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)
vikkibabeh 7
You're a prep chef.... Learn your place!
harp 9
Prep cook, just a small step up from the dishwasher....
Ambience138 11
#87 - Exactly! There's a hierarchy in kitchen situations and Prep Cook is pretty low down on the list. You have to learn to take all the crap because that's just how things work. In the end it'll make you a better employee. Bitching and disrupting the work environment was the completely wrong move and wont gain you any respect whatsoever.
TogeBara 12
NO ONE deserves to be insulted. Just because he is your boss does not give him the right to be a bully and just because you went through it does not make it right. It doesn't make you a better employee. I just makes you feel like shit and cause you to feel like you should do the same if you ever get into the boss' position. As for #90, an employee has the right to defend themselves from their boss if they are being abused in any way. This is not ok and I hope OP sues the pants off them. This shit needs to stop. I've seen this sort of thing happen at other places and they didn't get away with it, why should any of you? Knock them on their ass with a good fist to the face. That'll teach em' (don't do that, just sue them)
ballpython 15
OP. sorry you got fired. **** those ass hats. You can do better.
TogeBara 12
If they are insulting you then you should be suing them for verbal abuse. You don't have to take that.
dilillo1148 4
Sounds like you're just not cut out working in a restaurant. :-/
Jtaura 10
Good on ya for doing that.- Respect
theantonlolz 11
Jesus Christ so many FMLs like this. Are all of you afraid to take legal action?
Nederlander95 14
Well, I don't know if you did or didn't get treated fairly, but causing a scene like that IS insubordination and correct grounds to be fired on.
aligater10 7
Time to call HR
mynameisntashley 11
I'm sorry op. Don't worry things will get better :)
smilez1990 8
line cooks can be assholes cuz it gets stressful in a restaurant but u still deserve the respect cuz if it wasn't for u they would be prepping which means they stay after closing hours longer...sucks for them