Today, at my new job, a coworker offered to help me mop the floors since she wasn't busy. I ended up getting written up by my boss for supposedly being too lazy and making other people finish my work. FML
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Today, I had a huge amount of work to get through. Two colleagues offered to help, because one had nothing else to do, and the other couldn't work until I was done. My boss got really pissed at me for "making" them do my job and wasting their time. FML
Today, I got written up at work over false accusations that I didn't do some safety tasks. The same tasks that were done before I had even arrived. FML
Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML
Today, I told my supervisor how awful my coworker was at her job. I then got fired. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for doing what she wanted me to do. I guess she didn't think I would do it, so she did it herself. FML
Today, I got written up at work for a mistake I did not even do, and that I even helped solve. FML
Today, a customer at work said his table was dirty. I asked which one he was sitting at so I could clean it for him. For some bizarre reason he got pissed and called my manager over. He ended up reporting us to corporate, and my manager got written up. He's blaming me for everything. FML
Today, I did my work, the work of my co-worker who called in sick and the work of my boss who has no idea what the hell is going on all at the same time. I didn't get a promotion because I don't work hard enough. FML
Today, I got a new chair at work. After spending three hours putting it together, I was called into my boss's office and let go. FML
Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML
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cheshireau 26
I had something similar happen to me. I was helping another staff member collect the trash bags from bins. She said she'd do it and for me to hand her the bags and take the trash. My (now ex) boss came out and accused me of doing no work. The lady stuck up for me and said to me when he walked off that he's going to be difficult with me. She wasn't wrong. Some bosses/managers are assholes on power trips. You can't do anything right in their eyes.
Dominus101 20
Silly Boss ! Teamwork makes the dream work
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Comments (23)
fictionaldiary 11
Why didn't your coworker just tell your boss what happened?
moondoglou420 17
This is why I want to own my own business lol
Emirac 10
owning your own business still means dealing with idiots and rude people. Actually even more so than being an employee, and it involves being more politically correct because then you are responsible for the whole business, not just yourself.
moocowmilk0 19
Dang that really blows
nonsensical 26
I´m hoping your coworker stood up for you and explained how she was the one who offered, it wasn't you who asked...
LyricaSilvan 30
Has the world just forgotten the concept of teamwork...?
Miss_Whipped 43
Either your boss is stupid, or your coworker used this opportunity to make you look bad on purpose.
middlenamefrank 8
Hmm....does your place of work have two mops? If not, then she wasn't really "helping" you mop the floors, she was actually mopping the floors for you, wasn't she?
buggyluv 8
No we were nipping at the same time.
Musicstruck17 24
Same thing happened to me as well. I was on my second or third day working at a new job and I told my manager that my coworker told me she had nothing to do and told me she'll take care of it because I was doing another task. My manager said that next time I do it because she told me herself to do the task. She said she didn't ask my coworker to do it. I just think it's really annoying. As long as it gets done who cares? It was actually faster because my coworker had nothing to do. I know it's to evaluate how I am as a new employee but it's ridiculous to get scold or written up for it. I was just given a stern warning but that absolutely sucks to get written up for it.
Jesshatt 11
teamwork makes the dream work!
Bunnyluver 20
I understand where you and your co-worker are coming from, but if your being paid to do one thing and someone is being paid for another, you should ask your boss or whoever first. Its nice she offered though!