By Anonymous - 20/07/2009 22:44 - United States

Today, I was going to volunteer at a soup kitchen. I saw a man working, so I went up to him to ask where I should sign in. Before I even opened my mouth, he told me that they opened at 12 and to come back then for my meal. FML
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Atropos_fml 0

So what? Not all homeless people dress badly. If I was him, I would assume the same thing.

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thumb_r0ck3r 0

I don't see the bad in this. I'm sure he had homeless coming there all morning and was just sick of them showing up.

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rawrrr101 0

so what? deal with it. you probably look homeless.

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crowdish 0

Today, I was at the soup kitchen I work at and a woman came up to the door well before noon. I cut her off before she could speak to tell her we weren't serving meals yet and she could come back at noon if she wanted to eat. It turned out she was there to volunteer. FML.

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Casualt1234 0

wasn't that already another fml? i remember one like this from that perspective

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Qup 0

why is this an FML? so someone made an assumption that you wanted a meal? many, many people these days need help with feeding themselves. your fault for not identifying yourself as a volunteer first. "hi, I'm volunteering - where do I sign in?"

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MSJ91 1

I agree with you, but the guy working there was quick to respond. He probably did it out of habit more than anything, because it's a social norm to never question another's situation there, and a lot of those coming may be a little embarrassed and shy. The soup kitchen I volunteered at had people that weren't often homeless, but in really terrible financial situations (and living in low-end apartments). However, they were dressed like the rest of us, and you probably wouldn't have been able to tell if they were there to eat or volunteer (or both).

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pleasedonttellme 0

Wait if you are homeless how are you writting this FML cause if you're homeless I'm pretty sure that you had no computer

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ditzykayla 0

hun she's not homeless...she said she was volunteering to work there...

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islaphippos 0

you should have went along with it, free food!!!

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intotheblue 0

Exactly. I volunteer with social outreach programs and one thing I know never to do is assume anything about a person. Maybe she was not from there, and asking for directions. Maybe she lost her dog and wanted to put up a 'lost dog' sign on their front window. Maybe she wanted to interview them about their business. Maybe she wanted to get information so she could spread the word about what they do. Maybe she wanted to volunteer - as was the case. You never know, and it's asinine to assume that she was homeless - and ESPECIALLY to speak rudely to her because of it. I wonder if they treated that guy the same way when HE first came in to volunteer...?

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lolfml_fml 0

a lot of people go to the soup kitchen in their nicest clothes to prove that they're still a human being who is respectable, so don't take it personally.

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dezzr 0

if you care so much for homeless people maybe you should give one your paycheck every week

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seriouslyFML1 0

did you learn anything??? how about....dress a little nicer when you go out somewhere so you dont look like you are ******* homeless!

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Treehugger 0

Usually when I volunteer, I don't dress 'nice.' I'm usually in sweats or just a pair of gym shorts with a t-shirt that I wouldn't mind getting dirty. Along with that, tennis shoes so your feet don't hurt from standing up for so long. I can see how the guy just assumed. He prolly gets more homeless ppl coming up to him asking if they can eat now then ppl coming up wanting to sign in and volunteer. So it was nothing truly personal. But if the guy wants to be nice, he could have let them finish their sentence and told them nicely when it opened instead of being so rude. But like I said, he prolly get's asked that a lot. So i don't really blame him. aneways, FYL

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