Today, my boss threw out the report I wrote for the board of directors. He said that if it were legal, he'd smash me in the balls with a brick for using Comic Sans. I had to do the whole thing again in another font with my coworkers snickering at me. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at work, I had to explain to a 50-year-old engineer that Comic Sans is not an acceptable font for a government contractor to use in a structural report. FML
Today, my boss made me type up my own written warning, where I had to trash myself and describe my own "shocking incompetence". All the department heads are going to receive a copy of this. FML
Today, my boss is writing me up for not signing a report before I left work. He refused to print the report that day, and I don't have access to the printers. FML
Today, I gave my boss a report I wrote on my own time, full of suggestions on how to increase productivity and profits at our company. He said my ideas made "about as much sense as pistol-whipping a ghost" and that I was impressing no one. FML
Today, my boss chewed me out for correcting several spelling and grammar mistakes in one of his reports. The words "Think you're so damn smart, don't ya?" were uttered. I'm his secretary, and proofreading his shit is part of my job. FML
Today, my boss asked me to send an email on his behalf with an important report attached. I've already received 3 responses from directors commenting on poor spelling and factual errors. I get paid 1/4 the salary of my boss and he can't even write properly. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for ruining the report she was supposed to write with my "terrible spelling and grammar". I've checked it thoroughly, and all of her 'corrections' are wrong. She doesn’t believe me, and is refusing to look at a dictionary. FML
Today, my boss suspended me for laughing too hard at my desk and causing a big scene in front of our customers. I was laughing because he'd forwarded me a hilarious email. He was practically smirking as he handed me my official warning. FML
Today, my sexist, misogynistic boss showed me a new program we all have to use. After several minutes of him explaining it badly and belittling me for doing it wrong, I opened a sub-folder that showed that I CREATED THE PROGRAM. He walked away, then later wrote me up for "having a bad attitude." FML
Today, my boss wrote me up for saying "pissed" in front of a client. This is the same boss who nearly pissed himself laughing when a client made an extremely off-color Holocaust joke a few weeks ago, in front of half the department. FML
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adamo_erebus 26
I don't know what you were thinking, writing a report in comic sans and expecting people to take you seriously.
Clawsified 6
I created an account just to ask this: How high were you to think that Comic Sans is a professional enough font to use to send a report to the board of directors? Might as well throw in emoticons in your report. " LOL Our profits are in the toilet T_T :((("
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Comments (221)
Welshite 40
You deserved it.
who_else00 12
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
What a ******* dick
Since1998 20
comic sans use is a serious thing
JBChristian 47
Boss is still a dick for throwing it out. With a couple clicks OP could have changed the font.
Hopein2025 14
Do it in another outrageous font
htownpostman 16
That's a big YDI, because even if he crumpled the paper, don't you have it saved on the computer? Changing the font takes 2 seconds
sjbartholome 14
#93, I'm pretty sure the embarrassment from his boss is the reason for this FML, not the possibility of not having the report saved on his computer.
ChevyRedneck85 13
Use wing dings next time
dabears1011234 27
There really is nothing wrong with comic sans.
trex454 21
wait if he threw out a physical copy of the report how would a couple clicks change anything?
incoherentrmblr 22
Arial & Times New Roman are always preferred...
ohSNAPyall 27
A couple of clicks could change the font. Then a new hard copy could be printed.
adamo_erebus 26
I don't know what you were thinking, writing a report in comic sans and expecting people to take you seriously.
shudson186 17
Why so serious?
crazytwinsmom 25
A report for the board is serious.
girI 20
I don't understand, why do people hate Comic Sans so much? It's just a font...
robd007 20
it's not just a font. it's a lifestyle that one must ignore!
morella_xx 29
#90 - while I usually agree that the circle jerk over "Comic Sans is the worst!" is stupid, in this case I have to agree. Fonts have certain uses; for Comic Sans it's, well, for comics. At the very least it's for informal purposes. Using it in formal/business situations is like playing pop music at a funeral - it just throws the mood off entirely. A formal report shouldn't have any kind of font that draws attention to itself and away from the content of the report.
NayaTwin 13
All through high school and university every teacher/prof has repeatedly told me to use Times New Roman as a font. I would think, if it's the same for everyone, that it would be pretty common knowledge not to use Comic Sans...
platypus546 24
why use Comic Sans? are you working for a lemonade stand? no? THEN DON'T DO IT!
CzarLaval 9
In my collage courses i found out that comic sans increases font size so when using size 12 font on a 10 page paper you dont need to write as much, generally making a poorly done or incomplete paper. Or any documents for that matter
inner_peace 19
Prepare for the rest of the Internet to rip you to shreds over Comic Sans, OP.
SierraaaNicoleee 26
You definitely deserve it for using Comic Sans.
joselgarciac 9
I think he got pranked by his coworkers, that's why they where snickering...
oreoeater 21
#38 no i think they were sniggering at his stupidity for using comic sans
alricrahl 3
Why didn't you save and change the font. Easy fix.
sjbartholome 14
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Who said he didn't save the report and cannot change the font? The reason for this FML is the embarrassment from his boss for using Comic Sans.
Rawr6591 21
he said he had to write the whole thing again so I'm guessing he said that
mellyski 25
#105, I think the confusion is in the wording of the FML, he states "I had to do the whole thing again". He probably just meant reformatting with the new font but it reads like he redid the whole report. What a silly billy, must be why he likes Comic Sans.
dDailydDosage 8
The FML said he had to write "the whole thing again". Read before you critique.
kewlaidman10 15
Why in the world would you use comic sans ever?
MsConfusedd 27
When writing a comic perhaps.
EduJav321 24
I make comics for a living and there's nothing we hate more than comics who use comic sans, there's SO MANY other better fonts for it
ohSNAPyall 27
I'm sure there are many better ones now, but Comic Sans is an old font. It was originally designed for comics when there weren't a lot of other fonts designed for that purpose.
Komaeda 14
Seriously, what were you thinking?
purplebabytacos1 14
Why were you using comic sans? I'd say you're lucky for only being yelled at.
rambleramble3 11
Can't wait to come back later and read all the comments :D