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By Anonymous - 17/06/2014 15:28 - United States - Saint Louis

Today, I almost got written up for insubordination by my boss. All I did was explain to him that I couldn't help a tourist out because I speak Japanese, not Korean, and that it's not in fact "the same Asian shit" as he seemed to think. FML

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By rosie - 08/03/2021 13:59

Today, I was unable to communicate with a customer who only spoke French. As a result, my boss called me a "monolingual idiot." I speak Spanish, German, and Japanese. FML

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Duolingo

By Anonymous - 17/04/2025 03:00 - United States

Today, a client came in and was struggling to speak properly. He said, “Sorry, no good English” so I offered a Spanish speaking colleague who could assist. He frowned and said he was from Greece. He threw a fit and got my manager involved. I got a write up and have to do an online sensitivity training. FML

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Offended

By Anonymous - 04/09/2009 04:31 - Canada

Today, a customer came in who only spoke Spanish. I speak Spanish rather well so I helped the customer. She ended up buying $2300 worth of stuff. I got written up because not speaking English apparently "has the potential be offensive to other customers if they are not able to understand you." FML

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By Username - 28/02/2011 16:26

Today, my assistant manager was arguing with a customer. I interjected letting the customer know that "we want everything to be copacetic." After the customer left, I received a write up for using "big words." FML

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By Almost Fired - 15/08/2019 12:00

Today, I got written up for insulting a customer last week, who then rang up to complain about my bad attitude. I was on vacation all last week. My boss doesn't believe me. FML

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Don't laugh

By PaneraSucks - 19/02/2014 06:24 - United States - Londonderry

Today, a customer at work pronounced the word "Asian" as "Ah-See-Awn" when ordering a salad. I wasn't allowed to say anything. FML

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Grammar rules, OK!

By Anonymous - 21/09/2011 12:11 - United States

Today, my new boss lost his shit and flew into a ten minute rant against me about the "value of respect". He told me that if I wanted to stay in "his" company, I'd best start toeing the line. All this because I corrected his misuse of "your" and "you're" in one of his memos. FML

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By Tired - 17/08/2016 17:51

Today, I got in trouble with my boss for doing what she wanted me to do. I guess she didn't think I would do it, so she did it herself. FML

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Make up your mind

By choke on a dick, sir - 01/11/2013 22:47 - United States - Portland

Today, my boss came around to my way of thinking. He called our customers a "bunch of assholes" and to kick them out if they gave me trouble. When a lady began yelling at me for "setting the damn prices too high" I told her to leave. My boss soon bitched me out for being unprofessional. FML

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By zoosmell pooplord - 02/09/2012 19:41 - Norway - Geilo

Today, my boss got angry at me because my English is better than his. He accused me of trying to steal his management position, and implied that I'll be lucky if I still have a job by the end of the month. FML

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izzybd 20

Wednesday 18 June 2014 1:53

Insubordinasian?

King_Nero 15

Wednesday 18 June 2014 1:52

Your boss is an idiot.

Comments

more4me 27

Wednesday 18 June 2014 11:00

Your boss is an ass. And a racist. If I were you I would start taking notes of situations like that so if you do get written up, you have some proof of what really happened. Just don't keep the notes where he can see them. Best of luck with that job, OP.

Nuditi 10

Wednesday 18 June 2014 12:02

Same shit: "Hey, you are german, can you help out this spanish customer? It's the same european shit"

silverthewolf 4

Wednesday 18 June 2014 13:11

your boss sounds like an asshole

BrotherTheo 31

Wednesday 18 June 2014 14:38

You know what? You should have let him write you up. This would have given you documentation. Awesome evidence in the discrimination lawsuit you are about to bring against this company. Cha Ching!

shinikageWolf 15

Wednesday 18 June 2014 15:14

If he's American, confuse him with Canadian. "Same North American shit"

Omniprism 14

Wednesday 18 June 2014 17:17

What an idiot. I would tell HR.

lollypop624 11

Wednesday 18 June 2014 17:42

XD!!!! D*ck!!!

simsgirlgem 25

Wednesday 18 June 2014 21:02

take it to the top hopefully your boss boss isn't an idiot or bigot like him and will remove the write up from your record

lina21 12

Wednesday 18 June 2014 21:32

Your boss is a moron, and if you'd tried speaking Japanese to a Korean, pretty sure that wouldn't have gone well

KimchiKim 9

Thursday 19 June 2014 0:47

Wow your boss managed to make me hate him in one sentence. Our languages are definitely not just the same shit. For all you white people who understand our culture, you make this world a better place. Sa-Rahng Heh!