Today, at my job at the mall, our music malfunctioned and now will only play the same three songs over and over again. Our manager won't let us turn it off because "the customers won't notice". FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, the satellite radio at work went on the fritz, playing one song over and over. Management wouldn't turn it off, though, because then customers would miss out on all those upcoming-sale announcements that run intermittently. Meanwhile, I got to listen to "Footloose" for eight hours. FML
Today, the mall I work at started playing Christmas songs on repeat. It's the beginning of November. FML
Today, my manager made everyone put up Christmas decorations around the store. As well as this, we're going to have Christmas music playing on repeat all the way through to January. It's not even September yet. FML
Today, at my workplace, a TV was installed just above my register at work which plays the same mind-numbingly awful 13 second ad on loop for the duration of our latest sale. The sale lasts for what are going to be three very long weeks. FML
Today, I lost my earbuds on the subway to work, so I had to listen to my boss's terrible music all day. FML
Today, and every day this week, my office mate has decided to "liven up the place" by singing and whistling Christmas tunes and other unknown songs. She has zero musical ability. FML
Today, my boss insisted that we get in the holiday mood by putting up lights, playing Christmas music, and wearing bells on our uniforms. It's not even Thanksgiving yet and I can't even have a tinkle without full-blown jingling. FML
Today, my boss sat me down to discuss the sounds my co-workers have heard coming from my cubicle. Apparently my music sounds like the background tracks from shitty soft-core porn movies. I'm getting a three day suspension while they go through all my files. FML
Today, the Salvation Army stationed one of their obnoxious bell-ringers in the mall right outside my store. My employees and I can wave goodbye to any form of sanity for the next month. FML
Today, at work, I was forced to listen to the Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Christmas album on repeat for 8 hours. FML
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Top comments
cuppycakeslove 20
Doesnt sound much different than the radio nowadays.
nerobluerose 10
Take your iPod to work and sneak it through your clothes.
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nerobluerose 10
Take your iPod to work and sneak it through your clothes.
zandalee 20
Today, I was shopping at the Mall and they played the same ****** up three songs over and over. I am about to go 'postal'. FML
terrible_things 1
Uhm why would someone sneak music in I mean people have iPhones and even if they don't have an iPhone no one is going to chastise them for having and iPod
the_smart_way 10
If I openly listened to music while at work, I would have about 3 minutes before my boss reaches the "get the gun" stage. Nearly all workplaces prohibit headphones while working.
kansah 25
You would certainly hope they're good songs then!
Psych101 9
Actually, I don't think I would like it if they were good songs. Maybe it's just me, but when I listen to a good song a lot, I almost learn to dislike it. At the very least I don't want to hear it for a while.
spekledworf 18
I feel OP's pain... I work at a movie theater and at the the end of the credits I have to listen to "Youtopia" by the guy from Owl City while cleaning the theater.... Hearing the same song about 30 times a day every day is enough to drive one mad.
sammyf89 13
A work colleague and I once played the one song on repeat through an 8hour shift to see if we had the will power to survive it (it wasn't even a good song). I must say, after 8 hours I was ready to never hear that song again.
fluorescentadole_fml 8
44, but what if the three songs were by Beiber, Nikki Minaj and lil Wayne ?
cuppycakeslove 20
Doesnt sound much different than the radio nowadays.
MCRaddict15 15
Exactly what I thought when I read this. Personally, I'm waiting for pop to die out and never come back again. Poor OP, I couldn't stand working there.
norotors 16
The restaurant I work at plays the country station that's plays the same 20 songs all day, for 10 hours a day of work D:
Len_Kagamine 8
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I hope it's not Justin Bieber.. *shudders*
French_Toast_fml 3
Justin Bieber is a virtuoso compared to Rebecca Black.
winnerme123 8
I voted you down, not because I hate Justin Bieber, but because you bring him up for no reason.
legitkitty 11
4 : SWEET BABY JESUS I LOVE YOUR PHOTO. Sorry for being off topic.
20PercentCooler 8
Why did people thumb down 11? I can't see how someone could not agree... :P
bunniex1 11
Italy!!!
Len_Kagamine 8
92- Heck yeah!
cr3ativity 15
Considering the attention span of most people, it's no big deal.
mimi_animee 18
Yeah and I'm pretty sure no one goes to the mall for the music
rahrah765765 11
Or stays in a shop for longer than 3 songs.
andyyroxx 20
To my knowledge, you'd have to have a shitty shop for that, assuming each song takes about 3 minutes.
youjustmademelol 4
I wouldn't notice, I don't pay attention to that music. Your manager was actually correct, it sounds like the other family in the restaurant, you hear it but have no clue what they say.
LLZNH 1
Well the music is supposed to be in the background to encourage shoppers by effecting their mood positively; so OP's boss isn't exactly wrong! It's when you're bored and you focus on the music that it becomes a problem!
nirvi 3
Erm.. The point is that the people working at the shop WILL notice.. Poor them!
Rainbow_dumpster 28
Call a Repairman.
olpally 33
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Hopefully it wasn't Justin bieber... I'd kill myself if those were the songs stuck on repeat... Also, your manager is a dumb ass.
pokefan813 16
I would recommend a therapist if a song gives you the desire to commit suicide...
olpally 33
Idk what I was thinking when I typed that... I know it's extreme, but that kid is an abomination to this planet.
Ajwc101 24
52 - I hate it music much as the next guy, but you don't need be a that big of jerk.
Jaxx66 21
54 - trust me. That's nothing compared to what everyone else says. I've had the fine privilege of never hearing even one of his songs, so I'll take everyone's word for it.... Ahh, pandora... Netflix! :3 never see unwanted stuffs.
Mearemoi 14
Well, looks like you're gonna have to deal with listening to the same three songs, over and over again until your head explodes.
iseyixes 18
Where I work I hear the same song everyday and that's annoying but the same 3 songs repetitively would be a nightmare. I guess I'll stop composing about the one song since it could be worse.
gc327072 31
Hell yea they'll notice! That kinda stuff really makes me not want to shop... almost as much as that crappy blaring music at Hollister....
Bluekaren16 19
And don't forget about the smell.
igive 29
I worked there when I was 17. It was worse than my pooper scooper job at a kennel.
buck33 14
Welcome to Hollister, here is your gas mask, flashlight, and earmuffs.
LLZNH 1
I guess my question is why exactly do people shop there? You can't actually see what you're buying, or hear yourself think! I walk around a good chunk of the mall to avoid Hollister because I almost pass out fro the strong oder they call perfume. Gives me headaches!
XxskyelovexX 13
And that's why I enjoy the shopping at hot topic. I like the music, I can see what I'm buying, and no obnoxious smells! Its heaven
terrible_things 1
Hey hey I know where you live :P
porkpiehat 8
It's a sign of the impending zombie apocalypse
THE_A_TEEN 28
Why is it always a zombie apocalypse? What about an ALIEN INVASION?! Those poor Mars people being ignored by everyone else because of some re-animated corpses. This is an outrage I tell you, AN OUTRAGE!
emeraldisle 30
Because zombies are awesome.