Work and Health: Today, I got chickenpox. I'm 28 and having chickenpox as an adult...

By Pox - 04/02/2011 03:19 - United States

Today, I got chickenpox. I'm 28 and having chickenpox as an adult is excruciatingly painful. When I told my boss I wasn't going to be at work today because of chickenpox he replied, "That's the worst excuse I've ever heard. Adults don't get chickenpox." He then fired me. FML

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By Swaby - 01/03/2009 08:14 - Hong Kong

Today, I found out I could not go to the Philippines because I have never had Chicken Pox. The school took the radical decision to prohibit students who have never had Chicken Pox to leave the college. I am condemned to stay in Hong Kong in some shitty project because I am a healthy young man. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/06/2015 04:20 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I have food poisoning. My boss told me that if I didn't come into work, I'd be fired. Not 30 minutes after sitting down, I sneezed and shat my pants. My boss still won't let me leave. FML

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By Allergic to Assholes - 30/01/2016 09:33 - United States - Indianapolis

Today, I got in trouble with my boss for not showing up to work yesterday. It seems going into anaphylactic shock isn't a valid excuse. FML

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By breejanai - 11/04/2017 04:00

Today, while working as a veterinary assistant, an owner stood extremely close to me and kept accidentally petting me instead of her dog. After her dog was examined, she asked me if I'd ever had the chickenpox because she has shingles and it's contagious to those who haven't. I haven't. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/07/2023 12:00 - Slovakia - Bratislava

Today, I'm halfway through of packing my stuff as we are moving to another flat. I discovered that I got chickenpox, which means that I should do no hard physical work. I've got a fever and a headache. It started raining in the morning, so loading stuff to truck is going to be so much fun. FML

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By haileelouxxx - 22/08/2014 12:05 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, my boss slapped me across the face with a raw chicken breast. FML

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By Lorena - 21/04/2012 19:26 - United States - Kapolei

Today, just three days into a much-needed vacation, my 5-year-old daughter has come down with chickenpox. FML

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By Spotted - 18/02/2009 22:09 - Canada

Today, at Church, the little boy sitting behind me asked his mother if I had the chicken pox, because there were red dots all over my face. I've had bad acne since I was twelve. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2015 13:37 - United States - Palmer

Today, my boss forced me to come into work despite having a bad cold. While waiting a table, I violently sneezed and sprayed a child's face with snot. His dad got so pissed that my boss had to pretend to fire me just to calm him down. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/06/2019 16:03

Today, I told my supervisor how awful my coworker was at her job. I then got fired. FML

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chili10 18

Friday 4 February 2011 9:06

you should have taken a picture and sent it to him or something.

Timmy_Boy 17

Friday 4 February 2011 9:06

your boss is an idiot

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iewisokwas 0

Friday 4 February 2011 18:18

go into work and show that bitch who's the real boss

_kiko760_ 2

Friday 4 February 2011 18:28

sue his ass

something224 6

Friday 4 February 2011 18:32

Can you day LAWSUIT!

nerdsgetmehot 22

Friday 4 February 2011 18:36

Do you perhaps mean that you have Shingles? I've you've already had chickenpox before this, the chickenpox can reappear is a rash called Shingles (which is indeed EXCRUCIATINGLY painful, I can attest to that). The chickenpox virus stays latent in your body when/if it decides to reappear as Shingles. Your boss should really Google these things before he makes stupid assumptions. Sorry, OP! Maybe you should get a doctor's note and show it to him? Or maybe you'd be better off working for someone who isn't an asshole!

horseracingjocey 0

Friday 4 February 2011 18:42

But you are right! Shingles is very very painful!!!

tardis99 0

Friday 4 February 2011 18:45

I've never had chicken pox (despite being in a house where both my siblings had it), but I had to get the vaccine before they let me into college for the exact reason you're describing: It sucks to get chicken pox as an adult and it sucks to be you.

Namenlos_fml 20

Friday 4 February 2011 20:34

Sue the bastard

FajitaFreak 3

Friday 4 February 2011 20:44

Go to work. Go up to your boss. Let him see your skin. Then google him Chickenpox.

guppy40000 0

Friday 4 February 2011 21:27

yeah your boss cant fire you for this, if its actually true. Adults can get chicken pox if they never had it as a kid. Get a lawyer if you need to, trust me your boss will change his tune and fast.