Today, my workplace was having a "prices are down" promotion. I had to wear a badge that said, "Down and staying down" all day, opening myself up to a lot of weirdos winking at me or saying, "Oh yeah, I bet you are". 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, I walked into work feeling confident in my new outfit. It wasn’t until lunchtime that a colleague pointed out the price tag hanging from my skirt. I’d been flaunting my ass's price all morning. FML
Today, I was giving a lecture when I noticed everyone smiling at me. I thought my jokes were finally landing until a coworker pointed out that the price tag from my brand-new shirt was hanging out of the back of my collar the entire time. FML
Today, I had to deal with yet another day of people looking at my name tag and saying "You know nothing, John Snow." with a shit-eating grin, like they're the wittiest people alive. Then I had to deal with my boss telling me to lighten up, because it's "just a joke". FML
Today, while at work, a creepy guy blatantly stared at my chest for a good 40 seconds. Finally snapping out of his trance, he said with a wink, "You forgot your name tag." He was right. FML
Today, I was shopping at my workplace, out of uniform, with my husband. A customer recognised me and wanted me to serve him, but I couldn't since we can be fired for doing so while off-duty. He complained to my manager, who wasted no time publicly bitching me out. FML
Today, I was mistaken for a prostitute. Twice. While in my work uniform. FML
Today, I bought a new shirt I thought looked cool. At work, three people complimented me, then each one added a variation of, “My dad has the same one!” By lunch, my confidence had left the building entirely. A coworker even asked if I’d gotten it from the “retro section.” FML
Today, while checking out a couple at work, I handed them their receipt and wished them a good day. The woman promptly pulled her husband to the side, and whispered to him about how much of a "fucking idiot" I was for making the prices so high. I work at McDonald's. FML
Today, I received my employee ID, which I have to wear at all times at my new job. The only problem is that in my photo, I look like a donkey having a seizure. Customers keep snickering at it, and my boss thinks I posed like that deliberately. FML
Today, someone came into the store I work at, laughed at my name on my name-tag, and left without even buying anything. FML
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frip_fml 9
Not the best choice of words, or did your boss choose them purposely?
HowieDoIt 21
Looks like that went south pretty quickly.
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frip_fml 9
Not the best choice of words, or did your boss choose them purposely?
\ 28
Nothing says "innovation" quite like a woman in the workplace. Dirty bosses...
lolen2910 3
its their national slogan
Mobyman30 9
Hope you're wearing knee pads
ViRepz 28
#1 the slogan is across all the Coles supermarket stores.
doubleddun 9
It's Coles, a supermarket in Australia. They have a song with those words on the ads, the ads are terrible, they make me want to rip my eyes and eardrums out. They barely have anything in their shops, once I went (only because I was forced to) and they didn't have strawberries. Op deserves it for working at Coles! Okay maybe that's a bit harsh but seriously, they are the worst.
StraightEdge325 11
Haha, Coles. Too many dirty bastards in Australia haha. Atleast they aren't making you wear a foam finger like Miley Cyrus.
dusthar 32
Actually, in some of the advertisements they are wearing foam fingers.
tim374 26
I hate those ads. The audio plays every time I go into Coles too. I feel sorry for the OP.
xMidna 6
I work for Coles' bottle shop and I can hear that bloody song through the walls seeing as we are on the side of one >.>
xxBFMVAAMIWxx 18
What's was the band they had in for the ad? I can never remember
\ 28
I think that deserves a raise. Or a "pay hike," for the morally impaired
NeatNit 33
sure, what better time for a raise than when the income decreases permanently -.-
HowieDoIt 21
Looks like that went south pretty quickly.
ThePK 5
Literally, down and staying down!
zBLAKEz 23
Well are you?
mattjamt 16
Overused. Wasn't amusing the first time either.
demonmonkey 13
44- Harsh much? That was the first time someone said that, in what way is it overused
Obey_StudBoii 23
#55 Overused as in OP heard enough of it all day.
You_Screwed_Up 7
Down down, prices are down! That ad gives me the *****. Unlucky OP
kingwatto 9
My brother hates that ad (so do I, but he hates it more) so I got a heap of those cardboard red finger things they have and hid them all around his house, car and even snuck a couple into his work!!
stariee1997 16
Unreal, Cole. Unreal.
Lilxpie 18
#56 if you want to scar him for life then show him the pic of Miley Cyrus with the Coles Foam hand. .-.
KayleighS14 8
That jokes horrible, I feel bad for you. Bright side is it's not an everyday thing.
CreamGravy 36
Actually for someone who works at Coles it's going to happen pretty much every day unfortunately.
tim374 26
And that promotion has been going for over a year now.
lolen2910 3
**** yeah, coles!
Welshite 40
Kohl's*
MEM0817 18
#7 actually had it right #20. OP is from Australia and that's one of their stores there.
Welshite 40
I could say it was sarcasm and that none of you understood my joke, but that would be a lie. I'm going to have to read up on stores in Australia so I don't make this mistake again.
CreamGravy 36
Think about it this way, at least you didn't have to sing while wearing a big red pointing hand.
LittleJess23 15
People who aren't from Australia have no idea what you're talking about. I upvoted you but I think you might get a lot more down votes again.
mFUNdo21 17
I think he's referring to Miley Cyrus
CreamGravy 36
34 is right, I was actually referring to the terrible ads where all of the employees suddenly put on big red pointing hands and start singing, and yes, anyone not from Australia probably wouldn't get it. But in-jokes and nationalism are both fun things to do aren't they?
Lilxpie 18
#67 What about the guttiar hands? :P
massinator5 4
Those people were just idiots
Enslaved 38
Did your job make sales? If so, looks like a semi sale is in your near future. :P