Bosses, Relatable, Awkward and Work: Wage slave

Wage slave

By Janet - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my boss called me into his office. I thought I was getting promoted because my sales had been really high lately. My boss shut his door behind me and asked me if I could comb his hair with a lice comb to get rid of his lice. I had to do it to keep my job. FML

I agree, your life sucks 72 840

You deserved it 3 249

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By frustrated - 11/07/2013 04:52 - United States - Antioch

Today, I got head lice, so I went to a store to buy medicated shampoo. When checking out the cashier saw my shampoo and asked me to leave immediately to protect the other customers. He didn't let me buy the shampoo. FML

I agree, your life sucks 58 832

You deserved it 3 585

By Anonymous - 21/01/2016 03:16 - United States - Houston

Today, at my retail job, I tried on one of our hats. My co-worker told me I shouldn't because I could get lice. I laughed it off and told her I didn't believe her. Man, do I believe her now. FML

I agree, your life sucks 18 562

You deserved it 8 559

The literal smell test

By Yudith - 02/12/2024 06:00 - Canada

Today, my boss held his polo shirt one inch from my nose and asked me to smell it. He said that he was going into one of our tenants' apartment and wanted to smell him before and after so I could judge said apartment's cleanliness. FML

I agree, your life sucks 405

You deserved it 79

By imalilangel05 - 10/02/2009 15:08 - United States

Today, I was tutoring kids at an elementary school. One kid messed up my hair. I said, "Why'd you do that??" He said, "I have lice, now you have lice too!" FML

I agree, your life sucks 102 182

You deserved it 5 792

By AnonUser464 - 08/01/2013 16:40 - United States

Today, my boss called me over to his office; he wanted me to fire four hardworking employees. One of them was the girl I was going to ask out. FML

I agree, your life sucks 42 518

You deserved it 3 424

By hcfan - 14/04/2009 11:18 - Australia

Today, a customer came in to the Pizza store where I work and complained that the food they had purchased had a strand of black hair in it. After some deliberation, my boss decided to fire me. He is the only staff member there with black hair. I shaved my hair 2 weeks ago. FML

I agree, your life sucks 86 397

You deserved it 3 562

By Anonymous - 14/11/2012 18:10 - United States - Gerber

Today, my boss told me to cut my long hair. After coming back to work with a clean cut hairstyle, he apparently thought I was the new guy, and said I was going to be trained by "The long-haired girly-looking idiot." FML

I agree, your life sucks 28 837

You deserved it 3 873

By poisonhand - 14/01/2009 15:32 - United States

Today, a co-worker asked me if I had a comb he could borrow. I'm bald. FML

I agree, your life sucks 26 763

You deserved it 2 804

Genius

By joshua - 25/01/2010 21:24 - United States

Today, I got a call from my younger brother's school to pick him up immediately. He had a test today, but he had the brilliant idea that by telling everyone he had head lice, he could go home. I had to leave work to pick him up, and now I have to take him to a doctor so they can see if he can go back. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 057

You deserved it 2 527

The Dilbert Principle

By Anonymous - 14/06/2017 16:00

Today, my boss called me into his office. I've been working hard doing extra work so I can get promoted. He called me in to tell me I'm to reliable in my current position, so I won't be moving up. FML

I agree, your life sucks 4 347

You deserved it 334

deadlyill 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 20:15

just so you know that is illegal for some one in power to make you do something such as that

drybamboo 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 20:09

His name's Michael Scott, isn't it.

Comments

McLaughlane 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 22:34

That's HELLA illegal. You could have said no, and if he had fired you, you could have sued him for wrongful dismissal.

mrcarmine 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 22:38

uhhhh HR.

Sunsh1ne 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 22:56

That is illegal out the wazoo. If he ever makes a request like that again, refuse. If he fires you, sue. And get yourself tested for lice ASAP.

Kayla_BlowPop 21

Wednesday 29 August 2012 13:29

Tested for lice?What the ****?Do you go to your doctor to find out if you have lice?That seems ridiculous to me.

may_cause_fail 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 23:09

Yeah, that's illegal, not to mention gross. D:

gqduck 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 23:23

That is totally unprofessional

MUFC4EVER 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 23:25

launch a complaint to the ministry of labour lol.

ohhboyy 0

Tuesday 10 March 2009 23:37

thats when i would have quit..

iammeanttolive 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 0:33

That's nasty as hell. I would never do that.

laylalove 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 0:54

you deserve that only because there's no way you could ever actually lose your job for refusing to do that, legally speaking. you had the choice of a) doing it, and getting some proof so that you could sue or b) threatening to sue and getting your promotion. there is NO WAY anyone should get away with that, I don't care where you work. Your boss is a degenerate, but that's besides the point. Go see a lawyer, don't be a moron.

fcuk_fml 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 0:54

um... what kind of job is that if you have to comb your boss's lice hair in order to keep your job?! completely gross and completely inappropriate. i just hope it wasn't hair, down there..