Work, You're fired, Relatable, Awkward and Autism: Freaked out

Freaked out

By m…… - 10/04/2022 00:00

Today, after I'd got into a steady routine for months, the new manager waltzed into the store out of the blue and began changing every single rule. I had a panic attack and cried, for which she promptly fired me for “acting like a baby.” I’m autistic and I don’t do well with sudden changes. FML

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By Lexiebear27 - 19/09/2011 15:56 - United States

Today, I was fired for being a very happy and perky employee. According to my boss, it freaks both the customers and my co-workers out. FML

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By rejected - 02/10/2014 08:56 - United Kingdom - Harlow

Today, I thought I was finally over my anxiety problem, and confidently went to my first ever job interview. Halfway through, the manager tells me that if I didn't stop being so nervous, he couldn't give me the job. I cried. FML

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We're in Hell

By I hate my life - 01/12/2023 23:00 - United States

Today, the company I work for is now under new ownership. Somehow, this set off a series of events that resulted in the best boss I've ever had being effectively fired. I'm badly disabled, and she was the only thing stopping me from experiencing rampant ableism at work. I may be jobless again very soon. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/09/2019 02:02

Today, despite filling all the parameters for a model employee and being praised by multiple people over the time I was working, I was fired because a client complained to my manager that I didn't seem to know what I was doing. FML

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Random reasoning

By Anonymous - 06/11/2022 12:00

Today, my boss fired me, saying he’d had a lot of patience with me, but now the time had come to part. Funny, a few months ago he told me that he had to have a lot of patience with each of my coworkers when they started, but that I was the only one who grasped it all right from the start. FML

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Oh, the irony

By bearprint - 06/07/2016 18:45

Today, I lost my job to the individual I just finished training. Within 2 hours after being escorted out, my old boss called and yelled at me for doing a lousy job. He was angry that the training was deficient and because the new person is as bad as I was. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/11/2009 07:31 - United States

Today, my boss called me into her office to tell me I needed to mind my own business and not question everything my newest co-worker does. Yesterday, I stopped the new girl from giving $6,000 to the wrong person. I was fired on the spot. The new girl was promoted into my job. FML

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By anonymous - 24/04/2013 04:55 - Germany

Today, I was fired on my second day of work after a year and a half of unemployment. Apparently, my "tendency to solve problems instead of just accepting them made the other workers uneasy". FML

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By jobless - 08/09/2016 18:18 - Canada - Sherwood Park

Today, after a month at my new job, my boss fired me because I didn't have enough experience. She hired me with full knowledge of this fact. FML

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What a freak

By Anonymous - 11/11/2023 20:00

Today, a manager mistook me for an employee because I was wearing a shirt I bought from that shop. He was yelling at me for not working and tried to grab me to stop me leaving. I had to punch him in the nose to get free, and as I ran he actually shouted that I was fired. I’ve never worked there. FML

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slhiggx 17

Sunday 10 April 2022 3:04

That is discrimination. There is a law suit in that.

ShortCaffinatedTitan 11

Sunday 10 April 2022 8:32

I'm sorry you've gone though this, depending on where you live there are laws protecting you from this sort of thing, I hope you fight this if your happy too as you deserve better than what they did to you 😊

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 10 April 2022 1:00

You should have no problem finding a calcified organization that is insanely resistant to change. Many of us are frustrated at places that insist on doing things "the way they've always done it." Those would be paradise to you.

slhiggx 17

Sunday 10 April 2022 3:04

That is discrimination. There is a law suit in that.

ShortCaffinatedTitan 11

Sunday 10 April 2022 8:32

D J's MOM 17

Sunday 10 April 2022 14:06

since you're autistic, that's a major lawsuit. go for it.

wysegirl 24

Sunday 10 April 2022 14:31

So before jumping to discrimination, did the new manager know your medical issue?

yahok 3

Monday 11 April 2022 3:54

Seeing as they are the manager they should know who works under them. You also can’t fire some one for having a panic attack or crying. It’s bad management.