Today, while working at Subway I joked with a customer asking him if he was going to order in Spanish. The women in front of him began yelling about how I was being racist and told my manager that I needed to be fired. The customer I was joking with was my Spanish teacher. 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 co-worker and I were having a conversation in Russian. Our boss overheard us talking, shouted, "I know you're talking about me! I speak Spanish too!" and threatened to fire us. FML
Today, on my second shift at my job, I was fired for “ruining the communication of coworkers” AKA I don’t speak Spanish. This was known before I was hired and I live in California. FML
Today, my coworker and I were swamped with coffee orders. I told him I would "take care of the blacks", and a customer who only heard that sentence screamed at me for several minutes about racism. FML
Today, a customer came in who only spoke Spanish. I speak Spanish rather well so I helped the customer. She ended up buying $2300 worth of stuff. I got written up because not speaking English apparently "has the potential be offensive to other customers if they are not able to understand you." FML
Today, a client came in and was struggling to speak properly. He said, “Sorry, no good English” so I offered a Spanish speaking colleague who could assist. He frowned and said he was from Greece. He threw a fit and got my manager involved. I got a write up and have to do an online sensitivity training. FML
Today, I was getting lunch at a fast food restaurant. My boss was in front of me, and in order to get on his good side I offered to pay. Instead, I got fired because I guess my boss assumed I was making fun of his salary, which I knew nothing about. FML
Today, a customer yelled at me because I wouldn’t sell her a boneless chicken bucket with extra fries, beans, coleslaw and Pepsi. I work at Subway. FML
Today, a customer asked me if we serve spaghetti. She then asked for a manager because I was giving her a weird look, laughing softly when telling her yes, and apparently making her feel stupid. My manager wrote me up. I work at the Old Spaghetti Factory. FML
Today, a lady at the clothing store told me to, “Stop speaking 'Mexicano', this is America!” when I was talking on the phone. I actually speak Portuguese. When I pointed this out, she verbally tortured me and threatened to, “Call the cops” if I didn’t leave her store for, “making her feel threatened.” FML
Today, I found out that as a supervisor, if you reprimand a female worker and end the conversation with, "Now get back to making sandwiches," your boss will consider it sexism and suspend you. I work at Subway. FML
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Top comments
_kyleG_ 34
People need to calm the hell down
iop330 22
Ask is she wants to speak in dog language as she's obviously a bitch.
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Comments (51)
Exodiafinder687 58
Lo que es una situación de mierda.
LittleRed79 39
Nope! Calling it a shitty situation in Spanish doesn't negate the fact that you called it a shitty situation. Although I think kudos are in order for the comment not being about a "shitty" FML.
igive 29
There needs to be a yelp for customers. example review: "Don't allow this customer in your store. She won't mind her goddamn business."
drayloon 50
This is precisely why I hate people that insist on political correctness. Quit being a little bitch and take the stick out of your ass, the only person being insulting is you
UhHuhHoney 20
Did you tell that psycho customer that you knew your Spanish teacher? I really hope you did and made her/him look like a dumb ass.
ThatDamHuntress 20
I would tell her to **** off and mind her own business and That I knew Him like 16 said just to make her look stupid
Mirorbo 27
Found the SJW
makkarari 18
And this is why people need the stay the hell out of other peoples business!
kidtoy 18
Don't you love this happens.
drayloon 50
Not really, no. Why do you ask?
JohnTheDonJuan 11
If only this could've happened in a taco bell...
EverVanity 20
i dont think your teacher likes you
TomeDr 25
It was the woman next to the teacher, not the teacher who got mad.
rocker_chick23 27
Learn to read. It was the woman in front of the Spanish teacher who was flipping out, not the teacher.