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By lowly101 - 09/08/2016 19:15

Today, I stood up at my desk and fell. I landed on the arm of my desk chair. There was a loud crack when the plastic in the chair broke. My co-workers heard. They didn't come to check on me because I didn't scream. FML

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By Alison - 18/11/2024 03:00 - United States

Today, my boss called to check if I was available for a last-minute meeting. Trying to sound professional, I sat up straight in my chair, only to forget I was sitting on a rolling chair with no lock. The chair slid back, I slipped off, and a loud crash echoed through the office. My boss asked if I was okay, and I tried pretending nothing happened. FML

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By Oblivious - 25/09/2009 01:19 - United States

Today, I fell off my desk chair. Why? I failed to notice that the screws I'd been finding on the floor around my room for the past few months belonged to said chair. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/08/2019 20:03

Today, I fell off my chair, then missed it completely trying to sit back down. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/10/2024 16:00 - Sweden - Lidingoe

Today, I was explaining a complex work issue to my team. I moved my chair back so I could see them all. The leg of my chair went into a hole in the floor, causing it to fall over and me with it. I tried to finish explaining but everyone was laughing so hard they couldn't hear. Then they realized I couldn't get up. FML

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By Dontsitsitandyoudie - 02/05/2017 14:00 - Iceland - Reykjavík

Today, I went to sit on a desk chair, which promptly rolled out from under me. This made me fall on my own foot, literally shattering two bones. I just bought a 9-month gym membership and can't use it because I wanted to sit down. FML

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By fatass - 19/02/2009 07:36 - United States

Today, I had a great workout and was feeling really good about my body. Until I sat on my desk, and broke it. FML

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By ahjhdsbhjjhcs - 07/05/2025 20:00 - United States

Today, I was watching a movie on my chair. I leaned back on the back of the chair and kept leaning back. Then I slowly fell down with my chair, onto the floor. It made a big noise, but nobody was hurt, it was just really absurd, like I'd watched another episode of Mr. Bean. FML

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By Umlungu23 - 18/02/2019 00:00

Today, during my lunch break, I sat on the manager's chair. As I sat down, I heard a snapping sound and I ended up on the floor. Everyone now calls me "the lumpy girl" who broke the manager's chair. FML

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By Alex - 31/08/2024 12:00 - United States

Today, I was alone at the office and having some fun spinning around in my chair. In my enthusiasm, I spun too fast, lost my balance, and crashed into the shelf behind me. The shelf didn't survive the impact, and I had 30 minutes to come up with a good excuse before everyone else came back from lunch. FML

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By Dude_Stop - 27/03/2017 18:00

Today, I was hanging out with my friends when I tripped and a chair rolled over my foot, breaking a bone. A friend, who didn't believe me, then dogpiled on top of me and laughed as I screamed. FML

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Haggis300 25

Monday 29 August 2016 9:04

Maybe they thought you dropped something on the ground and it broke? I'm sure they just didn't realise you were hurt-

GhostFox 33

Monday 29 August 2016 9:28

Bystander effect at it's finest. "If it's really that bad, someone else will help." You could either be passive aggressive and never help anyone unless they directly ask, or try taking the lack of caution about trying to limit liability issues by investigating possible injuries up with HR or whatever department handles workplace safety where you work.

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Gameoftheombosis 6

Monday 29 August 2016 11:00

Not trying to downplay the story but ever factor they just didn't hear it? Or knew it was going to happen but wasn't gonna be the one to question exactly what made the chair arm breAK?

GhostFox 33

Monday 29 August 2016 11:36

It says in the post that "[her] co-workers heard" but didn't investigate "because [she] didn't scream." That implies that either she asked why no one investigated and they told her they didn't because she didn't scream m, even though they heard the crack, or that they asked her what the cracking noise was, and when she told them what it was and asked by they didn't come check they said it was because she didn't scream. So... At least SOME of her coworkers knew something had happened that involved her, admitted to knowing such, and also admitted to not caring.

GhostFox 33

Monday 29 August 2016 11:34

Wrong FML. Please delete.

Lalala579121 27

Monday 29 August 2016 12:04

Personally if I heard a loud crack, I would just think something fell. Sure maybe still a cause for alarm in a workplace where things are not normally falling, but I don't think I would go check on it unless it was in my work area, or I could visually see it.

Colon_Man 17

Monday 29 August 2016 15:20

Let's hope no one ever has a heart attack in there.

alaina1104 11

Monday 29 August 2016 17:55

"She isn't moving, breathing, or making any kind of sound? Perfect! How bad could it be?"

orangejubejube 20

Monday 29 August 2016 20:01

That's actually pretty fair.. Most people would probably make some sort of shocked/surprised/hurt noise that would prompt someone to come over or at least shout "ya good?" from their space (at least, that's what I would do), if there's still no noise, then you go check it out, but if you had no initial reaction I would just assume you dropped something or expected the noise to happen.

Tyrax 16

Monday 29 August 2016 20:46

In this case, I have to give them the benefit of the doubt. If they didn't hear a scream, but did hear an almighty crack, they probably assumed someTHING broke, rather than someONE. Especially if they heard you moving about afterwards - "With that kind of sound, and her clearly being conscious, it must have been an object and not her." I can see how it would suck for you, but I'm sure it was nothing against you personally.