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Nice guy

By LucklessNiceGuy - 05/12/2011 07:22 - United States

Today, I was fired from my job on account of "sexual harassment" toward female employees. The harassment? Jokingly offering them foot massages when they were complaining about how their feet ached after a long shift, and complimenting them about their appearance when they felt down. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/10/2018 15:30

Today, I was fired from my job for sexual harassment. I was shopping after work, and I had to get my female manager to give me a package of extra-large condoms from the lockbox. I could not convince her that I was not flirting, and she took it to HR. FML

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Tactical

By Anonymous - 03/08/2009 14:50 - United States

Today, I got fired from work. Why? I finally took a stand for myself and confronted my coworker of writing things up in my name for herself, and it getting deducted from my check. So she went to the manager and accused me of sexual harassment. FML

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By 123literateABC - 04/11/2015 03:10 - United States - Grand Haven

Today, at work, the janitor would not stop telling me how good I looked. This was after he told me he was fired for sexual harassment at his last job. He clearly learned that lesson. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/02/2014 21:44 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, I had to give a sexual harassment seminar to my department. Someone put in a complaint that my example made them feel uncomfortable. FML

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By upyours - 22/05/2020 17:00 - Australia

Today, after telling my boss that trailing a hand up someone's leg and leering at them constantly is counted as sexual harassment, I got called an "unappreciative little whiny bitch." FML

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By Anonymous - 12/10/2013 06:19 - United States - Avon

Today, my bitchy co-worker decided that being given a compliment on her shoes is sexual harassment, and worthy of reporting me to our boss over. FML

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Unfair

By Anonymous - 23/05/2013 07:24 - United States

Today, I got a call from work stating that my employment was being terminated. This was after being suspended while they investigated my sexual harassment claim. Their reason for firing me: misuse of company time. Yes, I suppose reporting being sexually harassed is a huge waste of time. FML

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By his word vs mine = me suspended - 10/08/2013 18:41 - United Kingdom - Stockport

Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML

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Uncomfortable

By bad timing - 03/09/2019 15:01 - United States - Monterey Park

Today, at work, my manager accidentally bumped into me, brushing my behind with the back of his hand. He was a bit embarrassed, so I jokingly said, “You could at least buy me dinner first!” He went to HR and told them I made him uncomfortable. I was just trying to lighten the mood. FML

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By Disrespectful - 18/01/2017 09:01

Today, my boss fired me for "disrespecting" him after I told him to fuck off. This would be understandable, if I hadn't said it when he was at my house for dinner, harassing my wife with suggestive poses, heavily implied comments, and trying to put his hand on her crotch. FML

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Angelice_fml 0

Monday 5 December 2011 16:21

Ouch, I'm really sorry. ): People take things too far these days.

drawmesunshine 17

Monday 5 December 2011 16:23

Perhaps the male employees felt left out. Maybe at your next job, you should compliment their looks and offer them foot rubs, too. Think of this as a learning experience.

Comments

zosfrosty 1

Monday 5 December 2011 23:11

Was Marcellus Wallace your boss? I hear he can overreact to a well intentioned foot rub... But tbh, if these girls reported you, you obviously aren't friendly enough to be offering them foot rubs, so you come off as a creeper to me...

PYLrulz 17

Monday 5 December 2011 23:19

While that sucks, I have to vote YDI. Unless the girls were jokers right back, and can't take what they give, one has to be careful around some women.

thatviolinplayer 0

Monday 5 December 2011 23:21

Maybe youre just creepy?

fedora11 12

Monday 5 December 2011 23:26

That sucks. You're a good person at heart. Keep you're head up.

capilot 10

Monday 5 December 2011 23:32

Seriously, do you offer your mail co-workers foot rubs and tell them how nice they look? If saying a comment to a man would make you look gay, or get you punched, then don't say it to a woman. It's not hard.

capilot 10

Wednesday 7 December 2011 19:58

d'oh!

Slippzer 0

Tuesday 6 December 2011 0:09

how did this get so many "you deserved its"?... its not harrasment, its flirtig

skittihorse 8

Tuesday 6 December 2011 0:16

Creep

Jirekianu2 19

Tuesday 6 December 2011 0:25

I like how people are saying this guys a creeper when he was just being lamely teasing and complimenting at best. The "correct course of action is apparently to not be friendly to his coworkers and then get fired for "not being a team player" I mean sure. If he got a warning he deserves it but to go from happily working at some place to fired for harassment without a single goddamn warning is horseshit. Sounds like they were looking to boot him and use the supposed harassment as an excuse.

Emilyinroom483 7

Tuesday 6 December 2011 0:31

This sounds okay on paper, but you probably just aren't realizing how skeezy it comes off in person. You /are/ automatically responding to complaints of stress with somewhat suggestive comments, just because they're female. It's not surprising that they would be uncomfortable to just tell you it made them uneasy. Given how seriously women tend to be taken (i.e. - not very) I seriously doubt it was just "I was being nice but the SEXIST WOMEN RUINED EVERYTHING."