Today, I got fired for having a visible tattoo on my neck. The tattoo in question is a scar from a surgery I had 2 months ago. The same one paid for by my employer's insurance and missed 2 weeks of work for. FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I got into trouble at work because a customer complained about my face tattoo, I don't have a face tattoo but I do have one behind my ear. Nonetheless, I still got written up and had to cover it with a band-aid, which ripped out hair when I took it off. FML
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Today, my boss threatened to fire me because of a tattoo I have. It's a small teddy bear on my leg with my parents' names on it. My workplace has no problems with tattoos, but my boss said it was "unoriginal and lame." It's a memorial tattoo; my parents died last year. FML
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Today, during my second shift back at work after missing four weeks for knee surgery, I stabbed myself in the hand and now need three weeks off for that surgery. Just as I'm up for a promotion. FML
Today, I found out that the phrase I got tattooed on my lower back is misspelled. FML
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Charles900 16
How can they possibly be dumb enough to mistake that for a tattoo? Even if they had a rule, your boss had no right to fire you for a surgical scar. If you have to, you can sue for wrongful termination.
josiemorehouse 12
That's not right, OP. That's a wrongful termination. You can obviously prove it's a scar rather than a tattoo. Depending on where you live, you should fight it!!
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Comments (87)
ballbags 14
Funny how most of you wanna call a lawyer right away. Maybe the dude didn't do his job right. Maybe it was just an easy way of letting him go instead of telling him the real reasons. Calling a lawyer is BS for this situation
peggscott 14
If that's the reason the actually have he still has a legal grounding for (at least) unfair dismissal
rickAUS 22
I agree with #44; if their official reason for firing OP is because of visible tattoo, when no tattoo actually exists, that's grounds for unfair dismissal at the very least. If OP wasn't doing his job right then the termination should be in line with 'failure to perform tasks required of the role on a consistent and prolonged basis' and gone from there; they shot themselves in the foot by going with something OP can easily disprove.
peggscott 14
How does no one on this site seem to know about their rights?? The law can be on your side you know
amoknystrom 3
I say sue them
ajlopez 18
Wow. That sucks op. I hope you find a better job!
Gillett 23
Imagine the Yahoo song! LAW SUUUUUU-UUUUUUUIT!
labaro19 17
At least the surgery was free and seems like it worked
Witchylady 18
We'll fight it. Don't let the stupid morons kick you out of your job. Good luck on getting reinstated and hopefully you can claim some compensatory damages due to their stupidity.
Bragi 12
Lawyer up!
Queenie2014 11
Don't usually advise this but SUE!!!
beararm 11
law suit