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By ConstructionLady - 13/11/2012 06:49 - United States

Today, I was conducting a meeting regarding safety concerns on my field site. While I made a comment, a client rep yelled out that women don't know construction, and that I should be acting like a proper secretary and should get my boss. I'm the Construction Manager. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2016 20:42 - United States - Milwaukee

Today, my boss threw me out of her office during a conference call for daring to correct her. The client fired the company because she subsequently got all the information on the call wrong, and plainly had no idea what was going on. From all the screaming, this is now all my fault. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/06/2024 16:00 - New Zealand

Today, my foreman complained that I was slowing down productivity and costing the company money, all because I was wearing a harness to protect me from falling over the edge of a three story building. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/06/2021 06:01

Today, we can finally order badly needed safety gear for my crew. My boss flipped his shit, demanding that I "stop bringing it up, it's annoying" for doing my damndest to keep up with industry standards. I was brought to tears for literally doing my job, with no "peers" to back me, since I'm an HR department of one. FML

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By IGiveUp - 07/10/2018 13:30

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Broadcast

By suspended - 25/07/2015 00:59 - United States - Englewood

Today, I had to call a coworker to the office via the store intercom. The damn thing didn't turn off properly and everyone heard me say, "I hate that asshole. Just be where your dumb ass should be." I realized my mistake a few seconds before my manager stormed in and threatened to fire me. FML

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Good one, guys, thanks

By Anonymous - 19/04/2022 00:01

Today, I was fixing something for a guy at a steel manufacturing company. His employees told me that their boss can't hear properly, so I'd have to be loud when talking to him. When I'd finished, he asked me if I normally talked like that, or if there was something wrong with me. FML

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Bad timing

By screwedupfuck - 27/03/2015 21:19 - United States - Lowell

Today, I was at a big meeting at work. The CEO was reaming the hell out of us for our recent poor profits, when I accidentally let rip a vile fart. I was then subjected to a 10 minute tirade of abuse for "trying to be a funny man", and told that whatever small chance I had for a promotion is now gone. FML

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Bad boss

By Anonymous - 17/02/2022 14:00

Today, despite warning my boss that it’s dangerous and stupid, he still insisted I get on with putting up a 4-storey tall scaffolding in high winds, and when it blew over, he blamed me for not putting it together correctly. FML

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HeyArnold91 8

Tuesday 13 November 2012 11:54

It always seems that women will be forever defending themselves in male dominated industries

MURIKKA 11

Tuesday 13 November 2012 11:57

Whenever I read an FML that includes this degree of stupidity and ignorance, I always think, "Please don't be in the US! Please don't be in the US,! Please don't be in th- **** it's in the US"

Comments

katdaiken 16

Tuesday 13 November 2012 23:57

I'm 19 female and done car detailing! That's all men and I hated it but just show them up and who's boss pull a sly thing or two outta your twat you'll do fine

HarleyQuinnFox 10

Wednesday 14 November 2012 0:56

i agree. get back to your kitchen

arinmon 5

Wednesday 14 November 2012 2:11

I'd kick his ass. What's with society? We're in the damn 21st century already.

bellatrix0805 2

Wednesday 14 November 2012 3:46

Move to Norway women aren't treated like scum there, as much anyway... I did an assignment not too long ago about the gender pay gap and the women there are paid close to what men are

viper8608 9

Wednesday 14 November 2012 5:39

oh man. I would have been like get the **** off my site.

chinagirl3343 8

Wednesday 14 November 2012 5:39

Woooow. Hope his boss heard and he got in trouble!

yousuck44 11

Wednesday 14 November 2012 6:37

If I was op I would have said I'm the construction manager and watch the bastards mouth fly open and as he apolizised I will say your fired and start packing.

drarmstrong 8

Wednesday 14 November 2012 12:32

I would've told him who he just addressed and then called a 5 min break so he could get his caveman head around it and then you can continue with your JOB.