Today, my boss explicitly told me to demolish a half-built house that was 50 feet too far from where it should have been and was actually on someone else’s land. I knocked it down, then it turned out to be the wrong one, and my boss threw me under the bus and swore he’d told me to demolish the other house. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, despite warning my boss that it’s dangerous and stupid, he still insisted I get on with putting up a 4-storey tall scaffolding in high winds, and when it blew over, he blamed me for not putting it together correctly. FML
Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML
Today, my boss threw me out of her office during a conference call for daring to correct her. The client fired the company because she subsequently got all the information on the call wrong, and plainly had no idea what was going on. From all the screaming, this is now all my fault. FML
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Today, I got out of my house at 6:30am to find that some road workers had dug out a trench in the road right in front of my driveway, then fucked off, leaving their van up the street. There are no buses within walking distance so I missed a full day of work and my boss is pissed. FML
Today, I got in an argument with my boss and I dared him to fire me because he has always said he couldn’t run the shop without me. Turns out he was just being nice all this time, my job could in fact be done by his 14 year-old niece with no training in two thirds the time. Yes, he fired me. FML
Today, I was fired for following my supervisor's directions. That is to say, I was told to take away contacts from our team to avoid metric drops. The client caught us both, and my supervisor simply threw me under the bus. FML
Today, my boss fired me by locking me out of my workplace after I went out to throw out the trash. FML
Today, my boss, a true knobhead, bought the house next door to mine. Now not only does he ruin my life at work, I might have to see him and talk to him when I’m not at work as well. He once sent me home from work because he said my red tie clashed with my suit and made me look unprofessional. FML
Today, my boss shouted and screamed at me for my fuck ups that have humiliated the company and cost thousands to put right. It was only when he paused that I was able to tell him he had the wrong guy, he wanted my coworker down the hall. I’ve been here for four years and he still doesn’t know my name. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
poopface82 25
People who get mad at someone for following their express orders should be dragged into the street and shot.
spinningrecords 14
I’d look for another job, you work for the worst kind of idiot.
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (8)
spinningrecords 14
I’d look for another job, you work for the worst kind of idiot.
princess_stabitty 20
Well, OP, I'd say that is good point in life to get every future order you get from your boss (this or another one) in writing. Always. With as many questions as you can fit, so when push comes to shove, it's their ass on fire, not yours.
xMaxdeltax 3
My exact thoughts get a Cover your Ass email reponse!
RichardPencil 32
"Shit rolls downhill." That is why it's great to be a boss: you can usually scapegoat your underlings for your ****-ups.
poopface82 25
People who get mad at someone for following their express orders should be dragged into the street and shot.
bigredmonkeybutt 30
That’s why you get stuff like that in writing.
xMaxdeltax 3
Always and I mean always get your boss or supervior to send job details in an email. or send to confirm said job. I have a boss that would not ever respond to emails he would come to my desk and verbally respond. So I would follow up with an email to the one he would not respond with, Per our coversation you want xyz completed: blah blah blah... Everytime its called the CYA email
wrenavery90 12
Honestly it sounds as though neither of you should be in construction.