Today, at work, I had to explain to a 50-year-old engineer that...

By NotYourCopyEditor - 06/05/2019 22:00

Today, at work, I had to explain to a 50-year-old engineer that Comic Sans is not an acceptable font for a government contractor to use in a structural report. FML

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Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 15/08/2014 21:35 - United States - Green Lane

Today, my boss threw out the report I wrote for the board of directors. He said that if it were legal, he'd smash me in the balls with a brick for using Comic Sans. I had to do the whole thing again in another font with my coworkers snickering at me. FML

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By hendrix1 - 25/08/2011 14:33 - United States

Today, my boyfriend wrote me a break-up letter, using Comic Sans. FML

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By Coccinelle - 05/02/2016 16:36 - France

Today, while at work at a small Microsoft partner company, I had to write an email explaining why Internet Explorer is superior to Google Chrome. FML

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You deserved it 2 737

Timewaster

By DanielleinDC - 07/10/2023 17:30

Today, I learned my boss, the CEO of a multinational nonprofit, is so computer illiterate that he hadn't realized he could resize the File Explorer window on his computer, leading to days of delay of him getting work to my team, and a lot of unhappy notes. FML

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Make it so

By AndTheStupidShallRule - 15/01/2022 23:02 - United States

Today, the person who signs off on my work asked me to change numbers on a federal report, saying my logic didn't make sense. They have a bachelor's degree in education. I have two graduate degrees in math and computer science. FML

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Don't do it again

By Anonymous - 12/12/2021 23:01 - Germany - Ebersbach

Today, at work, I was criticized for mentioning the actual subject of an email in the subject line, as well as using a text marker to make relevant information stand out. Apparently, this is confusing for some people. FML

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You deserved it 90

Rollercoaster

By Margaret - 04/09/2020 02:02 - Canada - Toronto

Today, within the span of one day, the owner of the business I work at said I could write "Technical & Compliance Manager" on paperwork where I was the approver for engineered compliance of product regulatory records, but also that I was "basically just a secretary." FML

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By EnglishLearner - 09/11/2012 16:23 - Switzerland - Mannedorf

Today, I had to present a program to my supervisors in University. Not being a native English speaker, I used my own invented abbreviations for parameters in the program. Apparently STD is not an appropriate abbreviation for "standard deviation." I can still hear them laughing. FML

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Beyond help

By Anonymous - 03/04/2015 18:43 - United States - Minneapolis

Today, I explained to my sister that the reason she isn't getting job offers is probably because her résumé is in Comic Sans and contains TXT language and a lot of typos. She thanked me for my help by calling me a "clueless horse-fucker" and telling me to shut my mouth. FML

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You deserved it 2 511

By Anonymous - 15/01/2016 17:47 - United States - Winona

Today, I got pulled off a hugely important project, all because I accidentally spelled "country" as "cuntry" in an email to our client. FML

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You deserved it 16 275

blueknight1st 26

Monday 6 May 2019 22:23

It’s not an acceptable font for anything.

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 7 May 2019 0:42

It’s good for comics.

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Monday 6 May 2019 22:11

It should be all Wingdings and emojis.

blueknight1st 26

Monday 6 May 2019 22:23

It’s not an acceptable font for anything.

julfunky 29

Monday 6 May 2019 22:35

That’s not true. It’s perfectly acceptable for an elementary school teacher. It should end at around 3rd grade though.

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 7 May 2019 0:42

It’s good for comics.

Gubbon 17

Sunday 12 May 2019 19:50

It's not.

Burle 17

Monday 6 May 2019 23:06

Yeah, crush his individuality

stormy0307 16

Tuesday 7 May 2019 14:13

In engineering, nobody cares about individuality. Everyone cares about their companies’ perception though. If you start producing work in comic sans, you will be viewed as unprofessional and you won’t win additional work from that client. Engineering communities are pretty tight knit, do something like that and in short order everyone will know and then nobody will want to team with you on a project due to being unprofessional.