Today, my idiot boss placed an expensive order for anti-bullying banners that read: "Take a stand against bullying!" This would be fine if I didn't work in a specialized school for children in wheelchairs. 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, I was made fun of at work by my mom and my supervisor. I work at a kids' anti-bullying camp. FML
Today, we can finally order badly needed safety gear for my crew. My boss flipped his shit, demanding that I "stop bringing it up, it's annoying" for doing my damndest to keep up with industry standards. I was brought to tears for literally doing my job, with no "peers" to back me, since I'm an HR department of one. FML
Today, my boss tried to knock down a tower of empty boxes next to me while yelling, "Beat it, nerd!" A box hit my face and knocked my glasses off. I got bullied by my boss. FML
Today, my boss's ADHD son was suspended from school. It was a misunderstanding, but the school won't listen, so now my boss has to take him to work. She gets very short-tempered when he's around because, quite frankly, he's extremely annoying and disruptive, even for a kid with ADHD. It's gonna be a long week. FML
Today, my boss and I were preparing a lunch order for a nearby real-estate agency. I noticed that the order was riddled with spelling mistakes, so I laughed and mocked the realtors, calling them stupid and incompetent. My boss then pointed out that the order was written in his handwriting. 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, I had to get in contact with a crisis line because of how bad I am being bullied at work. Management won't get rid of the one responsible, as they are also part of Management. Several others have either quit or made complaints, as they are experiencing the same thing. Still nothing is getting done. FML
Today, my boss and I had to come up with a code to call if a person acts inappropriately towards me because I "attract too many weirdos." FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for doing what she wanted me to do. I guess she didn't think I would do it, so she did it herself. FML
Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML
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604 11
I guess that's just how he rolls.
Myo_fml 20
That reminds me of my dad's terrible slogan that he came up with in high school for a project. "employ the handicapped, they won't walk off of the job"
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Comments (62)
Greattitan2 13
Pretty ironic because he became a bully while using anti-bullying posters to tell kids not to bully.
Unbearable_fml 21
This reminds me of the project on amnesia with the background music as "somebody that I used to know"
jackipdoc 31
This is so sad but made me giggle. I hope this somehow got corrected, however.
Devtyro 14
Just curious.. did you bring this up to your boss? They may appreciate a moment of embarrassment over the possible backlash they'll receive later.
bulletsinthewind 21
Hopefully there was no pun intended there. He probably didn't give it much thought before doing it.
Mightytall 35
May be an important lesson to you. Even if you cannot walk you can still stand up for your rights and against bullying. There isn't a better term than that and instead of worrying about the children's disabilities you should be more focused on their abilities and enabling them to become able adults that don't sulk in their disability.
littlekellilee 45
Considering OP works at this school, I feel like she's already focused on helping the children grow to become able adults. I get what you mean, but no matter what, when you're in a wheelchair and a remark is made like that, a thought goes through your head like "I wish." No one in that school will applaud the sign. Take a stance on bullying! Take a position against bullying! Hold your ground against bullying! Be in the front lines against bullying! There are many ways to say it.
Mightytall 35
Here we go... You're doing what OP is doing also. Unless you're in a wheelchair and thinking that, how do you know that this is what the kids want? Most people I know do not want special treatment and especially not people "thinking" for them. What they really need is ramps, wide doors, elevators and handles to lift themselves onto the toilet seat, that's it! But they don't need some overly zealous busybody to think for them and hamper their personal growth by shielding them from what they think may be offensive. Let them decide ... Give them a chance to change the banners if they choose to do so, but don't act up all offended because you think they can't take it!
littlekellilee 45
As a person who has been in a wheelchair for a fair chunk of my life, I can tell you that with pretty good authority, that would make me feel pretty shitty when I rolled into school. And no, I don't mean the tiny car in my picture.
zeffra13 31
None of those alternate slogans have quite the same meaning as take a stand against bullying. It's a metaphor; the kids have to learn to accept they're not literal and they can take a stand just as easily as anyone else.
aecribb 14
Yeah, I've been in a wheelchair for about 10 years now and this wouldn't offend me at all. If anything, I would just laugh at the irony. If you'd let something this insignificant offend you, then prepare to be offended a lot.
rockwrench 18
Could it be a case of wheelchair ramming going on under your nose???
MrZsDad 19
You need to suggest sensitivity training to his boss.
lunaangel 14
intimacy why the **** is this under intimacy
Silk_Routes 14
this stand would be costly