Today, my son was fired from his new job, which was going to support us since I recently lost mine. His excuse was, "Conflict of interest." He was a mascot for a fast-food restaurant and refused to dance around. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was fired from my job. The reason? My boss didn't feel comfortable paying his son's girlfriend. FML
Today, I was fired from my job. Why? Because my boss has been dating my newly divorced mother, and he didn't want family get-togethers to be "awkward." FML
Today, I was fired from my job for "lack of work". What that means is that my boss hired his good-for-nothing lazy son, who then got too big of a mortgage, and he had to let me go to pay him a higher salary. FML
Today, I was getting lunch at a fast food restaurant. My boss was in front of me, and in order to get on his good side I offered to pay. Instead, I got fired because I guess my boss assumed I was making fun of his salary, which I knew nothing about. FML
Today, our company's owner's son took over. The first thing he did? Fire me. Why? He said my sales are down. I work in Public Relations. FML
Today, I got fired from my job. I worked for my parents. FML
Today, after getting fired, I went home only to find my boss sitting my living room. Apparently, he and my mom had been dating for months and he felt compelled to let me go because it was a "conflict of interest". FML
Today, I was supposed to train a new hire, grateful to finally have someone else here with me on my shift. He didn't show up. I found out later that his mother didn't want him working here because she thinks he's too smart for this job. I found him working at the McDonald's a few blocks away. We pay more than they do. FML
Today, I got fired from my job at a small start-up company. Why? The CEO wanted to give a job to one of his former fraternity brothers who is out of work, and they couldn't afford to keep us both. FML
Today, my mom cussed at me because I denied my struggling cousin a job at my company, and now it's my fault he and his family will suffer and starve. He was fired from his former job as a payroll officer, and is now blacklisted. Over 30 people got zero on payday, as he later went Living La Vida Loca with his "bonus". FML
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angela3825 1
You were going to support your family off of your son's job?
DocBastard 40
It's terrible having to ask a child to get a job to support his parents. It's worse still asking him to do something humiliating like that. Try to have some understanding, and next time have him get a better job. Like a stripper.
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thatoneguy79 10
Assumption 1: Son is old over 18 and a responsible party I this household. Assumption 2: OP recently lost her job and is looking for another. Using the above two assumptions, or interpretations, this FML makes sense to me. Being an adult, the son is responsible for his share of household expenses. Since Mom just lost her job and is still looking, the family may have been relying on the son's income to hold over until OP could find a job. Now they are without any earned income, making things that much more difficult. This situation I can understand. I do imagine that Sonny would have an inclination of the job when he applied for it; after all, it was a job as a mascot. Few mascots that I am aware of get paid to stand around and do nothing all day. OP: keep your heap up; I'm sure something will come along. Hopefully before you run out of rent money. How are you on he phone? They say Maine is the call center capital of New England.
Ninjasaurus18 9
Why did you lose your job in the first place? If you were layed off due to company problems, he shouldn't have done that while you look for a new job. If you were fired for being a poor emloyee, YDI.
craphappened 4
Well don't you have any savings to tide you over while you look for a job? And like others said, there's now an opening for you in the dancing mascot position. Good luck getting that job!
russfml 31
What an idiot, did he even know what's mascot is? I mean it doesn't take a genius to know what requirements you need to be a mascot lol
koolkat27 13
Stop living off your son's job. If he's the one supporting the family, you need to get your own job.
SilenceOfKnights 6
i would kill to dance in a mascot suit for a job
thatoneguy79 10
109 - Did you kill a man in Reno just to watch him die? And take over his job as a dancing mascot.
Cryogenix 12
Maybe you should get a job then and stop expecting your son to support you. People like you are what's wrong with America!
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Yeah, sorry but YDI for expecting your son to support you. I realize you've supported him your whole life, but that's how it works when you have a kid. I'll admit he's an idiot for getting fired from such an easy job for an asinine reason, but that doesn't mean he should support you. A good parent would go out and try to find another job even after losing one. Plus, finding jobs is even harder for younger generations these days because they don't have any experience. And what about all these college graduates who are thousands of dollars in debt with no way to pay it off? Go find another job and stop mooching off your kid.
livelobster123 14
# 114 - Think about what you say before you say it. Maybe OP was LOOKING for a job while her son was supporting her in the meantime, until OP could find a job. Grow a brain.
angelofsaturn 23
Can you get unemployment OP? I can't see where you're from on my phone but usually there's a waiting period depending on how you lost your job. Your son can't get unemployment tho just in case he tries.
GarretE 2
Why the hell are u depending on your son?? The FML should read my mom now depends on me to support the family. FML.