Today, my boss informed me that it is now my responsibility to wash the dishes, since my co-workers are consistently too lazy to clean up after themselves. I have a bachelor's degree. Which I earned at the same university I now work at. 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, I was disciplined by my boss for "not smiling enough." I'm a dishwasher. FML
Today, I got yelled at for not taking an order correctly at work. I've been washing dishes all day and haven't taken a single order. FML
Today, I started work at catering company. I was aware that I'd be cleaning dishes, but they forgot to warn me how many. Needless to say, after polishing 527 glasses, my hands hurt. FML
Today, my boss used the restroom at work. She returned and told me I needed to go clean the toilet because "someone left a mess in there." It was her mess. FML
Today, my roommate said that whoever was doing the dishes was doing it wrong. I've been doing the dishes for weeks. So much for being a clean roommate. FML
Today, at my new job, a coworker offered to help me mop the floors since she wasn't busy. I ended up getting written up by my boss for supposedly being too lazy and making other people finish my work. FML
Today, I found out the unionized cleaning people that empty the garbage and clean the toilets make $19/hr and have more paid time off than I do with my college degree. FML
Today, I worked a full day and then went to a three-hour class. I got home at 9 PM, and before the door closed I heard, "There's a sink full of dishes for you." There are three able-bodied men in the house, all of whom got here hours ago and created that sink full of dishes. FML
Today, our dishwasher broke. It's my husband's chore to do the dishes, but he refused to hand-wash them, and instead suggested we take them all up to his mother's for her to put in her dishwasher. FML
Today, I had to tell my 28-year-old roommate she needs to wash her hands after using the bathroom. She then said she’d try, as long as I try to put my dishes in the dishwasher. Those aren’t even on the same level. FML
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bears249 0
Wtf, that sucks. What's your degree in? You need to go job hunting.
lions 0
psssh. who doesn't have a bachelor's degree. it sucks to clean up after co-workers regardless of how much education you have.
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amykillswitch 0
#8 hey hey hey philosophy degrees are not that useless lol. a lot of people go into ethics or law school with philosophy degrees.
sirfuzzitoes 0
How is this an FML? Oh yeah, it's not. Everyday, millions of people in the workforce do things that are not in their job descriptions. It's called 'going above and beyond' and it's the only way you'll ever truly succeed. You've got a job, so stop complaining. I'm also pretty sure that in America, when someone doesn't like their job, they have the freedom to search for a new one. Also, big ups to #6 for catching the OPs stupidity, that's a classic sign of mild mental retardation you know...
kellster 2
I'm sorry, are you bragging about having a bachelor's degree?? Excuse me for laughing, but you do realize that that's not particularly uncommon, right? I'd have three degrees and I'd be happy to have a cushy university job. I'm lucky to get retail, when I'm out of school long enough to warrant needing at job!
ozymandias_fml 0
#12, Following English rules of grammar, as opposed to Latin ones, is a sign of mild mental retardation? I would say that trying to shoehorn the rules of a dead language into your own is a bigger sign.
blackdogassault 0
#6 and #12 are dumb enough not to know what an ellipsis is and bad mouth the OP for using it... Tsc tsc.
your_face 15
#4 - having a bachelor's degree does not make one overqualified to wash dishes. You have to start somewhere - you're not going to get a much-coveted job if you don't have experience, you're going to start with menial labor. Get over it. Last summer I was hired to do administrative work and spent three days just shredding papers.
amykillswitch 0
15 not all the time. my boyfriend has a degree in philosophy with a emphasis in ethics. thats what got him into law school. if you get a philosophy degree and do NOTHING with it then yes, more than likely you will end up teaching. it just depends on what you do with it I guess.
shadowsurfr1 0
#5 - Many universities have dining halls and thus dish rooms. This could be catering, too, if that uni has it.
patrickhb 0
So quit your job and look for something better. This is an FML if you work as a professor. It is not an FML if you work in the kitchens. You deserve it. Strive for something better!
tipple 0
Yeah what is it with people? - They claim they can operate a computer, and deserve 100k+ for being able to, but they can't cope with putting cups into a dishwasher, and somehow expect the magic pixies to come and do it for them ?!? And from the way the FML is written - OP was *not* employed to wash dishes - OP has just been given the task because everyone else in the same office/department/faculty/dungeon just dumps their junk and wanders off. #20: So quit your job and look for something better. Have you not seen the unemployment figures lately?