Today, I found out that I'm working on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. I'm spending my favourite time of the year working for $8.70 an hour. At McDonald's. 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, I arrived at work six minutes late due to heavily congested traffic. This is just two days after my boss put out a memo saying that anyone who's late to work from then until the new year will have their holiday bonus pay forfeited. FML
Today, I was told it was inconvenient for me to take lunch breaks, because someone else has to answer the phones and no one else wants to actually do any work. FML
Today, I overheard my boss stressing out over finding a replacement for me. I didn't know I was leaving. FML
Today, I showed up for my first shift in my new night job; I now work at an apartment complex during the day and at a gas station at night. It turns out that our biggest problem tenant in the former happens to be my boss in the latter. FML
Today, I received an email from a temp agency trying to hire me. Surprisingly, it was the same job I was just laid off from after two years of great employment. They were trying to hire me at half my original salary. FML
Today, I went to ask my boss for a raise. Turns out they are firing 35 people. I wasn't on the list until I asked for a raise. FML
Today, after getting my dream job and quitting my old one, I was told my position is strictly "experimental" and will only last 2 months. FML
Today, due to "severe cuts to the budget" at work, I had to stir my coffee with a paperclip. FML
Today, I finally started my job as an in-home caregiver. The man I was hired to care for died two hours after I made it to his house. FML
Today, my company was having a huge party so I went to work dressed in my best outfit. During lunch break, my boss said to me, "You really missed out on something yesterday, it was great fun!" FML
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Capt_Oblivious 10
Would you like a McTissue?
InsaneMcFries 5
Actually you'll get double time. And I get 12.80 an hour standard at 17 years old.
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Comments (173)
graphicstyle7 17
As an American... wanna apologize for McDonald's. Sorry, world.
STXman1989 2
Same here, only i'm making 8.50 and working outside.
perdix 31
At least you can point and laugh at the losers who are eating Christmas dinner or ringing in the new year at Mickey D's. Yeah, you can act superior since you are not there of your own free will.
cylus13 9
Suck it up or quit and find a career.
iMadBrah 1
Be thankful that you have a job
Sullyster 0
Actually, thats better than what I make an hour. I make 7.25, I'm a assistant manager basically, and I HAVE to work holidays or else I'll get written up or fired. Thats how it works at the shack.
mimalittleteaPot 4
These are the minimum wages for Australians, meaning OP that you are younger than 17, therefore you are a casual employee. Under 16 years of age $5.71 At 16 years of age $7.34 At 17 years of age $8.96 At 18 years of age $10.59 At 19 years of age $12.80 At 20 years of age $15.15 let me tell you this, as a casual employee on public holidays you get double-time-and-a-half, so actually, instead of bitching about only getting $8.70/hour you are in fact getting paid $21.75/hour on those 4 days, do your research.
gpistas 7
I have to work all those days too, and I only get 8.25
medichick 5
Get a new job???
muffalufagus1 0
Quit. You can't put up with shit like that, not to mention the terrible wage... I get over double that on a standard day in retail and even more on public holidays - and I'm 17! ... Thank **** I live in Australia.