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By Anonymous - 20/08/2011 21:36 - United Kingdom

Today, my boss called me into his office and bitched me out for a good half hour for my attitude to our customers. Apparently I always look pissed off and sound sarcastic. That's just my face at rest. 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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By great - 10/02/2012 21:33 - United States

Today, I sat in my boss's office as he bitched me out for being "too sarcastic" to our customers. After nearly half an hour of him criticizing my "piss-poor attitude," he asked me what I was going to do to fix it. Without thinking, I said, "Your mom." Now I'm jobless again. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/10/2019 22:00

Today, I got fired from my job for having a resting bitch face when I get frustrated or when I'm concentrating on my work. According to them, I have to work on my "anger issues." FML

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By Sorry Not Sorry - 01/11/2016 14:01

Today, my boss bitched me out for a customer complaint. The complaint was me not laughing at the customer's joke of me asking for his ID and him saying no. I'm sorry, I've been getting this joke a least twice a day since I started working here two years ago. FML

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Make up your mind

By choke on a dick, sir - 01/11/2013 22:47 - United States - Portland

Today, my boss came around to my way of thinking. He called our customers a "bunch of assholes" and to kick them out if they gave me trouble. When a lady began yelling at me for "setting the damn prices too high" I told her to leave. My boss soon bitched me out for being unprofessional. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2022 10:00

Today, I got a verbal warning at work for "having a resting bitch face." I had a headache. FML

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By mrjude - This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff

Today, my boss yelled at me, telling me that I can't answer the phone anymore. Not because I do a bad job, but because a co-worker whined about it being her job. People call her and complain about how rude she is and then ask to talk to me. FML

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By Almost Fired - 15/08/2019 12:00

Today, I got written up for insulting a customer last week, who then rang up to complain about my bad attitude. I was on vacation all last week. My boss doesn't believe me. FML

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By Karansuni - 14/10/2013 10:38 - Germany

Today, my boss told me that my attitude to work is awesome and that he'd follow my example of coming in half-an-hour early every day from now on. I relish those 30 minutes as the only time I can get work done without him constantly interrupting me. So much for that. FML

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Make your mind up

By fuck you, boss - 21/12/2013 00:30 - United States

Today, my boss scolded me for being too friendly to our customers and told me to back off and let them do their thing. Less than an hour after doing as he said, he scolded me again, this time for slacking off and not asking them if they needed help finding stuff. There goes my bonus. FML

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Big_Daddy_Joe 0

Sunday 21 August 2011 2:06

I know exactly what you mean.

emo_devon 11

Sunday 21 August 2011 2:06

yes, OP, that happens...unfortunately, we tend to be unaware about how our face looks atm, and ppl just ask if you're pissed or if something is wrong when you are feeling OK...it is pretty annoying.

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JokeMeister 0

Monday 22 August 2011 16:49

better keep ur face working if u want to stay working. talk about a sour puss.

ltsune 3

Tuesday 23 August 2011 7:22

Quit the job, go play Poker! Mag, but that seriously sucks for you, OP.

sweetsourangel 1

Thursday 1 September 2011 8:55

I have the same problem. When you work in an office you are supposed to have a phoney smile on your face and also have a fake "nice business voice". When I went to an employment agency many years ago the b%*%$ told me that I sound too monotone and that I should speak "like this", she proceeded to show me how to speak correctly. Sometime last year I was also told about the monotone voice thing. Don't you just wanna say "kiss my ass sometimes?". I sure do. Don't forget your phoney smile. ( :

sweetsourangel 1

Thursday 1 September 2011 9:05

lol...

Lysergic 0

Wednesday 5 October 2011 4:24

I get asked if I'm pissed off all the time lol. "Not 'til you asked, thanks..."

moozillanaitor 9

Monday 12 December 2011 18:51

I know how you feel. I look really pissed off when I relax my face too.

Ninjasaurus18 9

Monday 14 May 2012 2:17

Same here!! My friends are always like "Why are you glaring/scowling at me?!?" and I'm not. It's just the way my face is.

Dvsks009 0

Saturday 9 June 2012 10:12

I'm the same way. People are always telling me to smile.

AdrianMartinez55 0

Sunday 24 June 2012 2:51

Sounds like one of my teachers in 8th grade just a serious look no sarcastic voice

The_Nuke 31

Wednesday 17 July 2013 6:28

That may be your face, but you can still control how you speak and interact with other people and your tone of voice. This is important in everyday life, especially when working in the public and in customer service fields.