Work: Today, my boss at my new call center job said he'd gotten complaints...

By WTF - 03/12/2014 21:21 - United States - Conroe

Today, my boss at my new call center job said he'd gotten complaints about me. Apparently I sound "too black" and it's "upsetting" some of our customers. I don't know what that even means, but my boss said I need to "tone it down or we're gonna have some problems". FML

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Today, I was fired for "blatant, inexcusable racism". My boss had asked me which website background I preferred for our company, and I said that white backgrounds are usually best. He thinks that I believe in white supremacy, and that's bad for the company's image. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/02/2014 17:22 - United Kingdom - Cambridge

Today, my boss bitched me out on the sales floor for a good 10 minutes, because I wasn't "smiling the right way" for our customers. FML

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Sora_McKain 36

Thursday 4 December 2014 0:18

That's a bit racist in the first place. And you can't help the way you sound. Your boss is a douche.

Ltsdragons 19

Thursday 4 December 2014 0:18

Talk about a weird comment and it wasn't all too kind. You can't control how you sound. Your boss should definitely know that

Comments

ThePols 11

Thursday 4 December 2014 14:52

Unless you're saying things like "Ayo, waddup playa. I gotchu homie." then he's an asshole. If you are speaking this way, you need to be more professional.

Kittyphysics 21

Thursday 4 December 2014 15:39

thats racist. id file a complaint.

Radayam 19

Thursday 4 December 2014 16:41

This FML is a lot funnier if you imagine that OP isn't even black.

capnbzarr 43

Thursday 4 December 2014 18:50

That's 100% racist, and I encourage you to complain to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Laurenlou 24

Thursday 4 December 2014 20:22

I never understood this, "You sound black/white" crap.What does a skin pigment sound like? Stupid people want to stay in their bubble and remain stupid.

jonoLFC 6

Thursday 4 December 2014 21:17

Watch South Park - Quest for ratings to help.

Nyx7 24

Thursday 4 December 2014 21:21

you sound to black and need to tone it down.... right. well darlin I think you need to talk to HR about your boss's incompetence regarding racial matters and wording

Vanillanougat 14

Thursday 4 December 2014 21:32

People who voted YDI for this need to think about what kind of person that makes them.

Karan0217 6

Thursday 4 December 2014 21:51

Taking racism to a whole new level...

TheEpicWario 26

Thursday 4 December 2014 23:27

I would say that it surprises me beyond belief that people would have such stupid complaints, but I'm even more shocked by how your boss reacted to it.