happens to all of us - things can just come out wrong and you don't realize it. Either way, that's a bit ridiculous as a course of action for him to take.
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bonermonkey 31
I don't even think that's funny. and its quite a serious thing to joke about too, especially in the workplace. I'm all for awful jokes that probably shouldn't be said but a) they need some creativity, not just saying vile things for their own sake and b) there's a time and a place and at work with people you clearly haven't got the measure of yet is not it!!
Kitty_Kat16 16
He wont win no judge is stupid enough to care about that bull shit so in the end he's just going to lose a shit ton of money make himself look like an asshole and still be a pedo
jleach287 11
#72 judges don't go off of their own opinion. all judges do is decide the punishment according to the state laws, the jury (if there is a jury, it could very well be a bench trial) decides whether they are responsible or not responsible. (like guilty or not guilty but those are the 'correct' terms for a civil case.
jleach287 11
I mean it's not like he's forcing her to do anything... if she's with him she's obviously pretty consensual. but the argument could go both ways. Sorry about having to go to court OP, fyl.
Chris20003 17
Dude is a pedo
madethis2comment 5
If there's one thing I remember from Civil Procedure... FRCP 12(b)(6) : Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. If there's nothing much more to this story, even the cheapest lawyer can file that motion for you and voila, case dismissed.
juturnaamo 29
Could he establish potential harm, for instance, if he works as a teacher or coach?
MrJenksMan 1
I hope he takes you for everything you are worth.
writerchic85 26
Oh so you've never accidentally insulted someone trying to be funny?
laden_swallow09 35
Sorry! Tapped YDI by mistake! You can't help it that a 50-yr old man is a cradle robber.
gilligan_isle 6
Next time use the term "cradle robber" then he can't try to sue
CharismaGeek 19
OP, we need a follow-up on this.
Grenith 21
He probably took it so hard because he considers that of himself... just saying.