Awkward, Drugs and Work: You laugh, you lose

You laugh, you lose

By YOUFUCKINGFUCKSOCK - 03/11/2012 00:23 - United Kingdom - Gloucester

Today, I gave a big presentation at work, hoping to impress my boss and angle for a promotion. I was already nervous, but a co-worker at the back kept making goofy faces, causing me to repeatedly break into laughter. My boss accused me of being high, and suspended me on the spot. FML

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By hangman - 01/08/2013 18:25 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my boss suspended me for laughing too hard at my desk and causing a big scene in front of our customers. I was laughing because he'd forwarded me a hilarious email. He was practically smirking as he handed me my official warning. FML

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That went well

By not on life, that's for fucking sure - 25/10/2014 18:27 - United States

Today, I went to a big job interview. As I walked in, I tripped and fell flat on my face. Other highlights include my voice cracking multiple times, sweating profusely and getting uncontrollable nervous giggling. The interviewer eventually stared at me in disbelief and asked if I was high. FML

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The blame game

By unemployed - 20/04/2013 00:16 - El Salvador - San Salvador

Today, my boss made me give a presentation to several senior company officials about the serious financial losses our division has made this year. Barely an hour later, my boss had palmed all the blame off onto me and gotten me fired. FML

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Bad timing

By screwedupfuck - 27/03/2015 21:19 - United States - Lowell

Today, I was at a big meeting at work. The CEO was reaming the hell out of us for our recent poor profits, when I accidentally let rip a vile fart. I was then subjected to a 10 minute tirade of abuse for "trying to be a funny man", and told that whatever small chance I had for a promotion is now gone. FML

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By his word vs mine = me suspended - 10/08/2013 18:41 - United Kingdom - Stockport

Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML

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By golfstar11 - 11/12/2012 02:05 - United States - Savannah

Today, I was doing a presentation in front of my boss. On the last slide, someone had put a picture of a man's cock. I later found out it was my boss who did it. It was his "good reason" to fire me. FML

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By hanmart - 15/11/2009 05:12 - United States

Today, I found out that my coworker shared a laugh with the boss about setting the office desk on fire (which he actually did), while ten minutes later I was threatened with being fired because I made paper snowflakes and hung a few of them next to the computer. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/05/2013 16:01 - Australia - Mount Eliza

Today, I gave my boss a gift card as a late birthday present, since I wasn't in the office on his actual birthday. He accused me of trying to bribe my way to a promotion, and suspended me on the spot. FML

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By socianx - 18/08/2013 21:23 - Albania

Today, I was to give a business report to several important shareholders. Right at the start, I broke into a coughing fit, then got so nervous that I froze up. When I tried to excuse myself, I tripped over my own feet. I'm now facing demotion for making the company look bad. FML

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High times

By Anonymous - 23/01/2016 10:09 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I had to give a joint presentation at college. My partner was so high, she couldn't even pronounce her own name properly in her introduction. I'm pretty sure her antics are going to get us both failed hard. FML

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MrBubblez98 13

Saturday 3 November 2012 5:20

Make sure to do this the next time your co-worker has to do a speech, then see how he feels about it

pickles1994 18

Saturday 3 November 2012 5:21

Well that's unprofessional of your boss to just assume your high and suspended you just like that, sorry to hear OP

Comments

Daederoth 10

Saturday 3 November 2012 14:51

Really? You couldn't keep yourself together while giving a speech at work? Are you 15? YDI.

FlyMeAway 2

Saturday 3 November 2012 15:31

I agree that it wasn't fair for your boss to presume and suspend you, so FYL there. But YDI as well because you kept looking at your friend/coworker.

AubreyDucrat 8

Saturday 3 November 2012 15:35

Tell your boss the truth and if he doesn't believe you tell him you'll take a drug test to prove it

onorexveritas 23

Saturday 3 November 2012 18:56

ouch

DarkPaul 1

Saturday 3 November 2012 19:41

Grow up and learn how to be professional when you need to be? Sorry, I laughed at my friends making faces during presentations in high school, but not in the real world.

viper8608 9

Sunday 4 November 2012 0:02

oh. look at mr grown up here. watch out world, no childish behavior when this guy is around.

zuzupetalsYO 11

Saturday 3 November 2012 20:07

My boss can totally overreact like this just walking by herself going nowhere. She has imaginary conversations with us in her head then yells at us later. But, if she suspended me for "being high", she'd better get my ass drug tested.