Today, I sent my resume to a place where I hoped to work at. Since the job requires me to be doing work on the run, I put on it that I have a laptop. The only problem is that I always thought it was "labtop." I didn't learn the correct spelling until my daughter called me an idiot, she's 6. 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 realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML
Today, I finished doing a resume that I had spent three hours on. I e-mailed it to the business I was applying for, satisfied. I decided to look it over. The first thing I notice, I spelt my own name wrong. FML
Today, I was so tired at work that I typed out "wherehouse" instead of "warehouse" in a document shared with my co-workers. It took me several seconds to realize why the heck the spell checker had underlined "wherehouse" in red. FML
Today, I texted my boss, "I'm looking forward to doing you" instead of, "I'm looking forward to seeing you" thanks to a very unfortunate combination of my atrocious typing skills on a smartphone and an overzealous autocorrect function. FML
Today, I sent a thank you note after a job interview, emphasizing my accuracy at editing written reports; I misspelled the company's name. FML
Today, I applied for my first job. I didn't know how to write a resume, so I copied and pasted one from someone else and reworked it. I got on the bus, handed it in, and left. Then I remembered I forgot to change the contact info and date. FML
Today, I spent ages writing a draft press release as part of a copywriting job application. I worked really hard and read it through several times before submitting. They emailed me to point out that I'd misspelled the name of the company. Twice. FML
Today, I got an e-mail regarding an IT support job I applied to. The e-mail had numerous formatting errors due to bad code, and typos all over the place. It said I wasn't qualified for the job. FML
Today, while at work at a maternity and baby clothes store, I was supposed to send out an email about our "Beat the Clock" sale. After it was sent to over 500 people, I realized that I'd misspelled the subject line. It read, "Beat the Cock Sale." FML
Today, I was running late for work and, in my rush, spilled coffee all over my shirt. When I finally got to the office, I realized I had forgotten my laptop at home. FML
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jonnymohio 2
It's hard for me to believe you've never seen the word "laptop" before. How about ads? How about the side of the box your laptop came in? How about news articles? even television ads?
Jimboom 12
YDI. You should ALWAYS spell check a resume before sending it.
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Comments (107)
hefox 0
I thought so too, when I was in elementary school. I named my first laptop that, in remembrance. Then named my replacement laptop Grapejuice, in remembrance of Labtop's fate.
dudeitsdanny 10
This made me laugh so hard I almost had to name my next laptop "Felloffthebed" =D
ozymandias_fml 0
Sad to see you bred. Moron.
mushoo_fml 0
You can place it atop your lap. See?
RawrMeansHate 0
I suppose you had a pet hampster when you were younger then?
NotEven 0
OP says whether he had a pet is a mute point.
sondheimmcgeek 0
Win, #32, win.
efngreat1 0
http://www.ihatestacy.com/index.php?id=f40fbf1dbbdcd5e7c6c45118d5abe098
SeximusPrime 0
You ARE an idiot. Thank about it: It's a computer you set in your LAP. DUH!!
mae18_fml 0
hahaa i always thought it was labtop tooo. until i got mine, which the spelling was on the box :P
me5 0
Just read more and do some more postings on FML or elsewhere
KliGGz 0
the only "labtop" i've ever seen was on "sabrina the teenage witch" lol loved that show :-)
dudeitsdanny 10
Hahahaha. I thought of that, too. =)
Sammara 0
How did you BUY a laptop without ever seeing how it is spelled? In any computer store, the labels say laptop. On any website, the labels say laptop. And how did you make a resume without spellcheck catching that? Your laptop must really suck if it doesn't even have the ability to run a program that has a spellcheck--you know, all writing programs.
nesscafe_fml 17
In all fairness they are generally called notebooks these days...