Awkward and Work: Let it out

Let it out

By MrTandy - 16/09/2011 02:38 - United States

Today, I was working when I delivered the standard "Hello, how are you?" to a customer. He took the opportunity to tell me about his deceased wife, his estranged children, and his anal tearing. After a while, I tried to help someone else, and he complained to my manager. I was written up. FML

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By I hate my job - 23/12/2014 08:14 - Canada - Delta

Today, I went to my retail job to buy some clothing. As soon as I walked through the doors, my manager yelled at me for not being in appropriate work clothes. I tried to explain that I was off the clock but he was having none of it. I got written up. FML

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mynameis1339 0

Friday 16 September 2011 8:50

Anal tearing?

ollie179 21

Friday 16 September 2011 8:57

*sob* and my poor wife *sob* *sob* and my children are gone and... NEXT PLEASE!

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jbones24 22

Friday 16 September 2011 8:50

first?

mynameis1339 0

Friday 16 September 2011 8:50

Anal tearing?

ShroomsOnAcid 16

Friday 16 September 2011 9:03

Happens to the best of us, doesn't it.

enonymous 8

Friday 16 September 2011 9:07

2 - if you need a demonstration I can arrange that

Palirose 22

Friday 16 September 2011 9:47

Lmfao @ ^^ the guy above me

Sophomoric1 13

Friday 16 September 2011 14:02

If you have to ask, you really don't want to know.

fanceh 10

Friday 16 September 2011 15:13

Yeah, the second you ignore a guy who has experienced anal tearing, ***** gonna go down.

lifesucks1234567_fml 2

Friday 16 September 2011 16:32

Like legit ********^

5t3ff1k4h 44

Friday 16 September 2011 17:11

2 - Yeah, his asshole tears up and cries for hours at a time. It's just so sad!

tatte3 1

Friday 16 September 2011 8:50

iwhen?

andrew_thomson 9

Friday 16 September 2011 8:51

Sounds like he wasn't enjoying the ripping and the tearing?

Sniff_N_Tickle 4

Friday 16 September 2011 9:27

Hahahahahahaha, funniest YouTube video ever! Best comment I've ever seen on this sight

ironik970 13

Friday 16 September 2011 8:51

I wonder if the deceased wife and estranged children have anything to do with the anal tearing?

rein 8

Friday 16 September 2011 10:10

looks like he was literally torn apart by their deaths.

btnhdude 0

Friday 16 September 2011 10:47

Rein, Ball-Seering Pain, I meant to thumb you down.

ICaughtFire 4

Friday 16 September 2011 12:49

Rein, only his wife died. Estranged does not mean dead.

SeiferAlmas 4

Friday 16 September 2011 8:52

"iwhen"?

tsim_fml 0

Friday 16 September 2011 8:55

Well thats a sticky situation. No pun.

BOOSCAREDU 0

Friday 16 September 2011 13:27

It's not a "sticky situation" it's a really sad situation

Prolusive 5

Friday 16 September 2011 16:11

Getting gum in your hair is sticky, this situation is just sad...

organicmtdew 0

Thursday 22 September 2011 23:53

What do you think a pun is?

FreakAZoidd 3

Friday 16 September 2011 8:56

Did you just walk away from him while he was talking?!

ollie179 21

Friday 16 September 2011 8:57

*sob* and my poor wife *sob* *sob* and my children are gone and... NEXT PLEASE!

some_shit 0

Sunday 18 September 2011 0:05

This is why I stopped asking that question. I just say hello and that's it

Freeze_fml 16

Friday 16 September 2011 9:03

Don't ignore a guy with anal tearing.

rawrkittyrawr 6

Friday 16 September 2011 19:21

Don't ignore, put anal tear ointment on your fingers and well insert in....

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