Today, and ever since our management implemented a time card 'clock in and out' system, it’s gone to hell. As long as the work was finished, the boss let us go at 3:30 so I could pick my kids up, but now I have to stay until at least 4:45 and rely on my 70 year-old mom to pick up and look after two hyperactive kids. FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I tried to clock in at 2 pm, but the machine was malfunctioning and kept refusing my card until 2:01. Just yesterday, our manager gave a long angry speech about firing the next person who doesn’t clock in when they’re supposed to, “on the dot.” FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for leaving on time. After months of management hounding us about our overtime, I get in trouble for doing what I was supposed to do. FML
Today, after working all day and putting in hours of overtime, I realized I never clocked in. FML
Today, I work 732 miles away from my wife and three children, and I rarely get to go home. After giving up many hours of family time to work on my last home visit, I returned to work only to have my boss accuse me of stealing time, dock me 50 hours, and "review" my employment for termination. FML
Today, after work, I was saying goodbye to my last remaining friend I worked with because she was going to be leaving for college. My manager saw me talking and made me clock back in and work, because, "If you have time to talk, you have time to work." FML
Today, 30 minutes before I was supposed to quit work at 6pm, my boss showed up. After telling him how the day went, he asked why I was still there. Apparently, for the holiday, we close early. 4 hours earlier. FML
Today, I accidentally stumbled on a method of getting my job done in about a third of the time, so my boss made it mandatory for all employees. Unfortunately, my coworkers now can't slack off pretending jobs take 2-3 hours, and their constant petty revenge bullying is driving me mad. FML
Today, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't stop looking at my phone while working. I work in the back room, and there is no clock in there. I look at my phone to check the time. That way I know how long I have left in that hellhole. FML
Today, I was fired for being late to work, even though the only reason I was late was because I had to stop at Starbucks to get my boss a drink. His son, who is at least 30 minutes late to work every day, was just walking in as I was walking out with all of my stuff. FML
Today, my boss told me that my attitude to work is awesome and that he'd follow my example of coming in half-an-hour early every day from now on. I relish those 30 minutes as the only time I can get work done without him constantly interrupting me. So much for that. FML
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QueenSaru 28
1. 70 isn't old. 2. Blame the slackers. We had this implemented at my work because you have those handful of people who need to ruin it for everyone else by not pulling their weight.
RichardPencil 32
70 is not THAT old. I'm sure she can handle your kids for an hour or so.
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RichardPencil 32
70 is not THAT old. I'm sure she can handle your kids for an hour or so.
Michael Sawyer 11
I am sickened to be a member of your generation. This is not the 1930s where 70 was actually old(aren't medical advancements wonderful) My 67 year old father watches 2 girls(4 and 6) for 3 hours a day while my sister(their mother) is at work. My grandmother worked until her 82nd birthday(40 hours a week behind a bar)
QueenSaru 28
1. 70 isn't old. 2. Blame the slackers. We had this implemented at my work because you have those handful of people who need to ruin it for everyone else by not pulling their weight.
wysegirl 24
I know how you feel. While 70 isn't considered old it depends on the condition of the person.