Relatable, Awkward and Work: Stolen valor

Stolen valor

By Anonymous - 18/09/2009 11:08 - Iraq

Today, I was at work, finishing a presentation for my boss. Five minutes after I presented it to him, his boss walked in and asked for the same presentation I had just given. My boss presented it. His boss then turned to me and asked me, "What use are you around here?" FML

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By robert - 31/01/2012 00:20 - United States

Today, I went to deliver some reports to my boss in his office. He was facing away from me and ranting about his "useless employees", so I slipped in and waited for him to put the phone down. Turns out he was talking to himself. When he noticed me, he bitched me out and threatened to fire me. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/09/2015 06:42 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my boss stopped me mid-sentence, scowling and telling me to zip up my fly. It wouldn't have been so embarrassing if I hadn't been in the middle of giving a presentation to not only him, but his own boss and a company executive as well. FML

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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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By WorkWeirdo - 30/03/2016 20:26 - Peru - Lima

Today, my boss finally checked the presentation I have been working on for three weeks. She called me into her office, and told me everything was dreadful, and requested me to start from scratch. It's due in half an hour. FML

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OK thx goodbye

By ADD - 11/02/2009 14:59 - Bulgaria

Today, I asked my boss for a raise. He responded with, "Who the hell are you?" 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 ev_lyn_aw - 28/02/2017 02:00

Today, I received a company-wide email from my boss, praising a coworker's extra effort at improving our line of business. The coworker's efforts were a direct copy-and-paste of a plan I put together three months ago. No one cared when I gave the presentation. FML

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By Di Da - 06/07/2020 23:02

Today, my boss came to my desk and asked me how the work is going, then he just walked away in the middle of me explaining a problem in the project. When I wanted to make an appointment with his secretary, she told me he isn't going to have any time this and next week. FML

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By arthur - 19/11/2011 08:40 - New Zealand

Today, my boss phoned me and asked me why I wasn't at work. I was in the staff room. I said hello to her as I came in the door. FML

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By TTR - 13/11/2011 00:36 - United States

Today, I finished a very important but annoying presentation that took four hours to complete. Only after writing a paragraph to explain the presentation and sending it to my boss did I realize that I saved the document as "Shit I have to do to get a promotion." FML

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tyhillman 0

Friday 18 September 2009 20:07

Either take more initiative and take your presentation to the highest level or maybe change companies. It sounds like you're in a dead-end job.

noshitsherlock 0

Friday 18 September 2009 20:24

YOU DESERVE IT for not speaking up. How hard is it to say, "Actually, I did it." If you're passive and just stand there, YOU DESERVE IT!

Comments

rxxk 0

Friday 18 September 2009 22:45

Ooo, from Iraq.

Merciless 0

Friday 18 September 2009 23:06

am the OP hi ppl I can't believe my fml got selected. I posted it several times last week but it dint get selected then. thx for all the ppl who moderated it. yes ppl we also use fmylife. it's not like we r ppl from cave. cmon guys wat do u think of us. plz change ur attitude of thinking that all middle east ppl r dumb or watever. n y I dint open my mouth wen he was taking the credit for the presentation. coz I was shocked! I dint expect him to lie. nobody would ever openly lie like that.I couldn't even open my mouth at that time. all my friends said I acted stupid. but never mind. experience makes a man perfect. let him try to do that again n I'll show him what I can do to him! Sry I can't answer all the questions but ppl plz don't use abuses on Internet just coz u think nobody is watching u. It only shows how dumb n stupid(though both mean almost same) u r. btw than for the good comments ppl take care

DreamyMia 16

Wednesday 3 July 2013 23:15

I'm sorry, I agree your life sucks but you should have maned up... And by the way I almost needed a translator for your text so please try not to kill the english language next time you use it, alright?

ogloc 0

Friday 18 September 2009 23:11

Damn you people are so ******* stupid. "OMG, they have computers in IRAQ? It's almost as if they're people!" Seriously, grow a mind.

arienh4 0

Friday 18 September 2009 23:16

Exactly. It's not like they're Americans.

FerrariCake 2

Friday 18 September 2009 23:53

Sounds like you have too many bosses.

cefarix 5

Saturday 19 September 2009 0:35

!السلام عليكم ، يا أخي من العراق

haweb 0

Saturday 19 September 2009 2:52

That's when you point at your boss and go- "What he just did."

ithedarkone 0

Saturday 19 September 2009 3:15

Will you marry me!!! That was so full of win... lmao the best comeback

cefarix 5

Saturday 19 September 2009 3:38

I was wondering for the past hour what you meant by "What he just did." I just got it. Awesome. LOL

JonKolbe 0

Saturday 19 September 2009 5:06

I totally agree. you look him straight in the eye and thank him fo liking your presentation.

JUDASKISS23 0

Saturday 19 September 2009 5:46

This is obv. a lose/lose situation. Although telling him it was your presentation and humiliating your boss probably would have felt badass.

Besozzz 0

Saturday 19 September 2009 6:13

well maybe your boss help u presented and told his boss you did it. Maybe your boss got chide because it is badly done and he told his boss you did it?