Work: Today, while working the dinner rush at my job, every single...

By starrybrooke - 06/04/2009 08:40 - United States

Today, while working the dinner rush at my job, every single computer, credit card machine, and printer froze for an hour and a half. The reason behind this issue was a large wire ripped from the mainframe, the same wire I tripped over 20 seconds before while my boss watched. FML

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Today, after a 16-hour day fixing the computer network at my workplace, I didn't even get a "Thank you". I did, however, get people whining about how, "That computer crap never works" and, "Why do we need IT anyway?" FML

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By ProneToBlondeMoments - 05/10/2009 23:25 - United Kingdom

Today, I was just about to do an important presentation in front of my boss and co-workers. When, without warning I tripped in front of everyone and knocked a VERY expensive computer off the table. How do I know it was so expensive? I'm paying for it. FML

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By lord kuntface - 22/08/2013 21:33 - United States - Fort Myers

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Today, I was at the library, working with some classmates on our major semester project. I accidentally killed power to the row of computers by me. I've never had so many enraged faces looking at me before. FML

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By LP - 16/02/2015 03:25 - United States - Madison

Today, I was at work copying some papers. The copier is below a shelf with lots of paper and signage, which suddenly flew off the hinge and hit me in the head as well as the copier. My boss ran in, asking, "Is the copier okay?" FML

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Today, at work, my mouse cursor kept randomly moving all over the screen, and messed up an entire day's attempted work. As I was leaving, I overheard one of my co-workers saying he'd plugged a wireless mouse adapter into my computer, and had been trolling me all day. FML

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Today, I was working the cash register. While helping a customer with her groceries, my bra snapped. I then had to ask my male boss if I could staple it back together. Thirty minutes later it snapped again. I then had to explain to my boss that I was too broke to buy a new one. FML

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By aireun - 09/07/2009 05:33 - United States

Today, my laptop plug got stuck in the wall outlet. I stood there for 10 minutes violently trying to yank it out. My boss came in and screamed at me for making noise. I was angry, so I glared at him and yanked on the plug as hard as I could. It dislodged itself noiselessly and I fell over. FML

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vt_mruhlin 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:04

Clearly the wire posed a safety hazard. You should sue your boss.

Inspired22 11

Monday 6 April 2009 20:06

Why is it out in the open where people can trip on it? Especially at a restaurant, because there is so much traffic! That is not your fault at all!

Comments

Hazygoose 2

Tuesday 7 April 2009 7:18

I love 80s and 90s action movies that require some single dorky savant esque character to break into government documents at some time. *fervent typing* Protagonist's love interest: What's going on!? Dorky "hacker": I'm hacking into the mainframe. I've got 20 seconds to get the password before it shuts down on me. Protagonist: WE HAVEN'T GOT MUCH TIME! and so forth. Point being, I'm with the people on the misuse of "mainframe." Not so much because I want to be technologically accurate, but because it sounds hella lame. Either way...sucks that no one knew how to plug anything in for almost 2 hours.

DankJemo 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:12

I've done things like that too, except the it was a little more high-profile then the credit machines in a store... I ended up taking down a chunk of our network infrastructure, and since I was the IT guy I had to fix it. Take that, me!

seamripper 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:42

Yep, safety hazard. If anyone gives you shit, tell them it wouldn't have happened if they'd conform to safety codes. Seriously, tell your boss to tape that shit down if he doesn't want another employee or even a customer getting injured and seeking legal action.

radge 0

Tuesday 7 April 2009 15:45

Shit dude, I did something very similar at work the other week. I threw a pile of rubbish into our binstore, which is right underneath our projector (I work in a sports bar). the rubbish landed on a wire and killed the picture, right at the most intense part of the Scotland v Ireland Six Nations match. FML, I guess :P

podrummer9209 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 3:37

At least you've never burned a hole in your finger with degreaser and been forced to file a safety hazard report with OSHA because of it -_-

AmyCM 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 7:04

A wire that important shouldn't be accessible for you to trip over ! Your boss is retarded, should've checked!

BSalawalatski 0

Wednesday 8 April 2009 9:53

I'm not sure, but chances are that that exposed wire violates some kind of legal code.

4581 0

Monday 13 April 2009 11:31

haha this is totally something I would do!!! BRAVO

pat_mac 0

Friday 17 April 2009 22:40

Oh for God's sake! Who cares what the OP called the computer system. #45, sorry you wasted your time. At any rate, sorry about the system going down, I'm not a fan of the "Sue-Happy" attitude, but that sort of thing could constitute a work hazard, so don't feel too down on yourself.

24788 6

Thursday 7 May 2009 9:53

That's messed up. The company shouldn't have had the wires laying around. No matter what the company should be able to put the wires in a better area.