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By boohoo - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - Ireland

Today, I was fired from my catering job for pointing out the unsafe food conditions. I'm studying food safety in college. FML

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You deserved it 6 204

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By anon - 26/07/2010 04:22 - United States

Today, I was fired from the restaurant I work at because I missed my shift. I missed it because I was in the hospital for food poisoning from the meal I ate at work last night. FML

I agree, your life sucks 43 122

You deserved it 3 239

Yelp

By Anonymous - 12/10/2019 13:00

Today, I was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML

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You deserved it 130

By Anonymous - 06/09/2013 11:45 - United States - Gorham

Today, after 8 months of being belittled and treated like trash at my job as a prep cook in a high-end kitchen, I stood up for myself to the line cooks. Not only did everyone laugh at me, I got fired for causing a scene during service and insubordination. FML

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You deserved it 9 686

Catch 22

By Jobless - 10/12/2016 03:35

Today I was fired from my job. They fired me because they couldn't work around my college schedule. The only reason they hired me was because they were looking for college students and without a job I can't go back to school. FML

I agree, your life sucks 9 338

You deserved it 616

Heavy metal

By Anonymous - 25/10/2025 09:00

Today, I was out having a nice dinner to celebrate being hired for a job I was really excited for after two places didn't work out in a year. In the middle of dinner, I got an email from the director informing me that the school has to close due to lead levels in the building. FML

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You deserved it 71

By Worky Workerton - 22/09/2016 17:14 - United States - Oakland

Today, I was fired without warning from my job because I was not consulting my boss about things like washing dishes and throwing away garbage. Basically, I was fired for being too good at my job. FML

I agree, your life sucks 11 818

You deserved it 859

By fuckthisandfuckthatandfuckyoutoo - 28/07/2013 16:23 - United States

Today, I was preparing a customer's meal in my restaurant's kitchen, when I choked on my own saliva and went into a coughing fit. The head chef, who's always hated my guts, accused me of trying to hock a loogie into the meal and fired me on the spot. FML

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You deserved it 3 575

In and out

By newhostess - 11/04/2009 16:12 - United States

Today, I was training for my new job at a restaurant. As part of training, they give you free food so you know what to recommend, and the dish I got was really good. Eight hours later I saw it again while I was puking. I got food poisoning from my own workplace. FML

I agree, your life sucks 54 033

You deserved it 3 425

By dining - 01/09/2014 01:56 - United States - Grinnell

Today, at my dining job, my boss told me the food was "technically illegal to serve," air quotes and all. FML

I agree, your life sucks 37 024

You deserved it 2 933

By Gross - 21/07/2013 23:20 - United States - Houston

Today, I got fired from my job as a seafood manager because an entire wedding group came in and started yelling at me, saying the shrimp was horrible and I ruined their wedding. They showed me the leftovers; they never cooked them. They fed raw shrimp at a wedding dinner party. FML

I agree, your life sucks 54 910

You deserved it 3 943

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Top comments

blalien 0

Sunday 6 September 2009 20:04

Sic whatever government organization is in charge of this on their sorry asses.

TotalKhaos 0

Sunday 6 September 2009 20:15

Look on the bright side. If you get a job at the FDA you can close down that shitty company...

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valekseye 0

Sunday 17 July 2011 23:15

You deserve it for studying that. Food safety is taught in college?! Food goes bad when left out for a while. End of lesson.

Muwahaha_fml 4

Wednesday 9 November 2011 1:32

Why would he want it it they're being jerks about it. If anything sue for unjust termination and have them compensate for loss of wages.

PhishloverA 14

Tuesday 27 November 2012 6:46

I think your boss needs to be drug tested. Even if you weren't studying food safety in college it's still good to point out something unsafe in the food. Normally you'd be fired for not saying anything

ishanisaboss 9

Thursday 18 July 2013 1:29

report them

sadpanda888 12

Tuesday 13 August 2013 20:48

So report them!

grandpeepa 14

Thursday 24 July 2014 1:31

you should report the hazard to the health inspector or something

fantasyworld 37

Monday 4 August 2014 17:28

I would report them.

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