Today, my wife’s business has failed in its first year. She blames the government, despite me telling her no one is going to work for her when she only offers minimum wage, one week unpaid vacation, two months maternity and one week paternity, no overtime rates, and a pay-to-use staff car park. 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Today, my wife, who has been unemployed for over two years, had a $415k job offer rescinded, all because the hiring manager thinks she might be a Karen (Yes, she is). My job contract ended last month, so we have no income. FML
Today, I'm still unemployed after almost a year because my last job couldn't transfer me when my wife and I had to move due to her job. I can't even find something like grocery store or fast food. Seriously beginning to resent her. FML
Today, it's been two weeks since my wife started her new job. She got overwhelmed and fell off the wagon on Monday. Instead of going to work, she spent the last week passed out drunk, and she'll probably get fired. We really needed that 100k a year she was going to make. FML
Today, my wife shouted at me for never doing anything for her, which is a brave claim to make while her unemployed ass sits in the house I pay for, enjoying the Netflix I pay for, and the car I pay for so she can drive to Starbucks and use my money to buy £8 coffees for six friends at once. FML
Today, over a year after my aunt started working for my dad, her timesheets are 8 months overdue. Dad gets mad at me when I complain. She has no consequences, even though business taxes will be very late. She complains about taxes on her 6-figure salary, while I'm part-time hourly. I wish I could find a new job. FML
Today, my wife asked for a divorce. Apparently, me being forced to work on her birthday and our anniversary 3 years in a row is the absolute limit she’s willing to put up with. FML
Today, it's been a year since my partner and I opened our business. To keep it running, I've had to work 2 jobs just to make ends meet, as well as run the business. My partner has focused on the business. He just got a job offer that would mean we close and move, and I would only need to work part-time. He refused. FML
Today, my wife complained about her job and brought up an idea to start our own business and move out of this small town. It was the exact same idea I got yelled at for bringing up 15+ years ago. Now my health is bad, near retirement, and can't get off insurance. FML
Today, my business is doing so badly that people are teaching their kids to drive in the empty parking lot. FML
Today, my boss refused to increase my wages to the new minimum wage of £12 an hour. He says the quality of my work isn’t worth £12 and if I wanted a raise, he’d see me in employment tribunal. My boss is my dad, it’s a family business. I do 90% of the work while he sits at the bar drinking for free. FML
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Top comments
Alan883 11
that just sounds like slavery with extra steps.
Shzusuziq11 12
I thought by law all hourly employees had to be payed overtime after 40 hours?
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Comments (5)
D J's MOM 17
wow, is her name Karen? were people supposed to feel privileged to work for her? I hope she's nicer at home.
Alan883 11
that just sounds like slavery with extra steps.
Shzusuziq11 12
I thought by law all hourly employees had to be payed overtime after 40 hours?
mike3775 39
Depends on how they do the schedule. I had a job that did a 4 day 48 hour week, then a 3 day 36 hour week, and there was zero OT because it was technically an 80 hour pay cycle. Now if you remained 15 mi utes extra, you got OT, but that never happened.
Jon Tessler 14
that is NOT how overtime works, you let them rip you off
Dirtysalamander1 13
you must have been payed bi weekly. but for weekly pay is overtime past 40 hours
SirEnigM0nk 22
That's basically how our schedule works. Hourly folks get paid bi weekly on an 80 hour pay period. Anything over 40 hours in a week is technically OT but has to be pre-approved and tied to something specific (like a project). Consistently going over 40 h without approval is likely to trigger grief from management. it's not uncommon in our department for folks to realize at COB Thursday they are at 36 hours hence they do a half-day Friday.
yahok 3
Your wife sounds terrible.
Grumpy Jack 27
You mean terribly stupid.
Rake 18
I hope she gives you better social conditions...