Work: Today, I had an employee come in 20 minutes late with the excuse,... - FML

By polemania - 11/07/2016 05:23 - United States

Today, I had an employee come in 20 minutes late with the excuse, "There's a Pokemon gym across the street!" FML

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Same thing different taste

By GymBattle - 31/10/2013 23:18 - United States

Today, while I was working out, I was listening to music with my earbuds in. The Pokémon theme started playing and I begun singing along. It wasn't too long after that I remembered I was in a crowded gym on a military base. FML

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By FML - 11/07/2016 21:16 - United States - Pine Bush

Today, I was at work and a guy walked up holding his phone with the camera facing me. He then looks up at me and says, "I'm not taking a picture of you. I'm just trying to catch a Pokemon." And here I was thinking that I looked nice today. FML

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Understandable

By whytetrash - 02/11/2012 05:53 - Australia - Newcastle

Today, my manager made me stay at work for an extra four hours, making me miss an urgent specialist appointment I'd scheduled months ago. Why? Because her neighbor's dog was having puppies, and she wanted to go home early and see them. FML

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By hatemyjob - 27/10/2009 04:04 - United States

Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML

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The wizard

By Anonymous - 01/12/2018 14:00

Today, we had our busiest day at work all year with lots of angry people calling, and a co-worker called in sick. I went to my local game shop after work, exhausted and upset, and guess who was at his usual table running a Dungeons and Dragons group, apparently not too sick to go out. Yeah. FML

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By Lily - 21/02/2009 11:22 - United States

Today, I came to school late because I had to drop off my daughter at school. When I got on campus, the security told me I was late but I said, "Oh no, I work here." and he said, "Oh like I haven't heard that one before." And he took me to detention. My boss, the Principal, had to bail me out. FML

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On time

By Anonymous - 28/01/2020 14:00 - United States - Oakland

Today, I finally got up early enough to get to work on time. I arrived 15 minutes early only to realize that I'd left my work laptop at home. Ended up being 30 minutes late. FML

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What's the time, please?

By ThreeHoursEarly - 24/01/2020 01:00

Today, I was told to be present for a meeting that started at 5pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and I was late for the meeting. This happens regularly. FML

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One law for thee…

By Anonymous - 22/08/2021 13:59

Today, my boss called me while I was working from home to bitch me out over being away from my computer for 49 minutes, when my lunch break is only 45 minutes, thus wasting another 13 minutes. My boss is known for spending hours online gaming from home during work hours. FML

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By Jester94752 - 15/03/2019 16:00

Today, a co-worker, who lives 30 minutes out of my way, had broken down so I picked him up. We were both 5 minutes late and both got fired. Our department takes 30-60 minutes to even start running. FML

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mylonius 19

Monday 11 July 2016 16:40

My boss just had to ban Pokémon Go because all of our employees walked out yesterday to find a Squirtle.

ResidentThatGuy 12

Monday 11 July 2016 16:39

Unless your workplace is also a gym, I see no problem.

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Punkgirl4554 20

Tuesday 12 July 2016 3:02

there is one in my local park. i just started playing today, so i cant get into it.

aboelmagd 18

Tuesday 12 July 2016 3:14

That's like the second coolest excuse for being late, right after i got laid yesterday.

confused_wandere 26

Tuesday 12 July 2016 19:09

Why would having sex make you late for work the next day? I don't think any boss would take that as a valid excuse.

acmariner99 25

Tuesday 12 July 2016 3:43

I don't understand this fad ... Never did.

MrGarrett26 11

Tuesday 12 July 2016 4:49

give that man an excused tardy

brenton490 19

Tuesday 12 July 2016 5:11

If only the gym was in your building it would bring more business even post a sign that states gym is for paying customers only. THINK OF THE BUSINESS!!

Poppleton99 9

Tuesday 12 July 2016 5:41

Sounds like a pretty valid excuse to me!

thegoat01 6

Tuesday 12 July 2016 6:52

Did you then close up shop so that you and your team of employees could go take over that gym? Because that's just good leadership

brenton490 19

Tuesday 12 July 2016 9:05

That's a good idea and you can make it like the games and make them fork over money BRILLIANT!!

IorvethTheXolo 8

Tuesday 12 July 2016 7:06

I get how fun the game is. I have it and I play it, but there's a time and a place. I'm shocked by how many issues this game has caused. I laugh at the funny things happening, but at the same time, I can't help but shake my head at the people who are so willing to jeopardize their jobs for it.

thatguythojake 9

Tuesday 12 July 2016 7:20

There's one across from where I work too!! I know the struggle

trblmkr0727 18

Tuesday 12 July 2016 8:43

I accepted driving 4 hours away AND staying overnight with a person I'm not a fan of just so I could go catch Pokemon in a city......

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