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By Sarah - 07/05/2009 04:53 - United States

Today, my manager bailed on me during the afternoon rush; swamped and distracted, I cut off the pad of my thumb in a cheese slicer. Some clinic hours later I returned, hungry and sick with blood loss, to sign WC papers. Manager's only words: "You're staying late to cover your long break, right?" FML

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By Anonymous - 24/01/2015 17:24

Today, my manager gave me hell for leaving the restaurant early yesterday. Guilty as charged, but only because I was rushed to the hospital after going into diabetic shock. This assmunch is convinced that I either faked it all to get off work early, or that I'd been eating our own stock. FML

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By LaterAlligator - 26/08/2022 16:00 - Canada - Ottawa

Today, my psycho boss snatched a file from my hand so aggressively that I got a papercut. She then scolded me for bleeding on the papers. FML

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By alliwantisabandaid - 11/02/2011 08:27

Today, I cut my finger deep on an envelope at work and started bleeding profusely. When I asked my co-worker for a band-aid, she told me to get back to work and stop making up excuses to try and hit on her. FML

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By Greattitan2 - 29/06/2015 20:34 - United States - Beaufort

Today, I was working at a fast food restaurant when I cut my hand. There was a good amount of blood flowing out so I ran to my manager and asked where the first aid kit was. He then picked up a washcloth and some tape and handed it to me. FML

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By Skittlezzz0901 - 21/03/2017 19:00 - United States - Mount Vernon

Today, my manager said I could go on a break when he came back from his. After 7 hours with him still missing, I started to get dizzy. I ended up passing out and hitting my head on a ladder from lack of food. I woke up in the hospital to a card from my manager saying, "Get Well. Don't Sue." FML

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By TexasGirl24 - 10/09/2016 12:51 - United States - Houston

Today, I was making a shake at work when the cup fell off the blender. I went to catch it, and instead caught the teeth of the still-spinning mixer. When my hand was still bleeding five minutes later, my supervisor told me to clock out until it stopped. I lost money for getting hurt on the job. FML

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By AHHH_REPTAR - 23/06/2016 04:54 - United States - Spearfish

Today, while drilling holes in "No Smoking" signs for my job, I gave myself a minor cut that would appear to most as a papercut. I then had to fill out 3 double-sided pages of paperwork. FML

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By figgy - 29/11/2010 10:46 - United States

Today, I was working in a deli when I cut more meat than I intended; I basically removed my fingerprint via the deli slicer. FML

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By Bob - 21/01/2010 13:33 - Canada

Today, I'm a cashier in a grocery store. The visiting regional manager tore me a new one for being lazy. His reason? After working a double shift with no break, I decided to sit down for a minute when things got slow. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/12/2010 05:43 - United States

Today, one of my usually unpleasant managers offered me a slice of cheese cake for doing a good job. I declined, but after some pestering on his part I finally accepted it. I have been violently ill for the past two hours. FML

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Luckster 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 12:13

I HATE bosses that pull that shit on you! They can bail on you or take as many breaks as you want, but you have to make up for every second you miss for whatever reason, even if it means you were in the hospital during that time.

AeryFairy 10

Thursday 7 May 2009 12:07

reminds me of my old boss. my old boss was my mother.

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Mooshki 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 18:27

As others have said, you have to fill out a WC form if you're injured at work. Employers are required to have insurance, so it'd be a waste of their $ not to have the insurance pay the hospital bill. Doesn't mean the OP is trying to get free money. It was probably shock rather than blood loss that made OP feel ill. Manager sucks, but it'd probably be more trouble than it's worth to stand up to him.

jillz 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 18:34

Blood on the cheese slicer and a freshly bandaged food service worker.....yummy.

Philinchains 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 18:38

Ive seen this before. A friend of mine was working and he dropped a box he was carrying and the cardboard sliced his hand. it wasnt a terrible cut but it hurt him to where he couldnt use that hand very much. and all his boss could say was "do you think you can keep working." This sucks for you. I

Jupi_fml 2

Thursday 7 May 2009 18:44

I think it would have taken a lot of self-control on my part to not have the next words out of my mouth be "I quit" if I had a manager pull that shit on me.

Stay_beautiful 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 19:09

can they even say that after you injure yourself on the job?

rxysurfbum07 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 19:14

#7, refer to #23. I know you will waste time scrolling back up because you're ignorant enough. OP: I hope you heal up soon! Quit the job; it's not worth stressing over.

nikkireese 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 19:18

time to start job hunting.

DancingMouse 4

Thursday 7 May 2009 19:27

What an ass. I hope you at least told him to **** off for being a douchbag. I'd talk to the higher ups about that one though. Hopefully they'll be more understanding.