Today, I was called to be told I'm fired for not showing up for my shift. I guess she didn't check her voice message to see that I gave birth last night. FML
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Today, I got fired for not being mature enough. I just found out I’m pregnant. FML
Today, I was told not to show up for work, after I showed up for work. FML
Today, I got fired during my maternity leave for requesting my unpaid wages. FML
Today, after a long couple of months working non-stop, I finally got someone to cover my shift. Turns out she was joking, and when I didn't show up for work, I was fired. FML
Today, I was let go from my job for not being able to come into work early. FML
Today, my boss had to leave the house for a little while. She asked me to take any messages she got. I answered the phone and lady calling said she was returning her call about the opening for a nanny position. I'm the current nanny. I found out I'm being fired by the new nanny. FML
Today, I got a call from the office telling me I was fired. When I asked why, my boss explained my mother called and told him I was in a "weak mental state." She thought she was helping me get off for my birthday. Now I have no job. FML
Today, I got a call from my employers wanting to ask why I had a no call, no show for today. My supervisor reported me for not showing up to work. It's my day off, and also my birthday. FML
Today, I was fired from a job I didn't have. The manager in charge of calling me to tell me if I got the job never called, and never called me back when I left messages. The only time he called me was to fire me for not coming to orientation, which, by the way, he never called to tell me about. FML
Today, at work, someone heard me throw up. I then got called aside and told being hungover at work is unacceptable. I don't drink. I'm pregnant. FML
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Top comments
vreid 20
I smell a large lawsuit giving you enough cash to send your newborn to college! Congratulations on the baby!
Lalala579121 28
Just tell her (to check her voicemail/missed calls) and everything should be fine. That or something happened to it, in which case you could still clear it up with a doctor's note or medical form to prove where you were.
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Comments (55)
somelildude 14
Maybe she was just KID-ding around?
StoneColdShaky 8
*groan*
healthcarechick 9
Um any asshole on here or in real life that says you deserve this is fu**ed up and its all good bc the karma bus will hit them eventually
Sunshine56 17
I accidentally hit the button. sometimes it happens
mezochan 29
God, OP, how lazy of you! Don't you know our ancestors would pop out a baby and keep on working minutes later? Obviously giving birth isn't a *real* excuse to be missing work! Seriously, though, your boss is nuts. I hope you either get things cleared up or sue the crap out of them. Congrats on your baby!
rebeccacmlc 22
Congratulations on your baby OP ! And your boss is a terrible person. I don't know much about work law in the US but where I live she would be soooo ****** if she did that, it's strictly against the law and it's severely punishable. I hope you manage to work it out ! Either way she's an awful human being and karma will get back at her !
mariri9206 32
It is illegal here, too. We have the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that makes it so you can't be fired or demoted or punished for being unable to work due to family medical issues (for example, having a baby) or, in my mother's case, when both of her parents got stage 4 lung cancer and she had to take some time off work. You don't get paid for it but it's ensuring that your job is still there for you.
Miss_080 21
Sue and it'll all be fine. Ps what job do you do?
MulticoloredSlug 18
WOW what an asshole. OP you can fight this. She literally can't do that.
shakotoon 4
At know that in the US you have this thing called at-will employment where you can basically quit your job or be fired at the drop of a hat for the stupidest reasons, but as a European I must say that it still boggles my mind.
holly_fly 34
In the US, there's also maternal leave though, and you can't be fired for using it if you're having a baby. The more broad term is the FMLA Act, which just ensures your job will be there for at least 6 weeks I think it is, if you've been with a company for at least a year. If she's worked there long enough, she can't be fired for missing due to having a baby.
shakotoon 4
*edit* "At know" > I know Thanks for the explanation.
Rabite 28
But you don't get any money during maternal leave, right? It's so crazy even with 6 weeks. Try a c-section and then do physical work after 6 weeks.
EmberLynnDove 2
You have grounds to sue your employer. In the US they can't fire you for giving birth. It's a reasonable medical leave. It's not as if they didn't know you were pregnant.
AceGthebest 16
Shouldn't you have been on maternity leave anyways at that point? I find it odd that you would still be working at 9(ish) months pregnant
onehotmama14 3
#39 I was working all the way up to the point my water broke. I was behind the counter at Starbucks.
wow2mylife 25
maybe it a state law or I don't know what am talking about but I thought you have to be off certain amount of days of before and after birth and same with death of a loved one
MisstressNicole 20
You can work nut you or your doctor feel you are not about to safely do so. As far as bereavement goes it's t the company's discretion. I planned my grandmother funeral and worked up until the day of the event and still got full bereavement pay.