Today, after 8 months of being belittled and treated like trash at my job as a prep cook in a high-end kitchen, I stood up for myself to the line cooks. Not only did everyone laugh at me, I got fired for causing a scene during service and insubordination. 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, the slow, incompetent kitchen staff was keeping customers waiting for their food for 20 minutes. I got sick of a bunch of grown adults with kids my age ganging up on me, so I quit on the spot, and walked. Some guy grabbed me by the collar and dragged me back to the register. People cheered. FML
Today, I was preparing a customer's meal in my restaurant's kitchen, when I choked on my own saliva and went into a coughing fit. The head chef, who's always hated my guts, accused me of trying to hock a loogie into the meal and fired me on the spot. FML
Today, I got fired from work. Why? I finally took a stand for myself and confronted my coworker of writing things up in my name for herself, and it getting deducted from my check. So she went to the manager and accused me of sexual harassment. FML
Today, I was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML
Today, I was fired without warning from my job because I was not consulting my boss about things like washing dishes and throwing away garbage. Basically, I was fired for being too good at my job. 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, I was fired from my job because I would "scare" the customers. Two days ago, a coworker spilled fry oil onto the grill, causing flames to singe my eyebrows and the front of my hair off. FML
Today, I got fired from my job as a seafood manager because an entire wedding group came in and started yelling at me, saying the shrimp was horrible and I ruined their wedding. They showed me the leftovers; they never cooked them. They fed raw shrimp at a wedding dinner party. FML
Today, I was fired because I spoke up about a supervisor mistreating me. The assistant VP spent the meeting demeaning me to “teach me a lesson” and then said she was firing me because I “stirred the pot." Man, I really loved that job but I won’t miss the toxic work culture. FML
Today, I assisted a customer at work. She was asking me all sorts of stupid questions and acting like an entitled, spoiled brat. When she left, since I had a mask on, I meant to mouth, "Stupid bitch" but I blurted it out loud. Everyone heard. I was fired. FML
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Top comments
dweeds508 24
At least you tried to stand up for yourself. You don't deserve to be treated like that.
nesscafe_fml 17
Maybe if you did it with a knife in your hand they wouldnt have laughed so much...
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Comments (105)
Axel5238 29
My friend is a chef and it gets hostile in back from time to time. People yell shit. Suck it up, and if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen. It's pretty much the nature of the business. You gotta grow a thicker skin.
worldclassrager 41
You have enemies? Good you stood up for yourself ~Marshall Mathers III (Eminem)
erjazo 17
You do realize this was actually a quote from Winston Churchill, right?
jamnglamgirlie 17
you need to bring your ass back their, and stir up some shit
paybacktm 2
The proper response was: How appropriate, you cook like a cow. It's all about the razor sharp wit, see?
VancouverGuy89 9
At least you weren't a dish washer they get it worse
starsfan326 12
Sounds like the military lol
mamakitty86 8
That's bullshit. You should take a look at this. www.standupkc.org. If you like what you see and want to join do a general search for something similar going on in your area. This is currently happening in over 50 cities across the nation
interesting33 37
The chef industry sounds really hard. I get the impression (from my chef friend) that they do not people well.
amann27 9
How old are those cooks? 12 years old?
carmagnet 11
At least the reason they fired you is somewhat legit. It sucks all the same. I was once fired for going to the bathroom during a 7 hour shift...