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)
WasabiG 11
Whoever fired you is a ****
X_KassidyRose_X 12
On your last day (if it hasn't come yet) tell everybody how you feel about that.
Kaalschneid 21
...showing up and staying doesn't mean anything.
cjswag_fml 12
Hours worked has nothing to do with effort. You could be at work 80 hours a week, but if you don't put effort into it, you're just tKing up space and wasting air.
seriouslygrowup 11
Obviously the perception they have is that you're not putting in enough effort. Your attitude towards working 50 hours with no pay (as mentioned) may be a driving factor for the effort you are putting in towards the job. I know people who "work" 80 hours a week and only put in minimal effort. Then there are those who put in 30 hours max effort and outshines those doing 80 hours. So ask yourself, is the 50 hours I work necessary and am I putting enough effort into the job? Or are you too hung up about the pay and would rather work 50 hours with minimal effort because of it?
mollyxrose 22
Working long hours doesn't mean you're working hard and putting in 100% effort.