Work: Cough up

Cough up

By cain001 - 04/01/2011 00:56 - United States

Today, my boss and I were stacking boxes in the back room of the store. One of the boxes fell and hit me in the face, causing me to lose my glasses. My boss stepped on my glasses as she ran to check the box for broken merchandise, which I then had to pay for. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/11/2024 02:00 - United States - West Des Moines

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By minimoonpie - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - Australia

Today, I was serving an incredibly rude woman at work. The ladder I had used to get her two pairs of shoes came crashing down, and hit my face and neck. She only bought one pair, and ten minutes later returned them after, complaining they were too expensive. FML

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Today, while working at Walmart, I was walking the sales floor and passed the end of an aisle. I saw a customer coming at me from the corner of my eye, so I jumped backwards. I hit a display case, and watched it topple over before turning to apologize to the customer. It was a ladder. FML

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By IHateMyJob - 14/09/2010 02:00 - United States

Today, while scrubbing my car with the foam brush at a car wash, the hose for the brush came whipping around and smacked me hard in the side of the head, knocking off my glasses. I got disoriented from the blow and stepped on my glasses, completely smashing them. FML

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By vegantreegirl - 04/02/2019 20:00

Today, I was using the restroom at work when my glasses slipped off my face and landed right in the toilet. FML

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longbottle 9

Tuesday 4 January 2011 9:08

Pay for the merchandise, and then demand your boss pay for your property she destroyed. If she balks, go over her head.

Jewelofagal 2

Tuesday 4 January 2011 16:46

No, no, no. Why do so many employees think that they are personally responsible for expenses associated with workplace accidents? Damage to equipment, merchandise, or the facility is the responsibility of the business owner as are employee medical expenses resulting from the workplace accident.

Comments

skatingzooyork 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 13:25

INS for glasses and workers comp for the head injury!

dre_bro11 12

Tuesday 4 January 2011 13:29

and COWS for the bullshit

Brooke4494 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 13:52

send the bill for new glasses then

DakotaCat 4

Tuesday 4 January 2011 14:34

Yeah it must really suck if you have to drive home. Your boss should pay for new glasses, they are more important than the merchandise which can wait.

Jewelofagal 2

Tuesday 4 January 2011 16:46

StonesAya 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 18:06

Eggsactly!

LesCDeal 6

Tuesday 4 January 2011 18:35

Exactly. The company needs to just bill out the broken merchandise and move on. If this is true, the boss is on the wrong side of the law and the OP is a pushover...

eeMay 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 19:03

I don't think it's legal to make you pay for that box. And your hurt face & glasses should be covered under workman's comp.

tictactesstor 0

Tuesday 4 January 2011 20:10

"stacking boxes" in the back of the store...sounds like a sexual innuendo

lemonypower 6

Wednesday 5 January 2011 3:29

Exactly what I thought. Glad to know I'm not alone.

smartguy13v 2

Wednesday 5 January 2011 1:10

I agree

hudson155 0

Wednesday 5 January 2011 2:35

prontopup20 0

Wednesday 5 January 2011 7:38

bitch slap that *****, then rob her. trust me it works.

Buggi_fml 0

Wednesday 5 January 2011 13:33

File a report against them and sue. Not only could you have been seriously injured they also broke your glasses and made you pay for the crap that fell