Today, the CEO of my company told me the only reason I'm being sent to this huge tech conference is because the company will look better with a girl there. I'm expected to stay out until 4am with creepy rich business partners to stroke their egos. 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 selected me to be the company representative at an important meeting in Portland with one of our biggest clients. I was thrilled, until I realized he hadn't said anything about my plane ticket or hotel reservation. He later told me that I'll need to acquire those things myself. FML
Today, the CEO of my company wanted to meet with me. I was excited until I found out she just wanted to bitch me out and personally fire me. Later on, I found out my boss had totally shafted me and blamed the failure of a big project on me instead of admitting it was all his fault. FML
Today, all the staff in my company were forced to attend an evening Chippendale show. Everyone in my department managed to think of a good reason to escape while I failed and no other choice but to go. I'm the only guy. FML
Today, I started my new job at a small business. I was pretty excited to finally be working, until I found out the big boss is a creeper and sees no problem making comments such as "You're way more interesting than the rest of these slope-eyed fucks." FML
Today, at work, I accidentally walked into a meeting at which the whole company was there but me. The meeting was about how they could legally fire me while paying as little severance as possible. I'm the CEO and the founder of the company. FML
Today, my boss sent me to a meeting with a client I've never met to do some damage control and renegotiate his contract. For two hours, he alternated between threatening to sue us, and making vulgar comments about raping me in his office. FML
Today, I was at a big meeting at work. The CEO was reaming the hell out of us for our recent poor profits, when I accidentally let rip a vile fart. I was then subjected to a 10 minute tirade of abuse for "trying to be a funny man", and told that whatever small chance I had for a promotion is now gone. FML
Today, I checked into a hotel because my boss had assigned me to a new position. As soon as the reception lady looked up, she had me kicked out of the hotel. Apparently, one of the regulations is, "No prostitutes allowed." I was wearing a business suit. FML
Today, at work, a table of girls complained to the manager about me. The complaint? "He's not hot enough to work here. We want a sexy server." The manager agreed with them and sent me home. I might lose my job because of a table of shallow women. FML
Today, I received a phone call from my boss, from the other side of the country. It seems the conference I sent him to is actually happening next week. FML
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ohsnapword 21
Won't be so bad as long as they don't ask you to stroke something else.
BurnInDemonFire 39
You can refuse, you know. It's not up to you to take care of them. And if you're threatened with termination, walk. They seriously don't seem to value you as an employee.
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ohsnapword 21
Won't be so bad as long as they don't ask you to stroke something else.
BurnInDemonFire 39
You can refuse, you know. It's not up to you to take care of them. And if you're threatened with termination, walk. They seriously don't seem to value you as an employee.
RinoaHeartilly 36
I'm sure you can take this to HR.
A Frenchy in Eire 31
It's the CEO of the company asking her to do that, I don't think HR is going to be much help...
RinoaHeartilly 36
HR is there to protect employees from bad management and CEOs. If she's being asked to do something soley based in her sex, then that's a case for HR.
pscool 11
Work It! Remember you’re a SHARK and they pray. Devour them and work it for a raise! Remember your valuable and it’s all a game and you are the power player!
jobtokyo 8
Please be careful. I have heard too many horror stories that begin just like this. See if you can bring a friend or someone you absolutely trust
rodfergie 18
You should be thanking your lucky stars. As a guy I would kill for networking opportunity like that.
A Frenchy in Eire 31
You'd kill for the chance of being potentially sexually harassed by creepy entitled old men?
rodfergie 18
That is what she's assuming. That is not what's going to happen and doesn't happen these days. I've gone to these conferences before, they are great networking events, and can help your career tremendously. She is just feeling that she's being told to be a hooker, and there's no way any boss would send her for that. She is being sent so her boss looks more enlightened by sending a female. I am saying that I would kill to go, because I change careers and since I'm older than all my bosses in my new field they would never send me, and I would love a chance to network with people above me.
kricket5 19
Thank her lucky stars? Wtf? She isn’t being given a networking opportunity. She’s being asked to be the ******* entertainment. It’s disgusting.
rodfergie 18
BS... She admitted she was sent because she's a woman. Her boss is doing this to show how enlightened and progressive he and the company is.
cazziuz1983 9
It doesn't sound like she's meant to be the entertainment, sounds like her ceo is wanting to appear to be a forward thinking company, if you all read more than that in this fml... Then you have real issues
RichardPencil 32
If you stroke more than egos, you’re sure to get a rise, and maybe even some tips.
tounces7 28
Eh, that's the high end business world for you, no matter what your sex is, it's always ****** up. If you were a guy you probably would have been expected to buy them some "entertainment" for the evening.
kricket5 19
She’s isn’t a guy being asked to buy entertainment. She’s a woman being asked to BE the entertainment. It’s disgusting and it shouldn’t be accepted.
PenguinPal3017 19
Look at the positives. You have an opportunity to advance your career that you wouldn't otherwise have.
kricket5 19
This is NOT an opportunity to advance her career.
Paul B. Gyurcsanszky 14
I would look for a new job and talk to a lawyer about a sexual harassment case.