Today, my department found out that we're getting a new supervisor for the third time this month. I joked about how we're like "the foster kid nobody wants." One of my coworkers burst into tears and ran off. I later found out that she had been a foster child and never once had a stable home. 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 new supervisor arrived after my old one had transferred away and we had a quick evaluation meeting. As it turns out, I'm not actually a good employee like I thought. I just had a shitty boss who didn't care enough to let me know I wasn't meeting company standards. FML
Today, at work I had to handle two selfish parents returning their adopted 6 year-old daughter to foster care because, “She doesn’t, like, fit with our lifestyle, and my mom is, like, too old to babysit her anymore and we, like, can’t afford a nanny.” I hate my job. FML
Today, I found out that a co-worker of mine that I had originally hired, trained, and mentored to work in my department for the past 4 years had just got the promotion that I had applied for. He is now my boss. FML
Today, I accidentally called my boss "Mom." Now she is jokingly telling everyone that I'm the long-lost daughter she gave up for adoption, because she knew I'd be a failure. FML
Today, I overheard some gossip and learned I’m apparently the department weirdo everybody tolerates, but don’t actually like. It’s like high school all over again. Now, everywhere I go, I can feel my coworkers tolerating me just for being myself. I’ve already cried 3 times. FML
Today, after working my ass off for months for an open supervisor job at my work, I found out that they hired someone for the position. The guy has never worked for the company before, has a background completely unrelated to what we do, and has to be trained as he knows nothing about what we do. FML
Today, I finally decided to open up to my supervisor about my horrible depression. I was crying my eyes out in her office when she announced that she had to leave and go to a meeting, leaving me to cry alone in her office. FML
Today, I finally got to meet the new Director of my department. She was my intern eight years ago, the one I declined to recommend for a full time position due to interpersonal conflicts. She knows. FML
Today, I discovered that my supervisor, who I thought liked me, actually thinks I'm incompetent and lack emotional intelligence. I'm a student nurse and I've just listed her as my reference for our single, statewide job application. There's no way to change it. FML
Today, I told my supervisor how awful my coworker was at her job. I then got fired. FML
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DocBastard 40
Perhaps it's because her ENTIRE childhood was terrible because she had no parents, no home, no one to give her love and support... You think maybe that's why?
thebeautybleeds 17
Well, both FYL and YDI. You had no way of knowing that, but shouldn't say things like that around people you don't know well.
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Comments (150)
vladimirnabokov 15
It's not like you'd have known that OP. it's a sensitive issue for your coworker. try to lend her a shoulder to lean on :)
Kitten_Calderon 14
It's a toss up between YDI and FYL . YDI though, for the reasons that there are something's you just don't say in public, joking it not
Hamz1989 13
@Killmoose you've such ignorance and hate in your comment it makes me sick. I've been in and out of Foster care because I lived with my grandpa until he passed when I was 8 and then got adopted by a family who turns out didn't like me and sent me back. This happened a couple more times till finally some family liked me and kept me. You've no idea what kind of traumatizing experience it's to go through this so I think you owe everyone an apology.
ardencred 7
Insensitive jerk! How could you? She probably had a crush on you and dreamt of marrying you and have babies! Well, no more!!!!
Panda_Shy_Haven 17
And thats why I'm introverted
akiahara 14
You're not the only one in an unfortunate situation. It does not warrant overly dramatic public outbursts.
akiahara 14
I don't think you're to blame, because she's overly sensitive, but you might want to do the nice thing and apologize. It'll smooth things over.
stargirl_95 24
Oh Lord, here's another person who thinks that the woman should "just get over it". Honestly, your apathy is disgusting. She had a traumatic childhood! Of course she's going to react to things that remind her of it!That doesn't make her "over sensitive".
charvisioku 22
Not remotely your fault. There's no way you could've known that.
ni0ve 9
no way u could have known
lowshadows 21
it's not your fault, i mean, what are the odds?