Work, Phone calls and Awkward: Sensitive subject

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By Anonymous - 23/07/2021 10:01 - Australia - Warrnambool

Today, whilst working in a law firm, I took a call from a criminal, demanding that we apply for bail as he didn't like being in jail. When I tried to explain no one likes being in jail, he became angry and hung up the phone. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/10/2011 03:29 - United States

Today, while working in a jail, I had to tell an inmate arrested for domestic violence that no, he could not use his phone call to call me at home. FML

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He's a good man

By no booze, no boyfriend - 04/06/2013 20:31 - United States

Today, my now ex-boyfriend called me from jail, expecting me to bail him out. He'd tried to buy a load of booze at the liquor store and came up short by ten cents. The cashier refused to be short-changed, and he figured the only reasonable reaction was to punch her in the face. FML

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By hatemyjob - 23/04/2013 18:25 - United Kingdom - Colchester

Today, I answered a call at work from a very irate gentleman. After being shouted and sworn at profusely, I ended the call in a slightly less than civil manner. Turns out that guy is one of our company's biggest clients. FML

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Thanks bossman

By Anonymous - 11/10/2013 16:43 - United States - Logan

Today, I finally decided to stand up for myself and quit my crappy job working for my abusive father. I gave him a few insults too, to which he reacted by calling the police and claiming I'd threatened to murder him. I spent three hours in jail before they finally let me go. FML

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Trouble brewing

By Anonymous - 05/01/2024 15:00 - Algeria

Today, I called a jerk of a client who has anger issues. As he started yelling and losing his temper, I began recording the call. The phone exclaimed : "This call is now being recorded." He hung up. FML

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You deserved it 182

Jailbird

By blondebarbie271 - 26/07/2015 23:55 - United States - Center Barnstead

Today, I had to bail my ex-husband out of jail. He didn't want his new wife to get mad at him. FML

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We all hate cold callers

By Adrian - 03/02/2022 14:01

Today, while working at my call center, I took a phone call. The guy on the other line just yelled "FUCK YOU!" twice at the top of his lungs before hanging up on me. But of course, the phone agent is always at fault. FML

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The world's greatest dad

By Nat - 06/08/2022 06:00

Today, I'd had enough of my ex-husband ignoring me and our son, so I threatened to take him to court for sole custody. He didn't even hang up the phone to his client, he just told me to go for it because our son isn't really that interesting anyway, not enough to fight to try keep him. FML

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You deserved it 226

By ShayanFCB - 20/10/2009 19:35 - United States

Today, my boss was angry at me because I had filed a complaint about him refusing to change our phone service to something more reliable. Later, a customer called him and said I had hung up on him. I got fired. I didn't hang up on the customer, the phone service just dropped the call. FML

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Bad boys bad boys

By addie - 03/03/2013 08:27 - United States

Today, my fiancé called me as I was clocking out. I thought he was going to tell me that he was waiting outside. Instead, he told me that he's getting arrested and needs me to call his mom for him. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Friday 23 July 2021 2:26

How many billable hours were you able to charge for explaining a self-evident, obvious fact?

Bogrbon 27

Friday 23 July 2021 3:01

Am I missing something? I mean I’ve never been arrested but, Isn’t that kind of what a law firm would do, assuming you’re criminal law representing him? Help handle a bail hearing, negotiate bail, argue in favor of bail etc? He sounds like an ass (he probably didn’t get arrested for being too polite and well mannered though), but it sounds condescending to explain no one likes jail. It’s like I’m missing something here. Had he already been convicted, so bail wasn’t a thing? Were you not representing him as a client or a completely different type of law? Had bail been denied? I just see no reason in the context given for you to not say, “yeah that sucks, let’s work on that.”

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Friday 23 July 2021 2:26

How many billable hours were you able to charge for explaining a self-evident, obvious fact?

turnabouttrial 21

Friday 23 July 2021 3:32

Richard pencil! you're back! I was wondering where you were

Bogrbon 27

Friday 23 July 2021 3:01

Jon Tessler 14

Friday 23 July 2021 3:38

not always. most times people simply call a bail bondsman to get them out of jail. but for a big time crime, you would use a lawyer, who would file for a bail hearing. it's not like the lawyer can snap his fingers and make it happen