Today, my boss is out of the office and sent me an e-mail asking me to multiply two numbers together and send her the result. Apparently she doesn't know that her smartphone has a calculator app. 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 I was out of the office, I'd left my phone charging inside. My boss informed me that since I am clearly running up her electricity bill, it will be deducted out of my already nearly non existent paycheck. FML
Today, I added my boss to the "ew" list on Skype. I then realized it sends her a notification. FML
Today, I went to my boss with concerns that my manager is dumping her responsibilities on me. He agreed and told me to just do whatever she wants. She gets paid twice as much as me to talk on her cellphone all day. FML
Today, my boss and I were bragging about our new phones. I unlocked mine to show its awesome display, and accidentally opened a job search app. FML
Today, my coworkers quietly ditched the project I spent months working on, because typing in numbers into a website "is too hard." Our boss is out, so I have no recourse. Why do I bother? These people hate numbers. FML
Today, my co-worker spent the afternoon taking online personality quizzes and messaging everyone the results. She was particularly proud of one which told her she was a hard-working overachiever. My boss walked by just as the message for that one popped up and I got in trouble for slacking off. FML
Today, at the office, my most annoying client asked me to send her a document. I have now sent it to her over 5 times, in a different format each time, and every single time she replies with, "Not in the requested format". She won't tell me what the requested format is. FML
Today, my boss tried to fire me for not emailing him a screenshot to prove my email wasn't working. FML
Today, my mom learned how to use the text messaging on her smartphone. I've received 37 already, and she calls after every single one to make sure I understood her. FML
Today, I texted my boss, "I'm looking forward to doing you" instead of, "I'm looking forward to seeing you" thanks to a very unfortunate combination of my atrocious typing skills on a smartphone and an overzealous autocorrect function. FML
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Phillycheeze 20
I see your company has the ,"Don't hire anyone smarter than you" policy.
RichardPencil 32
No, she just wants you to do it, and she wants you to know that she can make you do it. Lots of people who eat at restaurants can cook, but choose to pay someone else to do it for them.
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Phillycheeze 20
I see your company has the ,"Don't hire anyone smarter than you" policy.
TumblrweedPasses 11
Give her the wrong answer
ojosRojos 28
Sounds like something Michael Scott would do
RichardPencil 32
No, she just wants you to do it, and she wants you to know that she can make you do it. Lots of people who eat at restaurants can cook, but choose to pay someone else to do it for them.
BurnInDemonFire 39
I agree. Boss says "jump", employee jumps. Simple as that.
SirEnigM0nk 22
But then of course, if the employee feels they're not getting paid enough to make it worth their effort, they will find someone willing to pay more.
jbuckets_404 39
Did she not have paper and a pencil available?
Devir Rekhavi 2
She was probably checking to see if you are a robot.
yeongji 31
Guess she also does not know she can Google the answer, or know how to calculate by hand.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
We live in the era of smart phones and dumb people.
SirEnigM0nk 22
Pretty much.
Maria_Obligacia 14
Make sure to never tell her, and answer her every time. Keyword: Job security.