Today, I was chastised by the CEO in the middle of a management meeting for showing up late to work every day, despite being in my office before 9:00am every morning. It was my 5th day on the job and no one had bothered to tell me that the office opens at 8:00am, and not 9:00am. FML
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Today, I was yelled at and almost fired for showing up "late" to work. I was the first one here. FML
Today, I got fired for being late. Apparently you're supposed to be on time after your boss specifically tells you that the office will open an hour late. FML
Today, I showed up to work at 6am, only to find out the schedule was changed. I wasn't actually supposed to be there until 9:15. My boss never told me this. I didn't get to go home either, he just said, "Oh well. Get to work." FML
Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML
Today, I was told to be present for a meeting that started at 5pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and I was late for the meeting. This happens regularly. FML
Today, my boss sprang a company workshop on us that I was not informed of, which kept me at work until 10 PM. He expected us all back at 8 AM the next day to continue. On a good day it takes me 3 hours to commute. I got written up for being 10 minutes late to the workshop, after getting up at 4 AM to get there. FML
Today, I decided to show up early for work and really try to get off my manager's shit-list. On my way to work, my manager called to bitch me out for already being 30 minutes late. Yeah, I forgot about Daylight Savings Time. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for leaving on time. After months of management hounding us about our overtime, I get in trouble for doing what I was supposed to do. FML
Today, I came into work late, tried to sneak in, but got caught by my supervisor. Usually I wake up at 7am, hit the road around 7.30, arrive at work before 8am. Today I woke up at 5am, thought that I could go back to sleep for 2 hours, I went back to bed. When I woke up, it was already 9am. FML
Today, I was scheduled for an interview at a local firm owned by two partners. The secretary told me to be there at around 12:00 to 12:30 pm, so I arrived at 12:15. The first boss told me off for being early, the other one yelled at me for being late. FML
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Jankae 0
Did you not realize everyone else was already there?
LadyAlathia 0
Uhm, isn't that, like, the FIRST thing you ask when you get a new job? "So, uh, what time do i show up around here? And when is payday?" Not hard, dumbass.
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zebra1232 0
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fretforyerlatte 0
agree with #10. that's the first thing you ask, along with "when do we get paid?" i would say it's definitely the most important thing to know when you start a job. if you didn't find out, YDI.
Mr_Eated 0
There's a reason the first three letters of assume are ASS....just sayin'...
Khatog 1
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The starting time is normally one of the first things you ask upon being hired... you know, for normal people with common sense. YDI, retard.
cthulhu1138 1
That's a very big assumption to be making. If nobody actually tells you what time to show up, ask. Must be some job where you can show up an hour late for five days straight and only get a reprimand.
Bullshet 0
It's not everyone else's responsibility to let you know these things. You should've asked some time before your first day.
mortegataco 2
not only that, but what time were you working until? if you were supposed to work 8 hours it means you were staying until 5 but was everyone leaving at 4 if they were coming in at 8? makes no sense!!
LadyAlathia 0
Most office jobs offer an unpaid hour long lunch. Thus, you come in at 8, go to lunch at 12 or 1, then go home at 5.
lem0n_fml 0
#33, then if the OP came in at 9, and had his hour long lunch break, he'd be leaving at 6. Still an hour later than everyone else, was #20's point.
this_is_spacoli 0
wow I usually wouldn't even degrade ppl this way, but all you commenters are phaukin idiots. There's not much you could do to leave a worse impression then to ask about pay upon hire. I mean I'm sure it's acceptable for the low class service jobs I suspect most the FMLers work, but not in the professional world. It's ridiculous that most of you don't understand what a "9-5." If he's working that closely with the CEO, it's obviously a pretty professional title.
_elly_beth_ 0
Asking when you get paid is very important. One needs to know when they can pay their bills. Some people get paid once a week, some every other week, some on the 15th and last day of each month, some once a month, etc. You're working there to get paid. Duh. Asking about pay before you get hired, that's kind of a different story.
jereka05 0
Anyone working that closely to a CEO should have the innitiative to find out when he is supposed to be at work. Anyone who can't be bothered to find out the particulars of a job doesn't deserve that job in this economy. There are probably 100's of people waiting for the opportunity this slacker has been given.
dsl135 0
And if he's working that closely with the CEO, and its such a professional title, he should've known to ask when they start work in the morning.
LadyAlathia 0
What?!? I don't know ANYONE that applies for a job without having their salary in mind. You're not working for free! Your boss knows that. Salary negotiation is often a very important part of the interview and hiring process.
lem0n_fml 0
I don't know ANYONE that would accept a job without first finding out what the pay is. Don't act all high and mighty, saying degrading things like "it's acceptable for low class service jobs." You just sound like a prick with a stick up your ass. In nearly every field, at every level people want to know what they're paid before they start working. Have you ever had an interview before? That's the entire point. The company ask questions to get to know you and see if they want you working for them; you ask them questions to figure out what the company is all about and see if you want to work for them. Jackass.
idkweird 0
Upon hire? You should know your pay before you even accept the job. I am currently going through an interview process for a contracting firm and was asked, BEFORE they interviewed me, what my salary requirement would be. When I got placed with my current hospital, the recruiter let me know how much I'd be making hourly, how much my sign on would be, and how much they'd give for moving expenses. I actually asked for her to rearrange some of the numbers in the sign on and the moving expenses AND they had the moving company bill them directly so I didn't have to pay anything up front. Salary negotiation is a HUGE part of being hired, and it's not something that you can be looked down upon for. I mean if you're asking in the interview it might be a little weird, but most places have a spot on their application for salary requirement. If you're working for a professional company/corporation, salary negotiations will happen no matter what. Only an idiot would start a job without knowing what they are making.
Sevventh 0
What are you talking about? You should get all the administrative stuff out of the way on the first day so you can get down to work. A work contract works both ways.
peterblackmer91 12
oh please. People need to know when they're getting paid. It's not a freaking low class question.
CaymanIslands546 0
unless... its not true?
plexico 4
If no one told you your exact starting time, it's on you to ask! Did they tell you that you are supposed to pee and poop in the restroom marked "Men?" If they haven't, feel free to relieve yourself in the ladies' room, until someone tells you it's wrong.
turnedoffTVgrey 0
We had a guy that would take toxic morning ***** in the womens' bathroom before anyone else got there. There is only one woman other than me, and we both thought it was the other one until we figured out it was him and told him to use his own goddamn bathroom. I also told him to see a doctor, because anyone who stinks up not only the bathroom, but the 100 foot hallway outside of the bathroom, has something wrong with them.
BeeSkwaird 0
I'm imagining a bathroom marked "Men?"—hilarious!
plexico 4
BeeSkwaird, That's why I hate the American rules of using quotation marks! I'm glad you enjoyed the unintentional humor.