Today, I got a job at a casino where I was actually planning on spending my 21st birthday next month. After they hired me, they told me no employees are allowed to play or gamble on or off the clock, for as long as they are employed there, or termination will immediately follow. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, to celebrate my older sister's 21st birthday, my parents forced me to take the night off work so we could all go to the casino. Not only is this coming out of my vacation, I wasn't old enough to enter the casino, so I had to sit in the car. FML
Today, I got fired from my new job on my first day. Why? Because I'm 19 and company policy says you have to be 21. But they can't ask how old you are. FML
Today, I asked my boss if I could take a vacation day for my birthday on Monday. She called to tell me yes, and then told me I'm getting laid off. FML
Today, I got fired from my job. My manager found Facebook pictures of me drinking underage at a party. He said he didn't want "that kind of image" associated with the business. It was his birthday party. He supplied the booze. FML
Today, after working at my summer job for 3 weeks, I was informed that I was too young to work there. I had contacted them 3 months prior and had given them my birthdate multiple times. I had also attended a special training in their corporate HQ, which I drove 7 hours both ways to get to. FML
Today, it's my birthday and I had to work. My boss wished me a happy birthday, and then told me I was fired. FML
Today, I was fired for using violence and intimidation in the work place. I was a bouncer at a strip club. FML
Today, I got fired. Yesterday was my birthday and I was told I was getting a promotion. FML
Today, I was fired because my boss found out I had been looking for a new job. Then, I got a call from my only job prospect, saying I was overqualified and too young to work there as a waitress. FML
Today, I was enjoying my first vacation day in 2 years. My boss then called me to come in, saying it was an emergency. I got to work and got fired. Yes, my boss made me come in just to fire me. FML
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Top comments
Sandsh8rk 36
Congratulations on the job! I know it sucks that you can't gamble there anymore, but think about it this way - you've scored yourself consistent employment and are saving yourself from blowing all of your money. Is there another casino near that one where you can celebrate by any chance?
ShotaSammy 17
Be happy you don't live in Pennsylvania. My mother works at a casino in town and she isn't allowed to gamble at any casino in the entire state.
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Comments (47)
Jman282 7
There are at least three different casinos within ten minutes of my house
kbecks87 16
Unless your OP's neighbor, I don't see how this is relevant.
TSFboy 9
And from my house, the nearest casino is 70 miles away.
redpanda39 10
I have to travel to a different state to get to a casino. What's your point?
AstroTurfMatador 11
I believe the point and the relevance of Jman282's comment was the fact that if there is 1 casino in the area, there are other casinos that the OP could go to gamble.
ShotaSammy 17
Be happy you don't live in Pennsylvania. My mother works at a casino in town and she isn't allowed to gamble at any casino in the entire state.
OC_Late_Nite 9
That's not true at all. I also work in a PA casino and that law or rule was changed at least 4 years ago. You are not allowed to gamble in the house you work at or any owned by your company. You are still allowed to gamble at any other casino in state.
Oh_bother44 11
It might not be a state rule- it might be in her contract with the casino that she works for. So it may in fact be true. You don't know for sure.
pricelys 7
that's awful. in Michigan, I can gamble anywhere, including the casino in employed at. there are two for this tribe, so rules are the same at both, but they don't care if I visit one outside of the tribe.
TheBiggerBoot 7
Because I'm sure there are no other casinos around, or better yet Fyl because there is no other way for you to have fun than to do that.
blueknight1st 26
To everyone one saying "just go to another casino" it days the op lives in Ohio. There is only 3 or 4 casinos in the whole state and none of them are close to each other. Also if I remember correctly they are all owned by the same company so it's possible the op could be barred from gambling in any of the casinos in the entire state.
Zatert 20
Being from Ohio, I can tell you that Horseshoe used to own all of them, but, at least in Cleveland, there are now three different casinos.
yerawizardlizzy 27
I'm not really sure why you would want to work at the same place you want to party. You're turning 21 and it sounds like you're going to get stupid, and then a lot of your coworkers would see. I don't see how anyone would want that. It sounds like they did you a favor with that policy.
Kramer1998 20
At least there's vegas
never_three 21
OP would be better off going to Atlantic City since New Jersey is close to Ohio.
azisles02 17
Sorry, but ydi. You don't plan a party where you work or apply for a job in a place where you have a party planned. Casino or not.
riducle 3
well, on the bright side, you still have plenty of time to change your plan for your birthday.
NinePlusTen 4
Obviously they dont want staff with inside information gambling, ydi.
laden_swallow09 35
So… go play at the casino down the road?