Today, my boss discovered that I'm prone to random fainting, due to hypoglycemia. He has now nicknamed me "Fainting Goat" and makes relentless bleating noises every time he sees me. 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, while at work I passed out due to my blood sugar not being normal. Despite the fact that it took 10 minutes to wake me, no one thought I was in any sort of danger. After the episode, I then got fired for "sleeping on the job." FML
Today, I took a test as part of a job requirement. I took a sip from a bottle of juice, and the lady leading the test gave me a warning. I tried to explain that if I didn't, I would faint. She took the bottle and hid it. 15 minutes later I collapsed. She thought I was faking. I'm hypoglycemic. FML
Today, while at work, I suddenly went into diabetic shock. As I was nearly passed out on the floor, a customer yelled at me for not getting his coffee in time. FML
Today, I attended my first Zoom meeting as a junior manager. Our CEO said she was feeling dizzy, and if anyone saw her passed out later they should get her some chocolate. Thinking she was joking, I burst out laughing. My boss quickly muted us, and told me that the CEO actually has diabetes. Nobody told me that. FML
Today, my manager gave me hell for leaving the restaurant early yesterday. Guilty as charged, but only because I was rushed to the hospital after going into diabetic shock. This assmunch is convinced that I either faked it all to get off work early, or that I'd been eating our own stock. FML
Today, my coworker tried to convince my boss that I'm not human. Her examples of how I'm influenced by demons included how I don't wear a jacket in the winter, and that I once got a nosebleed from sneezing. My boss thinks she's hilarious and is playing along. FML
Today, I received my employee ID, which I have to wear at all times at my new job. The only problem is that in my photo, I look like a donkey having a seizure. Customers keep snickering at it, and my boss thinks I posed like that deliberately. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for not showing up to work yesterday. It seems going into anaphylactic shock isn't a valid excuse. FML
Today, due to increasing frequency and severity of hypoglycemic symptoms, I went to the doctor. Apparently, the pill may have given me a rare form of temporary diabetes. She wants me to be a case study for the next 12 months. FML
Today, at work, my phone kept crashing. Without thinking, I announced that it was having a seizure. Who did I announce this to? My boss. Who also happens to have epilepsy. FML
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Top comments
MollySheridan 11
That's really un-fair of him. You can't help what you have and he should, as your boss, support you, not make fun of you for something you can't control.
Crazynocatlady 22
Bleat his arse
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Comments (83)
javadar 4
Get a lawyer and own the company. That's uncalled for.
worldclassrager 41
Why A Goat? Still I Guess Thats Better Than An Animal That Can Play Dead...
demonfacee 14
You should tell your boss to stop if it's bothering you. If he doesn't stop, tell a manager or something, and if that doesn't work, don't work for him.
LibertyLife20 20
Drink some oj! Maybe help with the fainting
SarahJacobs 1
It says on your ID line that you're in the USA. You might want to read up on the Americans with Disabilities Act. What he's doing is illegal.
coughingcrazy 6
That is your condition and you need to control it. You're a liability and he at least is keeping you. I have type 1 diabetes and I can either have hyper or hypo at any given time. I get teased and make jokes myself. Take care of yourself and don't be so sensitive.
ShenaniganNinja 20
They cannot discriminate against someone for an illness like that. If they fired them it would be a lawsuit. If their condition makes performing the job dangerous the most the boss could do would be to relocate them. The bosses behavior constitutes harassment in just about any workplace. If it really bothers the person they need to first report it to HR. Talking to your boss about it is a good way to get fired.
whatthefhumanity 7
Ask him to stop - tell him he may think it's funny, but it's upsetting for you and you don't think it's showing a very professional attitude on his part. If the asshole refuses to stop, take his sorry butt to a tribunal.
NudistOnStrike24 7
I have hypoglycemia, too. Thought I was the only one!! I know the struggle and that's mean of him to make fun of it. Don't worry OP. You'll be okay:)
xscapes 1
As a Type 1 diabetic myself, I would take offense at his statement. Perhaps a small joke to you in private would be different, but this? Personally, I would talk to him first. Even if you don't want to do it...you have to. I would wait his response then I would tell him I'm also going to speak to HR. See how THAT suit fits him. You can sound polite when you talk to him, but certain words carry more meaning than others, so think out your 'speech' before you give it. If his behaviors continue after that, you are perfectly within your bounds to seek legal council. You have spoken to him & HR already, thereby 'covering your a**' so the next step is to lawyer up. I've dealt with similar things myself, so I'm just trying to give you a clue, but each situation is different... If someone earns any kind of nickname at work, it should be performance related, not
Pyrithium 8
Your boss is a quick wit to be sure (sarcasm)