Today, I got fired from my first job because of the herpes on my lip. It was actually a second degree burn from soup that splashed on to my lips when I was serving it but my manager doesn't believe me. FML
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Today, I was fired from my job because I would "scare" the customers. Two days ago, a coworker spilled fry oil onto the grill, causing flames to singe my eyebrows and the front of my hair off. FML
Today, I work at McDonalds. I burned my hand while cleaning their grill and have a 2nd/3rd degree burn from my pinky to my wrist. When told about this, my manager told me that there was "nothing that they could do for me and to tough it out". However I was given a free McFlurry. FML
Today, I was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML
Today, I was preparing a customer's meal in my restaurant's kitchen, when I choked on my own saliva and went into a coughing fit. The head chef, who's always hated my guts, accused me of trying to hock a loogie into the meal and fired me on the spot. FML
Today, I work at a pizza place and one of my jobs is to spoon crushed red pepper into bags. After I finished this, without thinking to wash my hands first, I used the bathroom. It still burns. FML
Today, I reassured everyone at work that the mark on my lip was just a pimple, not a cold sore. It's actually neither. I, a 21-year-old young woman, slipped while shaving my moustache and sliced off part of my lip. FML
Today, I was fired from the restaurant I work at because I missed my shift. I missed it because I was in the hospital for food poisoning from the meal I ate at work last night. FML
Today, I was cashiering at Walmart, when a customer picked open a cold-sore on her lip before trying to give me her money with the same hand. When I freaked out and refused to take her money, she started screaming and threatening to sue me for "violating the First Amendment." FML
Today, thanks to puberty, I have an acne rash around my mouth. Rumors are already flying around school saying I have herpes. FML
Today, I got my first kiss. He had an allergic reaction to my chapstick, and broke out in hives. FML
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Top comments
Nik_72 5
OK, so it wasn't herpes. But how can you get fired for that even if it was?
WCARlover 35
Does your boss not realize that over 50% of the population has oral herpes? As long as you are using gloves and not like spitting in food it should not be a problem, even if it was herpes. He sounds very ignorant.
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Comments (80)
MuffinponeFml 15
You should of told him that you were going to sue him for the soup being too hot. If it gave his staff of even a customer that severe of a burn, that's a liability
Amama_fml 30
Silver Lining: At least you don't have herpes.
SteveDudleyUK 10
If you get 2nd degree burns on your face from serving soup at work then maybe you shouldn't be doing that job? If you were cutting carrots, if I was you I'd be counting my fingers afterwards!
CrazedSanity 17
Could be the herpes thing was just an excuse to fire you. If not, that's just a massively shitty thing to be fired for.
akgirl29 7
Just admit it's a herp. Most people in Alaska have an STD anyways.
julianna5782 12
isn't that against the law? being fired for stuff like that? didn't they make a whole movie about it with Tom hanks, that it's discrimination? can't you go to the drs and get a clean bill of health? damn kid, use your brain.
wmayrhofer 18
Maybe your inability to handle soup was a factor..
slavka012 11
I'm trying to imagine how one can get a second degree burn on their lip, small enough to be confused with herpes. The only way it is possible if you submerged your kip in hot water. Splash? No way.. Either it is large splush and burn fairly large area, or it is single drop splash, but then it would not have enough heat energy to cause a burn. Something does not add up in this story.
readingrachel 9
That's wrongful termination and that guys a jerk you don't what to work for that kind of ass anyway
bad_boyfriend 10
If you're in the US your firing was illegal. Not sure where your boss learned about labor laws, but its definitely illegal to fire someone simply because they have an illness.