Whoops

By bloodymatzaball - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, while I was at work, I heard one of my employees laughing on the phone. I told him to shut up and get back to work. Turns out he was actually crying because his father had just died. FML
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mmmPoptarts 6

Wow you should be able to tell the difference between laughing and crying so YDI.

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exquisite 0

dumb ass!! treat your employees like that.. even if he was laughing.. you don't talk to them like that.. Grrrr

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daengh 15

must be a real joy to work for you. YDI, for many reasons.

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thatsrugged 2

Your an asshole OP.. Whether your a guy or girl a swift kick to the genitals should be in your future

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fmlisforlols 0

*You're. Good luck getting a job that matters without a ******** boss.

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fmlisforlols 0

So, the OP who is presumably of authority at this establishment as he said "employee" and not "coworker" deserves flack for telling somebody to get to work? Just because he misheard? I'm sure he apologized ten fold for his mistake. But this is FML, where nobody has actually entered the real world of mistakes and misjudgments. Just perfect perception without any regrets or hindsight. Ever.

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sharkwkrox 0

dude............even if his dad didnt die........u shouldnt say shut up and get back 2 work cause thats just wrong.

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fmlisforlols 0

No it ******* isn't. You're at work. Get to work. The boss can say what he wants as long as it's isn't discriminatory or outright offensive. If you have a problem with it, get a lawyer or quit. Or, if you like dealing with the soulless twats, contact HR if applicable. "Shut up" is hardly disrespectful. Unprofessional maybe, but so is lollygagging on the job, which the OP MISTAKENLY INFERRED AS HAPPENING.

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equinoxe_fml 2

What's up with people here going all "you're a dick for telling people to shut up!!!" Um. He's the BOSS. And obviously in this case it kinda sucks, but it was a misunderstanding.

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iGreen_Day 0

um, being a boss does not mean it's okay to disrespect people.

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Sammara 0

Agreed. I've dealt with bosses like this before. They aren't pleasant, even when you're doing nothing wrong. They use inappropriate language--and I'm no prude, a big fan of the f-bomb outside the workplace!--and treat employees as if they're disposable or less than human.

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Selsa_Squirrel 0

Just go up to him, apologize wholeheartedly, and explain the misunderstanding. Maybe give him a little time off, if he wishes it, to grieve. An honesty sympathy card would be nice, too.

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Sammara 0

That's not an appropriate way to manage people, even if you think they're behaving unprofessionally. One act of unprofessional behavior does not warrant another. You wouldn't have come out as the bigger person here, even if he had been laughing and wasting company time. Besides, studies show that adults, like kids, need "recesses." A few minutes of laughing on the phone could actually increase productivity.

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