Today, I was let go from my internship for "not putting in enough effort". I was working 50 hours a week for almost zero pay. FML
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Today, after being laid off for over a year, I got turned down for an unpaid internship. I can't even get people to let me work for free. FML
Today, as usual, I got to my internship early, did everything my bosses asked. At the end of the day, I was fired after 3 weeks of working unpaid overtime because they found an applicant with more experience for the job I applied to and they wanted to cut costs. FML
Today, I was let go from an unpaid internship. The reasons cited was that I seemed unhappy at work. No, that's just my face. FML
Today, after working for over a decade at the same place, I was formally written up with two days of leave without pay for refusing to work extra overtime. I've been working over 80 hours a week for four months now and even cancelled some very important plans so I could work every day. FML
Today, I completed my two-month internship, where I have been working as hard as I could with the hope of being hired. My boss couldn't remember my name, and declined to be a reference. FML
Today, I was laid off on the day I was about to put in an offer on a house. This company promised me the world, and I broke myself working to prove my worth. Turns out, I wasn't getting paid for the lunches and breaks I didn't take either. FML
Today, my boss told me I was fired 3 weeks ago because there's no money to pay me, meaning that I worked the last three weeks for free. FML
Today, after trying so hard to get myself back on my feet, I had an amazing interview and I was hired on the spot. I was so happy, until I read the position I was given, and it turns out I didn't get full-time, I got barely enough hours to even be part-time. FML
Today, I’m a supervisor who swore 50-hour weeks were “the minimum.” My team preferred having lives, I missed my quota, and my $10,000 bonus vanished. FML
Today, I got fired from my volunteer job. FML
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Top comments
Hunthas 17
With that dedication they will be working for you someday! Hope you at least got some experience out of it!
walleye9171 3
What a bunch of assholes!!
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Comments (78)
nphill82 21
Yeah, sounds like a good "life isn't fair" lesson. Just work your way up to management then you can treat people like shit instead of being treated like it.
cheeeksss 29
Sounds like a fantastic way to stop the "shitty boss" reputation.
iwanttogotoparis 26
Their loss
Charles900 16
Internships these days are becoming little more than free labor, I'm afraid. It sounded like they just wanted an excuse to get rid of you.
Enslaved 38
So what did you do for those 50 hours a week? Kudos for your time spent there but being an intern doesn't mean you're following their instructions correctly. Maybe what you think is good work ethics is them seeing you as a burden that's getting in their way? I can't think of any other reason why they wouldn't keep you unless you're messing things up there?
Kitty_Kat44 31
Maybe they just didn't like her. Only other reason I can think of.
Brandi_Faith 34
Ya, they might not have liked op or her personality was annoying or rude or something. But again, why not tell her that she wasn't a good fit or she didn't mesh well with other people or something?
Kitty_Kat44 31
All it takes for them is to not like you. They don't have to explain. If they don't like you they will find a reason. As messed up as it is. Would be nice if they could explain the reason though.
JMichael 26
Well and apparently these days they don't need a legitimate reason to fire you.
fleaguss 14
Been there, done that. Teen Mania makes you pay to work for them!
bigred6693 12
Just because you were there doesn't mean you were putting in the effort.
teentee401 37
Time does not equal effort. Just cause you show up fifty hours a week doesn't mean you're necessarily putting in effort. I want to give OP the benefit of the doubt, because I know some employers can be assholes, but it is possible they could have a valid point.
abNormal62 23
A tough but critical lesson for you to learn. In the long run it's their loss not yours. Your drive,character, and work ethic will carry you far in life. You will end up working with an employer that will appreciate you, and compensate you accordingly In a few years, I expect to see an FML from your former boss complaining about the excellent employee that they let go in a moment of bad judgement and still regret having done so
chefnoel22 11
You'll find someone who appreciates your hard work one day! :)
ofinnocencepast 4
Assuming your hours translates to good quality work, it might not be a problem with you at all. In many places 40 hours is a full time employee. That means you have to get paid the fair legal wage. If your work place didn't want to pay it, they had to find a reason. It sucks, and it's purely a guess, but it's a possible explanation. :/