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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
voltroz 18
Let's take pity on this mad lady. Obviously she has issues. We must be gracious to people with mental disabilities. In this way, the world can be a better place.
qnmt 9
Stuff like this are the biggest reason why people need to stop being so butthurt about race...
glabberfasted 16
Make no mistake: racism IS a huge issue. This story, however, is not racism.
laden_swallow09 35
The only racist here is the crazy woman in line.
apcsox 18
That bitch needs to mind her own business
thatcoolguy123 14
When I skimmed through this at first, I only read the last sentence in which I was about to click YDI out of the blue. Then I reread it and it took a while to process it. Turns out you knew it was the Spanish teacher and you were just starting a conversation, but the stupid bitch in front of you decided to make a pointless scene. Hope you weren't fired, people can never mind their own business... and that's not even racist. Whatever, that's America for you.
mosquito19 14
you could have just ask in Spanish.
CourtJester27 12
I love how everything is racist today!!! Do she even know the definition of racist?
xMaeLA 24
I work at subway. A 24 hour subway. In a casino. The struggle...
rocker_chick23 27
That sucks. :( Hey, at least you have a job, even if it is a shitty one
hacksaw246 24
Typical race baiting liberal for Ya. I hope she felt like a real dumbass when you told her holier than thou ass it was just your teacher. People need to quit having a stick in thier ass and trying to find racism in every little thing.
brendejafulable 41
Everyone should mind thier own business.
Tailored 15
Like stay in your lane bitch
Fayern 13
This made me laugh way too hard.