Today, I worked 24 hours straight fixing my company's servers. After it was over, I breathed a huge sigh of relief and promptly fell asleep at my desk. My boss found me an hour later, refused to listen to me, and fired me for sleeping on the job. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I accidentally fell asleep at work after working a 12-hour shift. Instead of waking me up, my coworkers spiked my coffee mug with whiskey and told my boss I was drunk. My boss wouldn't even listen to my side of the story and fired me. FML
Today, after a sleepless night, I fell asleep at my work desk. When I awoke, I found my co-workers had duct taped me to my chair. I was yelling at them to untape me, when our boss came in, scolded me for fucking about on the job, and left without saying a word to my colleagues. FML
Today, I got into trouble for sleeping at work. FML
Today, while working from home, I was super drowsy after a heavy bar hangout with the boys. I took a call from a customer. Next thing I know, the call was no longer there. My boss called me to tell me they left a one-star review on our site, saying I fell asleep and snored mid-call. Yes, I was fired. FML
Today, I fell asleep at my desk. It's bad enough that it was for 45 minutes and that I was snoring. What makes it worse? My boss woke me up. FML
Today, I was fired for falling asleep at work. I’m still not sure how I fell asleep, seeing as I’m a stocker and I was actively putting cans on the shelf when it happened. FML
Today, I apparently fell asleep during a work Zoom meeting. I awoke to no meeting on my screen and an e-mail from my boss saying I was terminated, and to do something about my "sleep apnea." FML
Today, I fell asleep while on the toilet at work. When I woke up, I tried to quietly sneak back to my desk, only to be caught by my boss. He immediately sent me packing and gave his "best wishes" for me in the unemployment line. FML
Today, I was let go from a position that I spent 11 years pouring my heart into. I was fired for ranting in an group chat, after getting 37 minutes of sleep in two days. FML
Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML
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Redoxx_fml 22
Wrongful termination suit?
DocBastard 40
Too bad you can't rewire your boss so he isn't a dick.
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Comments (110)
redelmo20 3
haha
joeyl2008 29
Why did you sleep at work instead of gpong home to sleep? I work 24 hour shifts all the time and always make it home before I go to bed
ChibiChibi_fml 28
Just because you can manage it doesn't mean the OP's body can. Plus the FML only tells you that they worked for 24 hours straight. It doesn't tell you how long they were actually awake. For all you know they worked for 24 hours straight after having been awake for twelve. It also seems from the way the FML is worded that the OP made no conscious decision to go to sleep, they simply did. It does happen that sometimes the body just forces you to shut down for a while when it's too tired to keep running.
AKAR2521 4
shoulda went home to sleep, more confortable and i bet you'd still have a job. sounds harsh but its probably true
Dcm210 19
Lawsuit? Is it even legal to work 24hrs straight?
FoxTales 8
It has been said many times, but lawyer up, OP. Sue for wrongful termination AND the fact that they had you work 24hrs straight (which is very unlikely to be approved in your contract).
CHFSports 12
Your ex-boss is an idiot.....
Fmlreadermostly 20
Your best defense would be if they had video surveillance for proof that you were working. If you have an active login, and a system checking times of that, there is more evidence that you were working. I hope everything works out for you!
FelKysier 7
Lots of comments, suggesting lawsuits, some saying not to, and so on. The choice is yours, but heres your legal ground: In the state of texas, non contracted employment is all "at-will", which means you cannot contest getting fired, in terms of getting your job back. There is also laws regarding "emergency condition work hours", as I noticed someone else mention. Thankfully, there though, it was not an emergency situation. No lives were at risk, no permanent damage could have ensued from you leaving and coming back. Also, when placed in a heavy demand situation by work, such as going 24 hours with no sleep, there are expected exemptions to be made by the employer, such as overlooking said employee if they fall asleep due to the strain of work. All this said, you have two choices. 1: do nothing, have a bad stain on your employment record for "falling asleep at work", and have trouble getting more work. or 2: File a wrongful and unfair employee treatment suit. If you win, you get paid. A lot. And the employer CAN NOT give a bad reference, or, and this is your choice, you can omit this employer from your history, it will be as if it never happened. If you lose, you probably will never get a decent job again. And id give it a 75% chance of winning, so odds arent perfect.... Of course if your boss has a boss, you can always appeal internally. That is usually best option, if it is an option.
MiissAshleyy 19
ummm..yea. I totally didn't read any of that.
worldclassrager 41
The server is fixed that should give you some leverage if you appeal it...
knotcool 15
According to the internet, in japan you would be congratulated for working yourself to the point where you pass out.