Money, Awkward and Work: Do it on company time

Do it on company time

By Ayeya - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I wanted to print out a 100-page game strategy guide using company's printer. While not wanting anyone to find out about this, I picked a time when I thought no one would be printing. My CEO ended up standing next to me for 10 minutes, waiting for his stuff to print after mine. FML

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Today, I printed my 10 page econometrics problem set questions out on $15/100 sheet ivory resume paper that I'd accidentally left in the paper tray on my printer. It turned out to be the wrong assignment. FML

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By Mee - 05/10/2009 10:49 - Kuwait

Today, I was frustrated at work so to have fun, I wrote an email to myself saying that I was great and loved myself and should relax. I used all different colors and fonts. Instead of hitting "delete", I hit "print" without realizing. My manager got it out of the printer and put it on my desk. FML

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By disgruntled - 09/12/2015 15:01

Today, my boss is writing me up for not signing a report before I left work. He refused to print the report that day, and I don't have access to the printers. FML

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By hanmart - 15/11/2009 05:12 - United States

Today, I found out that my coworker shared a laugh with the boss about setting the office desk on fire (which he actually did), while ten minutes later I was threatened with being fired because I made paper snowflakes and hung a few of them next to the computer. FML

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By MrandMrsRendon20 - 11/11/2010 00:26 - United States

Today, I complained to my boss about how my printer wasn't printing colored ink even though I had just installed a new cartridge yesterday. Upon investigation, she noted that I forgot to take off the protection sticker from the cartridge. Good job. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2013 21:48 - United States

Today, my co-worker and I played a game where we give each other the bird in whatever creative manner we could come up with. Deciding to be sneaky, I hid behind a wall with my middle finger up as I heard him walking into the office. It was my boss. FML

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donner1423 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:10

Game strategy guide? 100 page? At work? Bound to happen.

cxal_fml 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:15

why wouldn't you print it out 10 pages at a time - then even if you got caught no one would care?

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DamnAshleyyy 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:08

haha awe fail

nnnihad 6

Tuesday 29 June 2010 19:22

SECOND

dancergirl743 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:10

Haha, that sucks

donner1423 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:10

Game strategy guide? 100 page? At work? Bound to happen.

freelantic 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:10

Did he say anything?

B0R3D 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:11

I modded this one. That's hilarious. Hope he wasn't too mad about it.

Invisable_No_one 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:11

He was probobly gonna do the same thing if he went at a time when supposedly nobody was gonna be there....did you manage to see what he was printing?

Mrnub 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:12

Lol ydi for doing that in the first place ;)

0geckofun_ 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:12

I Like Cheese, So Do You. Let's Eat Cheese, But Don't Invite Lou. ---------------------- Thank you folks, that concludes the comedy for tonight.

stoned25 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:12

Next time just steal paper and ink

technobutterfly 0

Friday 5 June 2009 2:13

Fail.

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