Today, my boss asked me to read through a document. I gave my feedback, saying it seemed like it had been written by an 8-year-old. Turns out it was in fact written by him. 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, my boss asked me to send an email on his behalf with an important report attached. I've already received 3 responses from directors commenting on poor spelling and factual errors. I get paid 1/4 the salary of my boss and he can't even write properly. FML
Today, I had to proofread a document my boss had written. When I pointed out that he spelled "college" as "collage" multiple times, he angrily accused me of trying to make him look stupid. This is the guy who constantly boasts about his "genius" IQ level to the whole office. FML
Today, I had to reply to my boss's comments to a 50+ page document. Every second comment could be answered by, "See the sentence above/below" because apparently someone has problems with his short term memory. FML
Today, my boss and I were preparing a lunch order for a nearby real-estate agency. I noticed that the order was riddled with spelling mistakes, so I laughed and mocked the realtors, calling them stupid and incompetent. My boss then pointed out that the order was written in his handwriting. FML
Today, my boss chewed me out for correcting several spelling and grammar mistakes in one of his reports. The words "Think you're so damn smart, don't ya?" were uttered. I'm his secretary, and proofreading his shit is part of my job. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today, my boss made me type up my own written warning, where I had to trash myself and describe my own "shocking incompetence". All the department heads are going to receive a copy of this. FML
Today, my boss signed and sent me back my timesheet. He named the PDF file "Timeshit". Now I don't know whether he's terrible at spelling, or just expressed his view of my job. FML
Today, I was fired because of a "poorly executed" task. My boss claims that I just copypasted an existing document in a new file; I was instructed exactly to take the document and move its content to a new table without changing anything. It was discussed beforehand, but looks like his own messages are not a proof. FML
Today, I had to proof-read a terrible paper containing a bunch of mistakes. It took me 4 hours and I didn't eat dinner until I was done. His response when he got it back was, "What the fuck did you do to my paper?! You bitch!" FML
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MagicGiraffe 12
You're supposed to give constructive criticism, not be a d-bag about it...
carry_on 19
Don't expect that honesty to earn you a promotion anytime soon OP...
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Comments (89)
brendejafulable 41
Constructive criticism?
chinagirl3343 8
Your boss gave you something to read and you didn't assume he'd written it??? Ydi
M3DIC4T3 29
Yikes. This is why you're never bluntly honest. You can still be honest, but in a more mature way.
cappellaaa 23
oh well that's why he asked you to read through it right? for your opinion...
darkmis1 18
I had to say YDI because you had no reason to expect the document to be written by anyone other than him.
epicRawrz 16
It's the same way with my science teacher.
Evie_fml 14
That seems like an unprofessional response. Your boss asks you to proofread a document and that's your answer? Seriously? Why wouldn't you read it over and simply offer a few suggestions for improvement? I'm sorry, but I can't understand why you would make that comment or why you would feel you didn't deserve the embarrassment afterwards.
annoyedchild 17
Hey, he asked for feedback and that's what you gave him
mr_sarcastic416 29
When someone hands you something to read, always assume it was written by them, just to be safe
everton99 16
Your boss gave it to you. Wouldn't that be an indicator that maybe, just maybe, he had something to do with it?