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By anonymous - 15/02/2015 22:39 - United States - Valdosta

Today, while working at Subway I joked with a customer asking him if he was going to order in Spanish. The women in front of him began yelling about how I was being racist and told my manager that I needed to be fired. The customer I was joking with was my Spanish teacher. FML

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By PuddlePirate - 07/09/2012 16:23 - United States - Mountain Iron

Today, my co-worker and I were having a conversation in Russian. Our boss overheard us talking, shouted, "I know you're talking about me! I speak Spanish too!" and threatened to fire us. FML

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By UFVKNP - 10/03/2017 16:00

Today, my coworker and I were swamped with coffee orders. I told him I would "take care of the blacks", and a customer who only heard that sentence screamed at me for several minutes about racism. FML

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Offended

By Anonymous - 04/09/2009 04:31 - Canada

Today, a customer came in who only spoke Spanish. I speak Spanish rather well so I helped the customer. She ended up buying $2300 worth of stuff. I got written up because not speaking English apparently "has the potential be offensive to other customers if they are not able to understand you." FML

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How very dare you?

By FOXYgrandpa441 - 19/07/2012 00:41 - United States - Casper

Today, I was getting lunch at a fast food restaurant. My boss was in front of me, and in order to get on his good side I offered to pay. Instead, I got fired because I guess my boss assumed I was making fun of his salary, which I knew nothing about. FML

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That's no excuse

By Anonymous - 15/04/2021 08:00

Today, a customer yelled at me because I wouldn’t sell her a boneless chicken bucket with extra fries, beans, coleslaw and Pepsi. I work at Subway. FML

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Weird questions

By Lola Smith - 03/11/2020 11:02

Today, a customer asked me if we serve spaghetti. She then asked for a manager because I was giving her a weird look, laughing softly when telling her yes, and apparently making her feel stupid. My manager wrote me up. I work at the Old Spaghetti Factory. FML

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America, **** yeah

By BrazilianGal - 12/08/2021 02:01

Today, a lady at the clothing store told me to, “Stop speaking 'Mexicano', this is America!” when I was talking on the phone. I actually speak Portuguese. When I pointed this out, she verbally tortured me and threatened to, “Call the cops” if I didn’t leave her store for, “making her feel threatened.” FML

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By MakeMeASandwich - 10/06/2011 05:01 - United States

Today, I found out that as a supervisor, if you reprimand a female worker and end the conversation with, "Now get back to making sandwiches," your boss will consider it sexism and suspend you. I work at Subway. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/08/2019 06:03 - United States - New York

Today, while working at Subway, I was called a "terrorist" and other names by a customer 'behind my back'. I made him the best sandwich I'd ever made, in order to leave a good impression. Then I had to say the wonderful words, "Your total is $9.11." FML

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By Razz - 15/07/2015 22:02 - Australia - Lilydale

Today, I got fired, apparently for being racist to black people. When I told my boyfriend, he couldn't stop laughing. He's black. FML

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Monday 16 February 2015 9:22

People need to calm the hell down

iop330 22

Monday 16 February 2015 9:25

Ask is she wants to speak in dog language as she's obviously a bitch.

Comments

voltroz 18

Monday 16 February 2015 12:09

Let's take pity on this mad lady. Obviously she has issues. We must be gracious to people with mental disabilities. In this way, the world can be a better place.

qnmt 9

Monday 16 February 2015 12:33

Stuff like this are the biggest reason why people need to stop being so butthurt about race...

glabberfasted 16

Monday 16 February 2015 12:54

Make no mistake: racism IS a huge issue. This story, however, is not racism.

laden_swallow09 34

Monday 16 February 2015 21:19

The only racist here is the crazy woman in line.

apcsox 18

Monday 16 February 2015 14:56

That bitch needs to mind her own business

thatcoolguy123 14

Monday 16 February 2015 15:12

When I skimmed through this at first, I only read the last sentence in which I was about to click YDI out of the blue. Then I reread it and it took a while to process it. Turns out you knew it was the Spanish teacher and you were just starting a conversation, but the stupid bitch in front of you decided to make a pointless scene. Hope you weren't fired, people can never mind their own business... and that's not even racist. Whatever, that's America for you.

mosquito19 14

Monday 16 February 2015 15:58

you could have just ask in Spanish.

CourtJester27 12

Monday 16 February 2015 16:13

I love how everything is racist today!!! Do she even know the definition of racist?

xMaeLA 24

Monday 16 February 2015 16:41

I work at subway. A 24 hour subway. In a casino. The struggle...

rocker_chick23 27

Monday 16 February 2015 17:59

That sucks. :( Hey, at least you have a job, even if it is a shitty one

hacksaw246 24

Monday 16 February 2015 16:42

Typical race baiting liberal for Ya. I hope she felt like a real dumbass when you told her holier than thou ass it was just your teacher. People need to quit having a stick in thier ass and trying to find racism in every little thing.