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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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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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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Got something for you

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?

Comments

N00d13s 0

Friday 5 June 2009 4:58

YDI for have to use a strategy guide. Just play the game, and only search for help if you've tried the same part 20 times and nothings happening.

honkl 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:00

You know you can get sued for that?!?

happilymarriedaf 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:05

Here's a suggestion dumb but, don't steal company ink

tropiclightning 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:10

That sucks

CoolWhipFTW 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:11

That's what flash drives are for

BalenciagaBetch9 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:11

aw i love videogames, but why would you print out a 100 page strategy guide at work? thats a little extreme.

nick17 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:15

And you are how old exactly?

blahdsflksfd 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:20

CEOs dont do that, their secretaries do.

TriNiBaByDoLL 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:21

Hey I do the same thing but seriously...YDI for not making sure the coast was clear...100 pages though...u OD on it man!

spirited_away33 0

Friday 5 June 2009 5:22

Are you joking? i hope you got in trouble for it... idiot

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