Today, I found out the procedure manual I've been creating for...

By ConstantChoas - 12/07/2019 06:07

Today, I found out the procedure manual I've been creating for months and finally finished is going to be used to train the person replacing me. FML

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By jessiethebestie - 05/05/2016 17:35 - United States

Today, I learned that for the next two months I'll get to train physicians on how to use the computer program that has made my job obsolete. I've known this program was coming for months, but I didn't know it would be taking my job. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/11/2010 01:34 - United States

Today, I began training my replacement at work. She's a senior citizen. She got excited when I taught her how to highlight text on the screen and double-click the mouse because she "never knew how to do those fancy tricks." The job is entirely computer-based. I have to train her for 6 weeks. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/06/2009 10:11 - United States

Today, I found out that a co-worker of mine that I had originally hired, trained, and mentored to work in my department for the past 4 years had just got the promotion that I had applied for. He is now my boss. FML

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By DED - 21/03/2019 12:00 - United States - Eugene

Today, I found out that a co-worker has been promoted to Store Manager. She has been here for less than 6 months, and I have been with the company for 10 years. Guess who has been training her for the last 6 months. FML

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By BossLady - 05/01/2022 08:01

Today, it's my first day as the boss, after waiting months for this promotion. Today is also the day my replacement, who I trained for three months, quit. Now I've got two jobs for the price of one. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/06/2014 10:57 - United Kingdom

Today, my boss sent me some application forms to check over. After I spell-checked them and returned them, I found out they're going to be used to hire someone to replace me. FML

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By screwedfortheweek - 28/01/2016 23:39 - United States

Today, I started a new job. After being trained on several obscure computer programs I'm expected to use in just one day, my new boss informed me she's going on a week long vacation starting tomorrow. She's the only other person who knows how this program runs. FML

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By Argh - 24/11/2018 03:00 - United States - Longview

Today, my boss reached a new low when, after three software upgrades, she refused to let me update the user manual that I wrote a year ago. She has also cancelled the training sessions I set up to help people learn the new software. People are asking me why I'm not doing my job anymore. FML

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By hatemyjob - 15/12/2015 00:15 - Canada - Winnipeg

Today, after working at the same place for 3 years, I found out that they are not only cutting my hours but now I have to take orders from some girl I trained because she was promoted over me. FML

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By thatsillegal - 30/01/2009 22:57 - United States

Today, I found out that my assistant is now my manager. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Friday 12 July 2019 7:49

Are you sure you can't do some last-minute edits and trash all earlier versions? In the manual, say the boss likes to be addressed as "****-face", customers like to be mooned and the company signal for "good job" is an upturned middle finger. Leak that version on the internet and you'll be epic.

mandymoo78 22

Friday 12 July 2019 6:22

Shred it!

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mandymoo78 22

Friday 12 July 2019 6:22

Shred it!

RichardPencil 30

Friday 12 July 2019 7:49

Razell 13

Friday 12 July 2019 19:11

That's... kind of the entire point of procedure manuals. To train the next person so that there's no discontinuity in operations, especially when the original worker leaves before the replacement comes in. If the replacement is a surprise to you, that's a dick move on the company's part, but if you've known that you're being replaced for a while, or if you planned to leave, then this shouldn't be a shocking to you. What really sucks is when you finish the procedures manual and the company immediately changes the systems you're supposed to use for your job.