Today, my boss threatened to fire me because of a tattoo I have. It's a small teddy bear on my leg with my parents' names on it. My workplace has no problems with tattoos, but my boss said it was "unoriginal and lame." It's a memorial tattoo; my parents died last year. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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Lothem 4
Some people... makes me wonder how they became the assholes they are today.
enbliss 10
tell him his excuse is "lame and unoriginal"
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Comments (126)
HowieDoIt 21
I can hardly bear how rude people can be, especially when people think they're all that because they have some authority.
challan 19
Grin and bear it
frankenfinger 12
i'm sorry your boss is an @$$, and i am even more sorry for your loss
GRubi 17
Tell him that if he fires you, you'll sue him get a tattoo of a gavel next to the teddy bear as a "memorial."
aligater10 7
Sue his ass
gc327072 31
For what? Workplaces are allowed to have tatoo policies. They're also allowed to have policies regarding gays. The law may suck, but until it changes, it's the law.
Sinkhole 26
Did you even read the FML, 35? It clearly says that OP's workplace has no problem with tattoos. This is not a problem about a tattoo policy. I wonder how you know that businesses in Finland can have policies against hiring gay people. I hope you actually know that and it's not that you're just spouting crap here.
gc327072 31
Sorry guys, my comments have just been SHITTY today. I mean… ugh! I think I just need to go take a nap…
Bakarra 22
Well shit, at least it had meaning and was more original than a butterfly or stars would be...
perdix 31
I wouldn't mention that to him. "Unoriginal" is strike one and "lame" is strike two. Add "depressing" to that and strike three, you are out. Btw, sorry for your loss.
yeti37 16
Noooooo!!!!! Perdix, you have a soul! Not sure if I'm disappointed or impressed. Either way, I always enjoy reading your comments.
perdix 31
Sssh! Let's just keep this between you and me, so I can keep up the illusion of being a disembodied dick ;)
junkman6 22
I've never seen a teddy bear memorial tattoo before but I'm sure your boss is correct. he has the extremely original barbed wire around the bicep tattoo doesn't he?
deathtothepix 26
And a tribal tattoo on the other arm.
jambupapoy 5
First of all, I'm sorry for your loss. Secondly, your boss is a douche. It's a shame obnoxious behavior is more acceptable than tattoos. Especially in this day and age.
perdix 31
Too bad you don't live in the U. S. of A., his ass would have been fired for staring at your leg and you could have sued the company for millions for sexual harassment. It's the protection of rights here that has allowed the lame tattoo industry to thrive.