Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. 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, I got written up for filing a complaint against IT for unplugging my computer while I was on my lunch break. I found out because one of my workmates warned me. I work with a computer so old, it takes about 40 minutes to get it running. The company refuses to update the equipment, because "it's unnecessary." FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for not being able to fix his computer. I’m not in IT, I wasn’t hired to have anything to do with IT, but he assumes that because I’m the youngest woman in the building and look like a nerd that I’m automatically a computer expert. I don’t even own my own computer at home. FML
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Today, I worked 24 hours straight fixing my company's servers. After it was over, I breathed a huge sigh of relief and promptly fell asleep at my desk. My boss found me an hour later, refused to listen to me, and fired me for sleeping on the job. FML
Today, my boss made me give a presentation to several senior company officials about the serious financial losses our division has made this year. Barely an hour later, my boss had palmed all the blame off onto me and gotten me fired. FML
Today, due to technical problems, I had to call the company's IT-support as my computer went totally haywire. I explained via phone that I couldn't access anything. The support then tried contacting me by e-mail and got upset with me when I didn't answer. FML
Today, I made a typo in a line of code, bringing the company website down. Our admin was already pissed about having to work over Christmas, and he started yelling at me and ended up punching my supervisor when he got between us. Pretty sure my screw up indirectly got the poor guy fired. FML
Today, I was fired for "customer dissatisfaction." I work in IT and have never met one of my company's customers. FML
Today, my boss fired me for "fooling around" on my phone. I was looking for supplies for a surprise party we are throwing him for his birthday, and I didn't want to do it on my work computer because he has access to our history. Also, this happened during my lunch break. 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
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Top comments
boatkicker 5
Why did you even tell your boss in the first place? Just fix it, if you can. And if you knew what was wrong, why didn't you just tell the IT people when you called them. "Hey this is what's wrong with my computer. Come fix it, because Boss told me not to."
justsayfuck 5
Well, they did not deserve you as an employee then.
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Comments (105)
Anarxi 4
he might have needed administrator rights to fix it. since two "specialists" already came, i would let them work and then maybe apply for it position if i felt capable after seeing how "pros" do it
FarSide 23
Tell us where you worked so we can go apply for your opening.
boopityboppity 11
"We"? Are you more than one entity?
boopityboppity 11
Hi, I'm a Mac, and OP is a PC...
petrolhead 12
lol......you should have sit back and enjoyed the show. lesson learned the hard way!
treasurechest 0
this doesn't make sense. you said you couldn't fix it and when you called someone to fix it and they couldn't....you showed them how to fix it?
Janah_the_ENP 0
It says "I told my boss I COULD fix it...." And the boss wouldn't let OP try to fix it.
Zmeilerr 22
Suck.
princess5876 0
Dat sucks 4real!
NightGod 0
At least you can claim FUNemployment now. Enjoy the government extensions every six months and sit around on your ass reading FML all day *nod*
Hsuclarinetboy 0
Your boss need to be beat
Utexas913 3
How do they have a point? She offered to fix the problem because she knew how, but her supervisor insisted that she call the IT technician...who, I assume, then spent two hours attempting to fix the computer. Upon the tech's failure she showed them how to fix it, and then the boss claims she wasted two hours...