Work: Today, at work, I was asked to sharpen some pencils. I'm an electronics...

By dibman - 07/01/2011 09:11 - United Kingdom

Today, at work, I was asked to sharpen some pencils. I'm an electronics and mechanics engineer, and while I understand it's been quite a while since I was in primary school, I still wonder why my boss felt the need to explain in minute detail how to sharpen a pencil. FML

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By Killmenow - 11/02/2009 14:08 - United Kingdom

Today, having just told me what a great job I've been doing and how he'd really like to start giving me some more responsibility, my boss asked me if I'd sharpen a couple of pencils for him. FML

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Today, I had to explain to my one person on my staff why having kids aged 6 to 9 hammering in screws with the butt end of a screwdriver is neither safe, nor a good idea. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/09/2019 06:01 - United Kingdom - London

Today, while babysitting, I got stabbed by a 7 year-old with a mechanical pencil. FML

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Friday 7 January 2011 16:05

you stick it in the hole, move it around a bit, then take it out..easy :D

FYLDeep 25

Friday 7 January 2011 16:35

Step 1: Grab the pencil. Step 2: Sharpen the ******* pencil.

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NightmareStalker 0

Friday 7 January 2011 16:28

atleast you got a job :)

daddy15 0

Friday 7 January 2011 16:30

ydi for having a job

pennies_lane 6

Friday 7 January 2011 16:33

he was just being helpful. maybe you come across as being 'a little bit special' and so he thought you needed some coaching in the tricky act of pencil sharpening

FYLDeep 25

Friday 7 January 2011 16:35

Step 1: Grab the pencil. Step 2: Sharpen the ******* pencil.

bfflrhea 0

Friday 7 January 2011 17:17

lmao

Arch27 27

Thursday 10 November 2011 15:19

Step 3: ???? Step 4: Profit

stevenmx86 7

Friday 7 January 2011 16:40

In all seriousness, I'm assuming he's an engineer too and we like our stuff done precisely how we like it. In some cases rather than explain how to do something properly to my wife I prefer to do it because she has trouble with my precise directions.