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Canada
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
Milwaukee, United States
The buck stops here
Today, my boss threw me out of her office during a conference call for daring to correct her. The client fired the company because she subsequently got all the information on the call wrong, and plainly had no idea what was going on. From all the screaming, this is now all my fault. FML
Anonymous
Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML
Paul
United States
Today, my boss called me into his office. After yelling and firing me, his assistant comes in telling him he had mistaken me for someone else. He did not give me my job back, as he claimed it would make an awkward work environment. FML
Anonymous
United States
Nice meeting you
Today, my boss finally pronounced my name correctly. My name was then followed by the words, "You're fired." FML
sistermonster
Salon-de-provence, France
HOW CAN SHE SLAP?
Today, my boss fired me. I still can't really explain where the slap I gave him for it came from, though. FML
fired
Millis, United States
Today, my boss fired me after chewing me out for the horrible date he had with my mother. FML
LuckyLoser9
United States
Today, I found out that absentmindedly correcting my boss's use of the word "whom" could result in my immediate termination. FML
JadeC
United States
Today, I was fired. For "lack of attention to details", specifically spelling errors. My now ex-boss misspelled the name of his own company on my severance agreement. FML
Ex-Employee
United States
Today, my boss fired me for causing a "commotion" at work while running the vacuum. FML
zacharynedley
Elkridge, United States
Today, I got fired from my job because my boss thinks that me doing everything he says makes me untrustworthy. FML
Top comments
Mirorbo 27
Oh darling, no!! No no no no!! NEVER correct your boss! You're just ASKING for unemployment when you do that! If they're higher up than you, they're always right, even when they're wrong!
Sammyb123 0
ydi for being a smartass
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Comments (139)
MrSassypants 34
hmmm looks like if your a grammar Nazi this might happen to you so quit your grammar Nazi ways please.
knightknight 0
dumbass ydi
robnunzi 0
just talk shot about them after never to their face in front of other ppl duh
sourgirl101 29
Did the boss say "Correct me if I'm wrong...."? No? Then zip it.
perdix 31
You just learned a hard lesson about corporate life. When you walk into the office, you leave your freedom of speech at the door, because you are going into a profit-making dictatorship and leaving the democracy of the outside world. Making a boss look bad in front of the rest of the company will get you fired, but it sure is fun! I had a boss who made an engineering equation that was just insane. It was not just an error -- the reasoning behind it showed incompetence. I fixed it and gleefully told everyone. I got canned, but it was worth it!
cthulhu1138 1
It's often not just a matter of whether you correct your boss, but how you go about doing it. Consider the soothsayers who read the sultan's fortune: The first soothsayer said: "I see misfortune in your future. All your relatives will drop dead before you". The sultan got angry and ordered the soothsayer beheaded. Then he called for another soothsayer. The second one said: "God has blessed you with long life. You shall outlive even your youngest relative." The sultan was pleased with the fortune and rewarded the second soothsayer. Moral: How a message is delivered can make a big difference. When it comes to correcting your boss, you need to have a good idea of your boss' personality. An enlightened boss who understands that he makes mistakes can appreciate a polite correction. An insecure boss afraid of being made to look like a fool in public needs to be handled with finesse. If the error isn't important, point it out after the meeting if at all. If it is important, try whispering or writing it down.
mexicutioner123 0
ydi
bigredmonkeybutt 30
Who are you to judge whether he misspoke or not? Unless your job title is Chief Corrector or something just stfu. He's your boss.
charmander1241 0
this is possibly what happened: (Save the Ducks charity meeting) boss: we must save these dicks! OP: sir, don't you mean ducks? boss: yes, thank you. YOU'RE FIRED!
Mandal05 0
good job