Today, my coworker had been distraught over not being able to keep his dog after his divorce, so trying to be sweet, I'd ordered a specially-made stuffy that looked like it. I put it on his desk with a note and cookies. He thought I was mocking him and threw the plate at me. 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, my boss found out that my girlfriend dumped me. He asked if that meant she would no longer bring her delicious homemade cookies to the office. When I said yes, he fired me on the spot. FML
Today, my boss sent a Christmas present… to my dog. FML
Today, when I went to work, my nice coworker gave me a gift basket. And cookies. I had to tell him that I caught his kid keying my car last night. FML
Today, my roommate left a bomb looking package of cookies on the kitchen counter. My sweet tooth got the best of me and I made that split second decision of, "Oh, I'll just have one." Halfway through it, I noticed the fine print, "For dogs" on the package. FML
Today, my demented asswipe of a lab partner thought it'd be funny to replace the birthday gift I bought for my girlfriend with the large intestine of a recently-dissected dog. My girlfriend nearly fainted when she opened the gift box, and accused me of planning the whole thing. FML
Today, I was working at a donation center. I was having a really rough day, so my fiancée dropped me off some cookies. At the end of my shift, the manager told me I couldn't take them home because they were donated and therefore they were "company property." FML
Today, I was going to propose to my girlfriend of 4 years. I took the whole day to cook a nice meal, and stuck the ring in a cookie that I was going to give to her. In the middle of the dinner I was holding the cookie under the table, about to give it to her. My dog ate it. FML
Today, my boyfriend called me at work and said, "I hate to do this over the phone..." I burst into tears, thinking he was going to break up with me. Turns out he only ate my last doughnut. Now my co-workers think I'm a weirdo. FML
Today, my ex-boyfriend surprised me with a gorgeous, giant stuffed tiger as a belated birthday gift. I thought it was a lovely gesture until a friend told me she had thrown it in the dumpster behind our building this morning. FML
Today, my coworker said her dog died. Without thinking, I tried to cheer her up and said, “Oh man, that’s rough. Get it? Ruff? Ruff ruff!” and giggled like a schoolgirl. Nobody laughed. My coworker burst into more tears. I have a Teams video meeting with my supervisor and HR this afternoon. FML
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JillianJuneBug 39
That was super thoughtful of you, please don’t lose that graciousness from this one bad experience. The world needs people like you
LostSoul 20
You were being nice. If that is how he acts. No wonder the divorce and he should not have any pets.
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JillianJuneBug 39
That was super thoughtful of you, please don’t lose that graciousness from this one bad experience. The world needs people like you
slowhandjp 18
Your wards are super warm. The world needs people like you, too.
LostSoul 20
You were being nice. If that is how he acts. No wonder the divorce and he should not have any pets.
alycion 39
When people are going through tough times, they often feel everyone and everything is against them. Not everyone respects how bonded some pet owners become with their fur babies and do make fun of us. My boss couldn’t understand why I didn’t go back to work after putting my bearded dragon down because it was just a lizard to him. To me, he was my buddy. I reacted poorly to everyone who made fun of me for it and I was always on guard for being made fun of for it. His reaction was over the top. Op was being sweet. Hopefully he will apologize. But one bad action does not make the person bad. His like probably feels like it’s falling apart which causes extreme over sensitivity in some. A symptom of depression, even situational depression.
DrSamba 7
No good deed goes unpunished.
ThatOneLonelyAsian 31
hopefully it still had the cookies in the plate
jbuckets_404 39
Why??? For added weight and thus impact force?!
RichardPencil 32
I'd think seeing such a stuffed animal in those circumstances would fill me with sorrow and anger. But, then...cookies! The cookies would prevent me from stuffing the stuffed animal into you.
TomeDr 25
Hopefully later he’ll realize what an ass he was and apologize to you.
1gullible_bugger 34
What an ungrateful ass! Sorry OP.
Magtec 11
Grief is a monster, but you may have discovered why he's divorced.
LostSoul 20
EXACTLY!
Mungolikecandy 19
Thoughtful but the stuffed toy may not have been a good idea.
baristalbc 18
Wow, this guy is such a winner. I can’t imagine how his marriage failed (sarcastic tone implied)