Today, after months of busting our asses and working round the clock on our latest project, I and the whole office just got bad news: when our boss promised extremely generous bonuses for doing all this, he was point-blank lying, and intended to take credit for our work all along. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, everyone at the office was finally presented with the bonuses our boss had promised to pay us by the end of last year. Turns out he was never authorized to promise any such thing, so he ended up just giving us signed "thank you" letters instead. FML
Today, my boss made me give a presentation to several senior company officials about the serious financial losses our division has made this year. Barely an hour later, my boss had palmed all the blame off onto me and gotten me fired. FML
Today, I found out that my manager has been stealing my ideas. The worst part? He made me work overtime to complete the project that I originally proposed. FML
Today, after I told my boss I'd found a serious error that cost the company thousands each year, I found out he'd fled abroad. Turns out the error was him stealing for the past 40 years, our entire department is under investigation and the owner is considering scrapping our office and firing us. FML
Today, I discovered that as thanks for my successful efforts to increase my company's monthly revenue, my dumbass of a boss has been awarded a pay bonus. He's wasted no time telling everyone about the sports car he's planning to buy with it. FML
Today, due to being stressed and overwhelmed by my tasks, I made a mistake and completed a few of my colleagues' tasks as well. When I informed my boss about it, he said that I did an outstanding job, but I shouldn't have messed with other people's documents. As a result, my promised raise is cancelled. FML
Today, the CEO of my company wanted to meet with me. I was excited until I found out she just wanted to bitch me out and personally fire me. Later on, I found out my boss had totally shafted me and blamed the failure of a big project on me instead of admitting it was all his fault. FML
Today, I finished a huge project for work. It took 3+ days and I was very proud of it. Except when I submitted it to my boss, he said that he'd already asked another person to do it. He used that person's project, not mine. FML
Today, my co-worker received a $1,000 bonus for a project that I do all the work on. My direct supervisor thought that I was an assistant. I send him an e-mail copy of the project every week, and have done so for the past six months. I was later reprimanded for not congratulating my co-worker. FML
Today, like every day, my boss was complaining about something or other, but this time it was work that I knew he'd done himself, and he still blamed me. FML
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jrshap12 10
Wow, he shouldn't be allowed to operate a business like that.
ced443_fml 9
Okay that's not alright. You and your coworkers have the right to dispute his work and prove that he is a stealing bastard
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Comments (102)
worldclassrager 41
Isn't that illegal? There has to be some way to get what you deserve your extra for that massive work you did
weveallbeenthere 30
some bosses are just jerks. hopefully you documented your work.
working247 1
That's about typical of most bosses
Bubblez2009 15
Wat an asshole
xadoringx 29
Organize a mutiny!
Frungy 9
By promising the bonuses (hopefully in front of witnesses) your boss has entered into a little something called a "verbal contract". Remember, if unpaid overtime isn't covered in your contract then someone has to pay for it. The company has two choices, it can either pony up the overtime (in the form of bonuses), or it can say that the bonuses and overtime weren't their doing and then effectively you weren't working for the company during that overtime, you were working directly for your boss in his private capacity (they'll probably use some phrase like, "He exceeded his authority in promising bonuses"). He therefore owes you those bonuses out of his pocket and you can sue him in his private capacity for those bonuses. Best of luck.
Jakob2255 12
if they are on the clock they got the overtime if they clocked out and kept worki g that us on them not the company. also bonuses just because you get promised one does not mean you will always get it. not illegal just lame. also most states have a 2 grand civil suit limit. they would need to do a class action and more than likely would lose in the end
BrotherPhil 35
Exceeding his authority would be between him and the company, though they'd probably try that. He was acting as the company's agent, so they are liable for his actions. The problem with an oral (not verbal - that just means in "in words") contract is proving that exists, and what was contracted. Oral contracts are legally binding in Scotland, but not in many other places, for this reason. IANAL - YMMV. Void where prohibited.
orsombre_fml 11
Oral contracts are binding in my country too (France) and he can be fired for involving the company in his lies.
amisenho 11
Unfortunately, in the U.S., the only legally-binding contract is a written one that's been mediated by a lawyer. Your "word" means next to moot, especially in the workforce; if it's not on paper, it didn't happen.
foxy_grampa 19
Maybe someone should send the IRS an anonymous tip that says he's been avoiding taxes
vikky538 29
create a failure ...then it make it success... it always works and your boss never gonna take credit for it...
skyeyez9 25
Your boss needs to become a missing person poster and picture on milk cartons.
sirbob692 7
kill em. kill that bastard for stealing ur money.