Today, I learned companies can legally lie to fire an employee, and unless anything they say is on record, they are legally correct, no matter how unethical the company is. 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, I found out that absentmindedly correcting my boss's use of the word "whom" could result in my immediate termination. FML
Today, I overheard my boss talking about me on the phone. Turns out he was drunk off his ass when he gave the go-ahead to hire me, and he's now searching for any excuse to legally fire me. FML
Today, I realized that no one at work actually tells me when there’s a rule change, they just punish me and then try to gaslight me into believing it’s always been a rule. FML
Today, a coworker told me something I didn't realize was confidential, until later when my boss called me, saying someone may have shared something confidential with me, and me, not thinking so, said I don't think anyone did. We hung up, they called back and elaborated, and it dawned on me now they think I'm a liar. FML
Today, my co-workers and I have to fight for our jobs because of a mistake our managers made. They get to keep their jobs. FML
Today, I was hired from an interview after being fired 3 months ago from an "at will" employer by someone who sabotaged me. They called it "misconduct" but it's real lame. I was filling out the paper in the app and they wanted permission to contact HR at my previous employer to get ANY information about misconduct. FML
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Today, at work, I accidentally walked into a meeting at which the whole company was there but me. The meeting was about how they could legally fire me while paying as little severance as possible. I'm the CEO and the founder of the company. FML
Today, I got fired from my job. When I asked why, all that was said to me was, "We don't have to disclose that information, but you did nothing wrong. It's just not working out." FML
Today, I was fired from my job because I, in my boss's words, "Abided by company policy to such an extent that customers were starting to hate me." FML
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InnocenceBlue 38
Please elaborate? We're all dying to know what happened.
fakedsincerity 32
No need to be a dick #15. The FML is pretty vague, And has zero specific details so wanting more is pretty logical. Stop being so salty.
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Comments (69)
apcsox 18
I learned a long time ago to ALWAYS get anything important in writing. If the company won't write it down, it ain't within legal guidelines
magickiss87 22
That really sucks. I once heard the saying "a good manager can find a reason to fire anyone, even the best employees that don't make mistakes. So always watch your back at work. "
codeinechick 5
I didn't understand. Tell us more
Blusinn 13
Must of been walmart.
Namenlos_fml 20
It's not really that they can lie, it's that California is an at-will employment state. Employers don't need a reason to fire someone, meaning they can make up any reason they want without much legal consequence.
Lars93 18
welcome to world of employment and unemployment.