Work: Today, I was fired. Why? Because I called in sick on my daughter's...

By firedofbirthday - 14/02/2010 00:29 - France

Today, I was fired. Why? Because I called in sick on my daughter's birthday, even though you cannot "abandon work for personal affairs". My boss's favorite employee got to skip work on his wife's birthday two weeks ago. He still works here. FML

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By Ethan Sitzes - 25/06/2022 22:00

Today, I called into work because of a family emergency. My boss was understanding; my coworker? He tore me a new one because his wife wanted him to take the day off, which he didn't because it was going to be a tough day at work. He also threatened to find a way he could get me fired. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/02/2010 00:22 - United States

Today, I was fired from my job. Why? Because my boss has been dating my newly divorced mother, and he didn't want family get-togethers to be "awkward." FML

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By Anonymous - 03/07/2019 07:00 - Vietnam - Hanoi

Today, it's my birthday and I had to work. My boss wished me a happy birthday, and then told me I was fired. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/12/2017 01:30

Today, my boss left early, so I decided to take an extended break and run home. I found my wife in bed with my boss. I got fired for leaving work. FML

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By sick of life - 23/09/2011 14:48 - United States

Today, I called in sick to work for a second day. After months of my boss trying to get me sacked by spreading vicious rumors about me, taunting me into retaliating, and generally making my life a living hell, he finally got his chance. He sent me a text saying, "yeh dont bother son ure fuckin fired." FML

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By polkadotpinup - 16/09/2016 17:22 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I got a call from my employers wanting to ask why I had a no call, no show for today. My supervisor reported me for not showing up to work. It's my day off, and also my birthday. FML

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By mysterygurll1234567 - 20/01/2010 05:09 - United States

Today, I was fired from my job. The reason? My boss didn't feel comfortable paying his son's girlfriend. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/01/2017 14:00

Today, I was enjoying my first vacation day in 2 years. My boss then called me to come in, saying it was an emergency. I got to work and got fired. Yes, my boss made me come in just to fire me. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/05/2017 02:00

Today, while on vacation, I got fired for not working a shift I wasn't scheduled for. Even after texting my boss a copy of my vacation approval letter, she still fired me. FML

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By jezebel - 17/03/2011 14:43 - United States

Today, I got a call from the office telling me I was fired. When I asked why, my boss explained my mother called and told him I was in a "weak mental state." She thought she was helping me get off for my birthday. Now I have no job. FML

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Luckster 0

Sunday 14 February 2010 9:07

Gotta love favoritism wherever you go. Looks like you didn't kiss enough ass, OP. Happy birthday to your daughter though! At least she has a parent willing to make sacrifices on her special day.

dragon2777 0

Sunday 14 February 2010 9:15

how did he know it was your daughters birthday if you called in sick. only way i could figure is you told him or someone else. if you knew it was against the rules and you lied (hey not judging we all do it) then i sayh ydi for haveing told someone

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chattysoul890 18

Wednesday 21 March 2012 22:20

hence the boss's "favorite" employee

MainPrism 16

Thursday 5 April 2012 9:58

That's called she's been wanting to get rid of you but didnt't have a reason until now...

Ryanjr 2

Saturday 18 August 2012 15:26

Call corporate officials

SwaffDaddy96 5

Sunday 26 May 2013 4:11

Biased much?

SaintJimmy21 19

Monday 23 September 2013 0:42

I hope you daughter appreciated you effort :)

telli164 30

Friday 16 May 2014 15:17

Why didn't you request the day off a week or two before hand? Do you get annual leave?

sempisaviour 17

Saturday 25 October 2014 2:36

How sanctimonious of your boss. If you got fired, his "favorite employee" should have been fired too. Either that or BOTH OF YOU should have gotten to stay and he just drop that rule if he's only going to fire certain people for it... this is why aliens won't come to visit us...

Tripitaka 21

Monday 26 January 2015 12:52

YDI for telling such a transparent lie... Now tell me, was it worth it? Spending your daughter's birthday with her from dawn till dusk was that necessary? Is she ill so you had to? So many questions, no answers...

roxigrl14 8

Sunday 10 May 2015 22:37

Well that was because he was his favorite. It happens everywhere. And how did he even find out?

NostalgiaFreak9 41

Sunday 16 July 2017 23:08

Maybe your coworker is your boss's favorite employee because he actually works hard and didn't lie about being sick on his wife's birthday, and requested the time off for it in advance. I have a feeling that if you got fired after this, then it's probably not the first time that you tried to take time off of work without making a request in advance for the time off first, and you definitely deserved this if that's the case