Today, after five months of not working, I have a check waiting for me at the office. Too bad the office is in another city. My gas tank is empty, and I have no money to put gas in my car. FML
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Today, after ten months of carpooling or borrowing my mom's car to get to work, and saving money, I finally have a brand new car. However, I have nowhere to go, besides work, and everyone I know is busy or lives out of state. FML
Today, I realized that I spend more money on gas to go to my job than what I get paid. FML
Today, I DoorDashed after work to make money for gas because I spent all my money on test prep. My tank is almost empty but I made enough to buy a full tank to get me to work. Turns out the DoorDash card does not work at the pump and I have to wait a week for it to deposit. I'm currently counting coins. I get paid monthly. FML
Today, it has been 57 hours since I have last had food. The fridge is empty. The freezer is empty. The pantry is empty. Even my bank account is empty because my pay has been delayed. Again. FML
Today, I was sent to a customer's house to switch out a washing machine. My boss had assured me that everything I'd need was already in the truck. Halfway there, I ran out of gas and I realized I didn't have the gas card. My boss says it's my fault. FML
Today, marks the two weeks since my paycheck should have arrived. During these two weeks, my battery has failed, tire has blown, and my phone and water bill have become past due. When I called the guy who's supposed to pay me, he said he has a note about it "somewhere on my desk". FML
Today, getting home from a long day at work, I checked the mail and saw three envelopes from the IRS. Apparently I now owe over $4,000. I only have $2 in my bank account. FML
Today, I need money to fix my car, I need my car to get to work, and I need work to get money. FML
Today, I went to the gas station, paid the clerk, and drove off without pumping any gas. FML
Today, after closing down the gas station I work at, I went to unlock the door to the building. Turned out the lock broke and I was locked inside until my boss could get there to let me out. FML
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Top comments
abcdefghiloveyou 0
You could ride the bus, get a ride over, bike (if it's not TOO far), ask them to mail it. A number of things.
jonnymohio 2
And they can't mail it, … why?
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Comments (97)
mezsed 0
take a bus maybe?
thunderscore 0
Is this your final check after quitting or being terminated from a job? I don't know about Florida, but in most states ex-employees have the legal right to request that their last checks be mailed to them. Just ask them to do so, and find the relevant statute online if they put up a fight.
yessirfosho 0
So OP there's this really cool new service they just came out with. Its called the mail. It's really fasinating. First they put your check in and envelope. Then they write your address on it and put this really neat sticker in the corner and put it in a magic box. A few days later a man in a white truck puts it into that little box on a post outside your house.
Invierno 10
I feel your pain, OP. About being poor, that is. Best of luck.
anie01 5
Damn it! If only the government or some private companies could have invented some sort of delivery system, you could get them to send it to you for a nominal fee. And maybe that fee might be represented by some standard unit as long as your parcel was no more than 3 ounces and about 9"x4". Damn it again! If only there were policies in place forcing companies to use said fictional systems to send you your check! Life is TOUGH.
locolouis 0
O.o
kkattt 1
dude, don't you have friends? seriously. get a ride from someone. to the bank then to a gas station.
sesp61289 0
whatever happened to the mail? or dont you get unemployment if you were laid off? or have you been atleast looking for another job? or just get a ride there or take a bus.... FYL
ReeNAh 0
why can't they just mail it?
deadsrs 0
Trium I almost died laughing at your comment. A good sir... A . By the way my lawyer will be contacting you due to this near-death experience.