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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_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)
kerbear1232 16
I also work at subway, just the other day this woman told my manager that I should be fired for not giving her a free sandwich. Just a free sandwich, no reason at all...
born_hustla 26
I cannot stand how things are always taken out of context and blown out of proportion and especially how people wanna drag racism into everyfuckingthing as if it was a quick fix! Racism is not always the cause or reason!! Damn.
NodakN8V 25
The classic "jump to conclusions" ....gets them every time.
Silverien 4
This might also need to be on Not Always Right.
JKPwnage 27
Did you tell them that? And in any case, people need to stop pretending to be offended by things so much
Jose73 8
Personally, as a hispanic, I'm glad that people like her sometimes speak against racist comments; trust me, they build up and become seriously hateful and alienating after a while. Don't be so critical of people with that kind of intention. That said, I'm sorry that she seemed unwilling to listen to your reasons, which is why FYL.
Shade1982 21
I get where you are coming from and you are right of course, but people really need to start minding their own business a tad more or at least learn more about a situation first. By doing this, that woman was just as judgmental as a racist would be, judging something before knowing all the information. This is mostly the reason people can't speak their mind anymore, beyond the point of reason for fear of being attacked.
Shade1982 21
Also, but maybe off-topic, as far as I know 'hispanic' isn't considered a race, but it is ambiguous...
ForComments 1
I also think it's way to easy to make inappropriate comments a casual thing given the right crowd. And on that, this whole comment section is screaming, "Let me say what I want and don't be offended by it." Most of the people don't even seem to be addressing the comment, but more so this ironically exaggerated idea of social censorship.
Matt32179 8
Hispanics....
pmackari 10
You shoulda just said hey mr or ms. Are u going to order in Spanish to make me practice for your class simple and could have avoided that
Shade1982 21
Since when do you have to explain yourself to every stranger you come across?
calza13 14
This must be an American thing, because here in the UK people would mind their own damn business...
NostalgiaFreak9 43
I'm willing to bet this was a white person who couldn't speak one phrase in Spanish to save her life. I hope you ignored that moron, you knew who you were talking to, and people like her should learn to mind their own business.