Work: Today, it's Halloween and my boss changed his mind at the last...

By nohalloweenforus - 31/10/2016 15:22

Today, it's Halloween and my boss changed his mind at the last minute, telling us we're no longer allowed to carve pumpkins in our lunch hour because, "It would be too distracting". What are we supposed to do with 12 pumpkins now? FML

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By helosthisshit - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom - Linlithgow

Today, I went to a Halloween party with people from work. As the night passed, my boss got hammered and started throwing food at people. It was fun and games until I accidentally spilled his tenth beer. His response? To slam a hollowed out pumpkin full of chocolate mousse over my head. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/10/2011 13:16 - United States

Today, I spent two hours driving all over town looking for a store that sold pumpkins. When I finally found some, I was charged ten dollars per pumpkin. Later, I went to my town's annual Halloween festival and discovered they were giving pumpkins away for free. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/02/2023 22:00

Today, my boss told me to 'think outside the box'. I did and got lost in a corn maze for hours. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/07/2011 04:46 - United States

Today, I found a very large pumpkin super-glued to my car. It will not come off. FML

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By anonymous - 31/10/2011 19:11 - United States

Today, I woke up excited to go trick-or-treating, the treat being candy. Instead, my town has officially postponed Halloween due to blackouts. I guess this is where the trick comes in. FML

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By unhappyelf - 14/11/2011 21:53 - United States

Today, my boss insisted that we get in the holiday mood by putting up lights, playing Christmas music, and wearing bells on our uniforms. It's not even Thanksgiving yet and I can't even have a tinkle without full-blown jingling. FML

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By wantsleep - 28/12/2016 08:25

Today, my boss continues to think it's appropriate to send me whining texts about work at midnight. Or 4 a.m. I think his complaints about not selling as much candy as he expected can wait till work hours. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/10/2018 13:30

Today, my manager told my shift that if we didn't have the quota filled for cinnamon rolls by tonight, we were all out of a job. One of the machines we use to wrap cinnamon rolls just started acting up. We also aren't allowed to take over time. FML

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By Embarassed - 19/03/2014 22:24 - Canada - Vancouver

Today, my boss told me that there is no point in making me cut onions anymore because every time I do, I look like I've "been beaten", and can't be seen by the customers for at least half an hour. FML

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By TheCrossingChick - 30/11/2011 05:23 - United States

Today, my boss showed us a small picture of his family on his phone. Jokingly, I commented on how the orange shirt he was wearing reminded me of a big pumpkin. He wasn't wearing an orange shirt. His wife was. FML

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False_Stupidity 41

Monday 31 October 2016 18:13

You could throw them at your boss... Disclaimer: All advice offered by the author of this comment is done so in fun, the author takes no responsibility for the consequences of following his advice.

Welshite 39

Monday 31 October 2016 18:04

Have you never heard of a Pumpkin Fight? It's basically like a water balloon fight, but with more concussions and broken bones. Easy way to get out of work sick.

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V_ImPrototype_V 17

Monday 31 October 2016 18:04

Make the pumpkins into pie?

Welshite 39

Monday 31 October 2016 18:04

Have you never heard of a Pumpkin Fight? It's basically like a water balloon fight, but with more concussions and broken bones. Easy way to get out of work sick.

stryder9090 28

Monday 31 October 2016 18:12

Smashing Pumpkins

False_Stupidity 41

Monday 31 October 2016 18:13

You could throw them at your boss... Disclaimer: All advice offered by the author of this comment is done so in fun, the author takes no responsibility for the consequences of following his advice.

pjsr 32

Monday 31 October 2016 18:19

Take them home and carve them like normal people. Why is this even an FML - who even gets to carve pumpkins at the workplace? It's messy and smelly.

mermaidkeels 26

Monday 31 October 2016 18:25

I'm not even sure why he allowed it in the first place..sounds messy. A small Halloween party with food/treats sounds more appropriate for a work setting.

InfiniteSunshine 32

Monday 31 October 2016 18:34

Do the pumpkins have to stay at work? Each of you could take a pumpkin and carve them at home. I can see your bosses reasoning though. We carved 1 pumpkin at my work, I work at a daycare and it was for the kids, and it was still a hectic mess. 12 pumpkins would be way worse.

Magnoxidans 19

Monday 31 October 2016 18:34

Your boss can't tell you what to do on your lunch break? It's a 'break' if you want to carve pumpkins he has no say in that...

evilplatypus 38

Monday 31 October 2016 21:36

Well, yeah, they can do it at home or something, but the boss can certainly prohibit them from doing it on company premises (which is what it sounds like happened).