Work: Confusion

Confusion

By oh god. - 14/05/2014 23:16 - Canada - Sherwood Park

Today, while at work, I asked an older customer how he was doing. He told me that he'd just lost his wife. I gave my condolences before he clarified that his wife was not dead, but was lost in Walmart. FML

I agree, your life sucks 49 310

You deserved it 7 115

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By fistpumpin4life - 10/10/2010 00:51 - France

Today, at work, I asked a lady how she was doing. When she replied, I didn't understand her, and instead of asking her what she'd said, I just replied with, "Oh, that's good." What she'd said that I didn't understand was that her husband had just died. FML

I agree, your life sucks 10 594

You deserved it 33 420

By derbyboy - 19/10/2011 05:38 - United Kingdom

Today, at work, I misheard a customer telling me a story. To be polite, I did a slight laugh and nodded my head. She actually told me her mum had died. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 146

You deserved it 22 096

You're back!

By Anonymous - 05/04/2011 00:17 - Ireland

Today, I heard that one of our customers had passed away. Saddened, I told everyone who came into our shop about his death. Understandably, some customers got very upset and one even fainted. Suddenly, the "dead" man walked into the shop. Turns out I got the name wrong. FML

I agree, your life sucks 13 190

You deserved it 42 229

Freaked out

By bby - 16/02/2022 14:00

Today, I was at Walmart and I asked an employee for help. She turned around with tears streaming down her face and said, “I'm kind of in the middle of an emergency right now!” FML

I agree, your life sucks 858

You deserved it 233

By Anonymous - 01/07/2013 20:35 - United States - Tunkhannock

Today, I was working as a nurse, and an elderly man had just passed away. As the patient's wife was leaving she said, "Thank you for taking such good care of my husband." Then I, intending to say "Sorry for your loss," said "Thank you for your loss." FML

I agree, your life sucks 52 317

You deserved it 9 339

By Anonymous - 11/03/2013 02:47 - United States - Louisville

Today, a man I once worked with passed away. He was a lovely, caring, and inspirational person whom I looked up to. My husband's form of consolation? "Old people die. Get over it." FML

I agree, your life sucks 35 923

You deserved it 4 062

By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 874

You deserved it 2 203

Nice try

By Anonymous - 20/03/2023 23:00 - United States - New York

Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. FML

I agree, your life sucks 116

You deserved it 1 949

By Anonymous - 15/05/2015 20:58 - United States - Evanston

Today, at work, I was about to close a big sale, when a coworker rushed over and said there was a call for me in the office. He heavily implied my mom had died, and I rushed out. After I figured out there was no call and that my mom was fine, he'd already stolen my sale and the commission. FML

I agree, your life sucks 39 114

You deserved it 2 391

By KMKWEEN - 16/02/2009 14:37 - United States

Today, I was at work. I work at a grocery store and a woman pulls a cart to me filled with chips, breads, lunch meats, and sodas. I said to her "Looks like you are going to have a fun party" she then looks at me and says "My mother just died, this is for after the funeral. FML

I agree, your life sucks 43 912

You deserved it 10 693

Coryj1220 15

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:49

Lost in Walmart? That poor old woman is as good as dead.

abzray123 7

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:47

Haha, old people and their forgetfulness! So cute

Comments

pwnman 33

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:46

Death is not a joke, and he made it a joke. Shame on him.

Crofty92 17

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:50

No he didn't, he just said he couldn't find her.

Goblin182 26

Thursday 15 May 2014 13:00

Ain't none of us getting out alive, so we may as well laugh about it.

JAKASS200 5

Thursday 15 May 2014 14:43

I crie evrytim :(

cakefete2 30

Thursday 15 May 2014 15:21

Well, at least you spelled "I" correctly. Small steps.

