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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Top comments
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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Comments (135)
locustbb 9
Won't matter as long as there is not any tangible harm from your comments.
iheartstupid 4
Pedo is an extremely loaded word that shouldn't be tossed around lightly as a joking insult, so I don't blame your coworker.
NodakN8V 25
This is where the country is failing. People need to lighten up. It's a joke not a dick don't take it so hard.
Eliiara 11
I'm assuming your co worker was never really a close friend in the first place, so it is strange/awkward on your part to just jokingly say "pedo". I could see why he would feel embarrassed, but there's really no need for him to respond like that.
Gardevoir2 11
I am probably gonna get downvoted, but YDI. I am married to a man 19 years older than me, I was 23 when we met (now 25) and I still hear that "pedophile" comment. It sucks.
9a_1z 12
I feel for ya, it has the joint insult of comparing you to a prepubescent child who can't make their own decisions and calling the man you love a criminal. Personally I think 19 is a lot different to 23, but even then 'pedo' is too strong, at the most it's worthy of a 'hey man what are you doing there you're 50'.
trucker2 33
Op, like many other see's a problem with this. Christ, he's antique, comment was said to his face, Truth hurts... But lawsuit really. FYL
goozeo 11
Excellent
Catmunch 0
Um.. I think the more appropriate terms here is sugar daddy and sugar baby. Both are grown, consenting adults in this situation
GoogieWithers 25
Never joke about someone being a pedo, could ruin someone's life if people thought it was the truth and it wasn't. Sounds like he is just a sad, older man trying to recapture his youth.
AmIReallyRenee 20
bRRRRuh I salute you for that