Today, I got let go from work all because my work permit expired. I’ve been in the process of renewal with USCIS for over 10 months now, but things are delayed due to COVID. I showed them the notice of renewal, they said it wasn’t enough, “Rules are rules.” FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my job offer from a Fortune 500 company was canceled because of the coronavirus. This is the third time this year a job I passed interviews and tests for got canceled. I’m an international student who just graduated last week. I only have 90 days to find a job to stay in the US. FML
Today, I went to the DMV today and sat in line for over 6 hours to renew my driver's license. Even though with the pandemic, it's been extended to New Year's Eve but I decided to get it done and over with. I get called up to finish everything, only to find out my license is suspended. FML
Today, it’s the middle of my vacation and I just got a notification saying my time off request was denied. A month earlier, I got the notice saying it was approved. I’m literally 4 states over. I’m not going to have a job when I get back. FML
Today, after cancelling work, arguing with my family, scrambling to pack my bags, speeding to the airport and filling in immigration forms to fly out to have a much needed holiday, I wasn't allowed to check in. My passport has less than 6 months away from expiration on it. Yes, that's a thing, apparently. FML
Today, I discovered that I needed to reapply for my job in order to have a chance at keeping it. The applications closed yesterday. FML
Today, I found out that I might not get a job in the States, because I let my certification expire and haven't driven in the States in two years. I can't get the experience without a job, can't get a job without experience. FML
Today, after waiting well over a month for a work visa in Germany that should only have taken 3 weeks to come through, I finally received my long-awaited answer. Unfortunately, that answer was "We lost your paperwork." FML
Today, I went to start my new job, only to find out that the guy who hired me had no permission to do so. I had to fill out another application, and complete another interview and I still might not get the damn job. FML
Today, my boss told me that I'm being terminated. Apparently, being pregnant means I was going to quit soon anyway, so there's no point. Now I have to get job so I don't get deported. FML
Today, I found out that my passport expired two days ago, two days before my first vacation abroad. I only found out when the airline employee scanned it at check-in, looked at me with sympathy, and said, "I don't think you're going anywhere today." My friends are currently posting beach photos while I'm filling out passport renewal forms. FML
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RichardPencil 32
That's not the real reason.
no0ne0890 29
happened to my dad like that too but luckily like 3 days later the new card arrived and he was able to get his job. at first they wanted to treat him like a new hire but he managed to get it back exactly as before. on a separate occasion he hurt his back at the Job and was off work for a long long while and they wanted to get rid of him and the day before he was set to be fired the doctor gave the ok to work again. My dad was fortunate but I know that's not the case for everyone and it's scary how one medical problem or a slow down of the government can cause people to become homeless of no fault of their own and then people go look down on them.
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leogs23 25
That happened to me too :/ it sucks but o well
RichardPencil 32
That's not the real reason.
spider_plant 1
When they “have to let you go” like that they probably have other reasons. I’ve been there..:
no0ne0890 29
happened to my dad like that too but luckily like 3 days later the new card arrived and he was able to get his job. at first they wanted to treat him like a new hire but he managed to get it back exactly as before. on a separate occasion he hurt his back at the Job and was off work for a long long while and they wanted to get rid of him and the day before he was set to be fired the doctor gave the ok to work again. My dad was fortunate but I know that's not the case for everyone and it's scary how one medical problem or a slow down of the government can cause people to become homeless of no fault of their own and then people go look down on them.