Ryanc621 9

Thursday 15 May 2014 15:22

He was joking, he was referencing " liek if u crie evrytiem"

DevinCam03 14

Thursday 15 May 2014 18:01

Idiot

rocker_chick23 27

Thursday 15 May 2014 19:17

#1 He couldn't find her in Wal-Mart. Reading comprehension is your friend

Curlytwirly22 17

Thursday 15 May 2014 19:23

My brother says that all the time

incoherentrmblr 21

Thursday 15 May 2014 20:32

Hopefully she'll turn up in the lost & found...

viva_la_blondes 15

Friday 16 May 2014 3:16

Aw #30 I thought that was funny personally. People just thumb things down when they don't understand them. Ridiculous that people thought you were somehow not joking or referencing something.

abzray123 7

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:47

Haha, old people and their forgetfulness! So cute

greeneyebeauty9 28

Thursday 15 May 2014 13:29

Take your hashtags back to Twitter.

9echo 17

Thursday 15 May 2014 16:27

I don't know why people freak out if you reference something from YouTube/Twitter/other social websites. I think, if done cleverly, the relation can be quite funny.

Coryj1220 15

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:49

Lost in Walmart? That poor old woman is as good as dead.

WordAficionada 19

Thursday 15 May 2014 14:33

As a Brit, can I just ask why people refer to Walmart as something horrendous and usually mock those who go there?

xNephilim 18

Thursday 15 May 2014 14:35

Because Walmart is the retail version of hell, that's why.

WordAficionada 19

Thursday 15 May 2014 15:07

Oh okay, because I know Walmart own ASDA (don't know if that's anywhere outside of the UK), and no one mocks those who shop there. It it like the equivalent of a pound shop?!

Crofty92 17

Thursday 15 May 2014 15:17

I think that what they're essentially trying to say is mostly scum shop there and it makes the whole place unpleasant... So yeah, just like poundland.

WordAficionada 19

Thursday 15 May 2014 15:19

Ah okay, thanks!

9echo 17

Thursday 15 May 2014 16:26

"fringes of society" meaning...some really weird shit.

yerawizardlizzy 27

Thursday 15 May 2014 17:05

34, check out the People of Walmart website. That will answer all your questions.

WordAficionada 19

Thursday 15 May 2014 18:01

#53 HAHA OMG, that website is actually hilarious. Okay okay, I understand the mocking. Bloody hell some of those people seem absolutely crazy.

gracehi 31

Thursday 15 May 2014 18:29

Not to mention it's ridiculously huge, it takes half an hour to find any particular item, their customer service is terrible and they have 20 cash registers and almost always only 1 cashier, even when there's a line of literally twenty people. I hate Wal-Mart so, and yet I keep shopping there. What the Hell is wrong with me???

skyeyez9 24

Thursday 15 May 2014 19:12

Look up "people of walmart" on youtube, and it will answer your questions. Someone made a funny video and song with actual customer's pics.

greeneyebeauty9 28

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:50

Just a little awkwardness, no big deal. All you gotta do now is help him find his wife!

mete_orito 34

Thursday 15 May 2014 12:57

Knowing that OP's job is at Wal-Mart, clarifies everything. The customer face had to be so sad so OP thought he was talking about death.

weveallbeenthere 30

Thursday 15 May 2014 13:14

it make it sound like you disapprove of Walmart. without Walmart we would not be able to view "walmartians" on a daily basis. ( I actually like shopping there.)

5destroyer35 20

Thursday 15 May 2014 13:07

Was he shopping for body bags?

FrozenMusic 26

Thursday 15 May 2014 13:11

Your costumer should've worded that differently in my opinion haha

alshygirl 14

Thursday 15 May 2014 14:51

But it's not even close to Halloween. I think you mean "customer"

Zebediabolical 39

Thursday 15 May 2014 20:15

It's close enough to halloween that those of us with intricate costumes are already scouting parts and working on them. Being a slutty nurse is simple. But when you're making something like a Repo Man outfit, you want all the time you can get.