Today, at work my boss told me I have been late, under-productive, and using up a lot of sick days. He says my job is on the line. My reason for barely showing up at work: I've been on maternity leave for 6 weeks. FML
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Today, I got fired during my maternity leave for requesting my unpaid wages. FML
Today, my work is doing a legal investigation about whether they can avoid paying me maternity benefit. According to my sleazy boss, "You notified us too late." FML
Today, I found out that, despite working 4 part-time jobs, that I will not qualify for maternity leave by my due date with the mandatory 600 hours. I can't get full-time work and I'm 8 months pregnant now. This'll be fun! FML
Today, I was feeling really sick at work. I messaged my boss whether his girlfriend, who also works there, could cover me. He then came down, shouting at me that whatever illness I have, I've also passed on to his girlfriend. I'm pregnant. FML
Today, I was called to be told I'm fired for not showing up for my shift. I guess she didn't check her voice message to see that I gave birth last night. FML
Today, my boss claimed that I've been lying to get days off because apparently nobody can be so unlucky as to have three family members die within a month. I'm just that unlucky, and suspended. FML
Today, it's been 3 weeks since I was suspended and the fired from my job for falling asleep at the desk. Very unprofessional, even if I was 29 weeks pregnant and sick. It's also been 3 weeks since I've had trouble falling asleep because I'm too used to working nights. FML
Today, after working for over a decade at the same place, I was formally written up with two days of leave without pay for refusing to work extra overtime. I've been working over 80 hours a week for four months now and even cancelled some very important plans so I could work every day. FML
Today, I found out I'm pregnant. Last week my coworker, who I sit next to 5 days a week, returned to work after bereavement maternity leave. FML
Today, I was told not to show up for work, after I showed up for work. FML
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ImYourVirus 0
You actually can't lose your job for going on maternity leave, go read the job rights poster, as well as any other state and federal laws and/or job policies.
burninnapalm 5
at least he can't fire you then, because if he does, than you can sue him for wrongful termination and never have to work again
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Comments (124)
clairevoent 0
sounds like a civil rights law suit.
anongrl 2
Why would you barely show up on maternity leave? You shouldn't be there at all. And if he fires you, you can file a lawsuit.
ydi_4_suking 20
save some placenta juice and feed it to the boss while squirting breast milk into his eye
callofduty4life 0
Totally
structuredchaoz 4
Document everything. Sue his ass if he fires you.
moholy 1
Why were you there at all if you're on mat leave? Seems like he's looking for cause to fire you and not have to hold your job.
kmarrs 2
Unless you've been in the job for a year or more and it's company of a certain size (I think it's like 50 or more employees in the same city, or something like that.) you have no case. Sorry. Now if you have been in the company long enough, and it is indeed big enough, you are covered by the Family Medical Leave Act and IF you are fired you can sue and will win. That's the federal law anyway. California law may be better. I don't know, I don't live in California.
life2007 0
I hope he realizes it is illegal to fire you because you were on maternity leave and if he does fire you, you can sue him.
collegeadministr 0
Time to report he or she to HR! You shouldn't have a boss that stupid.
savs11 13
or blend it all together and force it down his throat.