Abuse and Work: Toxic workplace

Toxic workplace

By Screamingfirecracker - 15/08/2016 04:12 - Canada

Today, I finally worked up the nerve to quit my job after being tortured by my boss for months. My boss responded by throwing a hardcover textbook at me and hitting me in the face. FML

I agree, your life sucks 14 232

You deserved it 895

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By Noname - 05/02/2009 23:15 - United States

Today, I finally stood up to a bully who had been messing with me for over a year. His response? He picked up the chair I was sitting in and threw me across the room. FML

I agree, your life sucks 40 189

You deserved it 4 175

Thanks bossman

By Anonymous - 11/10/2013 16:43 - United States - Logan

Today, I finally decided to stand up for myself and quit my crappy job working for my abusive father. I gave him a few insults too, to which he reacted by calling the police and claiming I'd threatened to murder him. I spent three hours in jail before they finally let me go. FML

I agree, your life sucks 44 673

You deserved it 3 917

By UghNo - 14/02/2017 06:00 - United States - Clarkston

Today, my first client as a freelancer screamed at me and threw a notebook at my head. I quit my job to become a freelancer because my boss would often scream and throw things at me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 6 440

You deserved it 597

By mrmarshall - 17/05/2019 05:44

Today, I tried to quit my job. My boss pulled me into his office and gave me a write-up for quitting, told me that he knows where I live and that I'd better be at work tomorrow or he's going to come and drag me into work. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 423

You deserved it 179

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By Anonymous - 28/11/2015 06:57 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my spineless shitwhip of a boss made me go fire a notoriously abusive employee. I had to act like firing him was my decision, even though I'm the secretary. Now I get to live in constant fear that the guy was serious when he threatened to find out where I live and kill me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 24 857

You deserved it 1 705

Get on with it

By Anonymous - 03/11/2014 18:03 - Poland - Warsaw

Today, I told my boss I'm going to quit, after months of being abused, doing meaningless work, and working late every day. I was soon given so many new projects that I didn't even have time to write my resignation letter. FML

I agree, your life sucks 32 845

You deserved it 5 908

By damnedbydurberg - 22/11/2011 00:35 - United States

Today, after years of torment and relentless harassment, I finally built up the courage to stand up to a bully. I got a detention for swearing at him. FML

I agree, your life sucks 40 840

You deserved it 3 386

Public freakout

By selfdefense - 12/10/2009 04:16 - United Kingdom

Today, a customer at work became violent and started hitting me and my coworker. Not wanting him to get the shit beat out of us, I used a move that pinned the guy on the ground. The police came and he was arrested. I was then fired for assaulting a customer. FML

I agree, your life sucks 44 668

You deserved it 2 566

By spreadburger - 21/11/2014 00:29 - United States - Tampa

Today, my co-worker threw a rubber mallet at my face, and I broke my finger in the process of saving my face. She then told me to "take it up with HR, bitch". She's the HR manager. FML

I agree, your life sucks 36 938

You deserved it 2 836

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

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

I agree, your life sucks 45 621

You deserved it 5 423

TheNoNameGuy 20

Tuesday 16 August 2016 9:25

Okay. Just that small amount of information is enough to assume a lot of what your boss is doing isn't legal and you should take it up to the law or something. that's not right

Wildmind 7

Tuesday 16 August 2016 9:28

I'm not keen on suing people just to get money, but this time consider it for the well being of the remaining employees.

Comments

shitstorm28 11

Tuesday 16 August 2016 13:45

press assault charges.

rickytickytavi7 13

Tuesday 16 August 2016 14:54

hope you took pics of any injury

LH_FIRE_22 12

Tuesday 16 August 2016 15:09

I can smell a lawsuit. Have at em OP

heyLaddieHey 18

Tuesday 16 August 2016 15:11

Call the cops. Call the cops. CALL THE COPS.

WonderCupcakess 10

Tuesday 16 August 2016 15:24

Ummm...That's assault...

WonderCupcakess 10

Tuesday 16 August 2016 15:26

Ummmmm...Pretty sure that's assault.

jazalea8 16

Tuesday 16 August 2016 16:15

I hope you called the police then and there. It will be obvious that he threw the book at you. A hard-covered textbook will leave marks. If you wait to file a report, the police might not do anything.

jairolover 25

Tuesday 16 August 2016 17:01

press charges.

GhostFox 33

Tuesday 16 August 2016 17:08

Maybe it's different in Canada, but in the USA, police departments can and do not pursue a case unless the civilian pushes them to do so. Some won't even start a case until the civilian reports that the crime occurred, even if they see it in person.