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By outofajob - 01/01/2015 23:03 - United States - Farmington

Today, I gave feedback on how our store is run at the owners' request, because they don't understand why everyone keeps quitting. I guess they took it personally, because they asked me not to come back. FML

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By bakingwomannnnnnnn - 20/11/2013 07:59 - United States - Redding

Today, I was cussed out by a customer who was unhappy, and he asked to speak with my manager. When I told him I owned the store, he said that that was the problem. Apparently women are "too flaky" to run a bakery properly. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/06/2012 07:00 - United States

Today, I had an hour long meeting with my manager where she informed me the reason I had not been promoted is because she felt that people would not like to work for me, because I would, "make them do their job." FML

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Make up your mind

By choke on a dick, sir - 01/11/2013 22:47 - United States - Portland

Today, my boss came around to my way of thinking. He called our customers a "bunch of assholes" and to kick them out if they gave me trouble. When a lady began yelling at me for "setting the damn prices too high" I told her to leave. My boss soon bitched me out for being unprofessional. FML

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By anonymous - 30/09/2012 05:32 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, I got yelled at for providing horrible customer service, in a store I don't even work for. FML

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The customer is always a dong

By Obviously works everywhere - 20/09/2017 23:15

Today, a customer filed a formal complaint with corporate about me, because I wouldn't help her find things she wanted while I was off the clock. We were in a completely different store than the one where I actually work. FML

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Let it out

By MrTandy - 16/09/2011 02:38 - United States

Today, I was working when I delivered the standard "Hello, how are you?" to a customer. He took the opportunity to tell me about his deceased wife, his estranged children, and his anal tearing. After a while, I tried to help someone else, and he complained to my manager. I was written up. FML

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By T_Willl - 17/11/2010 03:43

Today, a customer was rude to me, and I was rude back. He then asked for my manager, and I told him I was the store manager. He then identified himself as the corporate owner. FML

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Make your mind up

By fuck you, boss - 21/12/2013 00:30 - United States

Today, my boss scolded me for being too friendly to our customers and told me to back off and let them do their thing. Less than an hour after doing as he said, he scolded me again, this time for slacking off and not asking them if they needed help finding stuff. There goes my bonus. FML

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Chill the **** out, Todd

By itsdezzz - 09/03/2016 23:43 - United States - Hatfield

Today, I noticed a customer looking for expired products in hopes of receiving a coupon from my store. I told them to let me know if they found anything. They promptly began following me around, telling me how to do my job, only to later file a complaint saying that I was harassing them. FML

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By itsjustwill - 17/01/2013 00:35 - United States - Puyallup

Today, our company's owner's son took over. The first thing he did? Fire me. Why? He said my sales are down. I work in Public Relations. FML

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patrickeli 15

Friday 2 January 2015 10:41

Some business owners aren't meant for business

ihartmytdi 23

Friday 2 January 2015 10:47

People rarely see the positive side in constructive criticism. Most just dwell on negativity without giving notice to the potential for change.

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Axel5238 29

Friday 2 January 2015 17:36

Usually, it's not what you say but how you say it. I'm kinda wondering how it was phrased.

Shmatterhorn 38

Friday 2 January 2015 21:02

Right, "Admiral" Akbar.

False_Stupidity 41

Friday 2 January 2015 21:21

Akbar, an admiral he was, not general.

joe3_fml 15

Friday 2 January 2015 22:02

Should've lied and told them what they wanted to hear. Some people only want to hear what they want.

Gowackie 14

Friday 2 January 2015 22:54

Sorry to hear that. I found out long ago that they really don't want to hear the answer. So now I say, if you really want to hear what I have to say I will tell you. Usually they don't because I am honest to a fault.

core01 30

Saturday 3 January 2015 3:58

Ah, the naiveté of youth. Never, ever, tell an employer what you honestly think. You signed your own pink slip for that one.

cfett199 8

Monday 19 January 2015 0:35

Contrary to what most are saying, good on you for telling it how it is OP. That business was already floundering anyway if that have that hard of a time with employee retention. It was either get fired or get laid off. They won't heed your advice until their filing for bankruptcy. On the bright side, there's many corporations that do listen to their employees (Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints) and not being a yes man will set you apart.