Work: Today, my left-handed boss needed PC help. I said "right-click...

By girlfriday - 11/06/2009 15:21 - United Kingdom

Today, my left-handed boss needed PC help. I said "right-click for the menu." She said nothing happened. Three times we went through this. Eventually I went over, asking her to show me what she did. She was using her right hand on the left mouse button. She earns £10,000 more than me. FML

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By BossesLittleBrat - 25/09/2016 12:47 - United States - Jamestown

Today, my brat of a coworker tried to convince our boss that I should get paid half of what I'm making because I broke my right arm. I'm left-handed, broke it on the job, and still doing a better job than her. She makes double what I do. FML

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By DanielleinDC - 07/10/2023 17:30

Today, I learned my boss, the CEO of a multinational nonprofit, is so computer illiterate that he hadn't realized he could resize the File Explorer window on his computer, leading to days of delay of him getting work to my team, and a lot of unhappy notes. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/11/2010 01:34 - United States

Today, I began training my replacement at work. She's a senior citizen. She got excited when I taught her how to highlight text on the screen and double-click the mouse because she "never knew how to do those fancy tricks." The job is entirely computer-based. I have to train her for 6 weeks. FML

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By Idiocracy - 24/04/2009 04:36 - United States

Today, my boss confessed to me that she doesn't know how to change the staples in the staplers at work, so she just switches them when they run out. We work at an office supply store. She makes six figures. I make $10 an hour. And she just got awarded a trip to Aruba for doing a "great job". FML

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By Anonymous - 24/02/2024 09:00 - Jamaica

Today, after six months of doing the job of 2 people, because all my coworker does is sleep and sit down with her phone, I told my boss that I can't be doing my coworker's job and getting the same salary as her. My boss added just $10 to my salary and told me to let her carry on doing nothing, while I still do the work of 2 people. FML

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I'm not paid enough for this shit

By FabFor87 - 19/12/2016 16:15 - United Kingdom - Stockport

Today, my boss asked me to send an email on his behalf with an important report attached. I've already received 3 responses from directors commenting on poor spelling and factual errors. I get paid 1/4 the salary of my boss and he can't even write properly. FML

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Unionize!

By worksux - 05/01/2011 20:25 - United States

Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/05/2022 22:00

Today, my boss finally worked out that by not giving the lads a pay rise to £18 an hour, instead just offering them overtime when necessary, it actually cost the equivalent of raising each employees salary to £26 an hour, for a whole year. He’s is blaming me because I issue the pay checks. FML

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By mdg - 04/12/2012 17:16 - United States - North Windham

Today, while at work taking notes on a pad of paper, my boss witnessed me trying to scroll down on the paper, as if it was a touch-screen phone. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/04/2024 08:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I sat down and worked out I get paid £26000 a year for working 40 hours a week. Meanwhile my boss gets paid £115000 to answer emails when he remembers to and to attend 5 hours of mandatory meetings a month, which he now does over video chat from his vacation cottage in Scotland. FML

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Butterbuns 1

Thursday 11 June 2009 23:32

Because using a different hand will automatically make your computer behave differently. Your boss is an idiot.

Rupus 0

Thursday 11 June 2009 23:31

Haha, I think you need a raise. Or she needs a pay cut.

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Anu_Ra 0

Friday 12 June 2009 21:49

I'm sorry, that sucks so much.

easylazy 0

Friday 12 June 2009 21:59

I don't understand. Whichever hand you're using, the right-click button is still on the right and the left one is still on the left. If you put the mouse on the other side of the computer or use a different hand, it's not like they switch sides or something.

MarkO_fml 0

Friday 12 June 2009 22:14

If you ever become likeable enough to make it into management, there will be some technology that you don't understand. Unless your company is updating your skills constantly, you will be obsolete within 10 years and that manager will still be there. She isn't paid to know the technology. You are. You can be easily replaced by the thousands of IT people out of jobs. Sleep well tonight knowing that.

The_Master 0

Friday 12 June 2009 22:25

yeah, but rly markO? its common sense that 'right click' does not mean 'click with your right hand' if you're not sharp enough to comprehend an older comp term like that, than you yourself are obsolete. also, how do you know that the OP is paid to understand the technology? what if they just work in reception or something and was just asked by the office manager to help because they were physically the closest person to them? think about that.

xdorkasaur 0

Friday 12 June 2009 22:43

Who actually USES the left handed option?

PyroMicky 0

Friday 12 June 2009 22:49

Wow, they just give away money in the states, now don't they

thuryn 2

Friday 12 June 2009 23:29

#132/xdorkasaur: I've only see one person that I can recall, and she actually moved the mouse over to the left side as well. I'm a lefty, myself, but I leave the thing over on the right. I also shoot right-handed and use most tools right-handed, but I throw and write left-handed. Go figure. #133/PyroMicky: Sadly, yes. That said, I work for a major state University. As a result of the recession, our U. President just did something nearly unprecedented: He cut SEVERAL vice president and similarly high level administrative positions, thus saving three times as many lower-level jobs. In his words, "Everyone I talked to was a vice president. It was ridiculous." So yeah, as a rule, American organizations tolerate far too many idiots in management, but it seems that the recession has given many of them the excuse to cut through the internal political bullshit and fire their worthless asses. ;)