Today, it was the first day of fall break from college, and I was really excited to sleep in and relax the entire weekend. Apparently my boss caught wind of my happiness and scheduled me 8am-2pm each day of break, "seeing how I don't have anything else to do." FML
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Today, I had my first day off in weeks. I was excited about getting to sleep in, until my boss called me at 6:30 in the morning to remind me I didn't have to come into work. Thanks. FML
Today, I was excited to finally take a day off work and relax at home. However, as soon as I was on the couch to Netflix and chill with my cat, I got a call from my boss saying I was needed at the office to fix a major issue. I ended up spending the entire day at work and didn't get to enjoy my "day off." FML
Today, I took my first day off in 3 weeks just so I can sleep in. The office secretary woke me up at 7.12 am with a page wishing me a nice day off. FML
Today, after informing my boss that I needed stress leave from my 70-hour-a-week shifts, I got my new work assignment. Sixty hours a week, starting at 2 a.m. FML
Today, my colleague came back from vacation so I no longer have to do her job on top of mine. My bosses saw this as the perfect occasion to barge into my office every five minutes to hand me tasks. When I asked for a ten-minute break to do a task that needed concentration, they barged in again after five minutes. FML
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
Today, I started my spring break. My college is letting the students stay in the dorms for break, so I figured that staying here would mean getting more sleep than going home. Not so much. The fire alarm has been going off every 20 mins since 7:30am because they're "fixing" it. FML
Today, I woke up at 5:30 and made the half hour drive to work only to find out that it was my day off. After finally getting back home and into bed, my boss called, requesting that I come back to work since I was "already up". FML
Today, I finally told my boss that I need a week off to recharge; I presented dates, reasons, and felt brave. He nodded approvingly, then checked my calendar and asked, “Perfect, can you train the new hires that week?” I stared at my triumphant note then mourned my stolen week. Ugh. FML
Today, I arrived at my internship at 7 am after three hours of sleep with a massive hangover. When I got there, my boss told me he had made a mistake and I was meant to come in next week. He then said, "Well, now that you're here, you might as well get some work done. Come in next week as well." FML
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jane99 2
You could have asked for a day off in advanced.
TheTruth1428 0
YDI if you put you have open availability. If you don't want to work at 8 AM just say you're unavailable.
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Comments (96)
TheKitsune 0
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
People who actually have jobs in this economy are NOT allowed to complain. Shut up and enjoy your wages or quit you ungrateful bint.
JohnE3 0
maybe you didn't read the FML carefully, so read it again, you 'bint'.
TheKitsune 0
I caught that the OP was a male, and I intentionally called him a bint because he's a whiny little bitch and not a man afterall. Keep up genius. Try again.
BeeSkwaird 0
TheKitsune may not know how to use commas, but I agree with the point he's making. Stop complaining, OP. Be grateful.
sephirothyeti 0
What the heck is a "bint" in the first place?
Grotesque 0
British slang.
Witchcraft_fml 5
Ah well, more money, right? You can spend it on some purty hookers or something.
myballs 0
Quit bitching. Count your blessings that you HAVE a job.
perdix 31
You can sleep at work. From the sounds of your enthusiasm for working while on break from school, I'll guess that your productivity when awake is not much different than when you are asleep. Try not to bring a pillow. That's too obvious.
n_london 0
haha. ha.
TheTruth1428 0
YDI if you put you have open availability. If you don't want to work at 8 AM just say you're unavailable.
FAKEstfu 0
I don't care where you live. You can and WILL be replaced at your shifty job. Especially if you complain about how much you work.
RSLDonk 0
That's what you get for letting your boss know it's fall break.
jw90 18
Actually there are laws that do state how many hours and days a certain individual can work a week. 14-15 cannot work more than 4 hours a day and 16 hours a week. 16-17 can work up to 8 hours a day and no more than 40 hours a week. 18 and older there is no limit...but...if you're boss is making you work that much he's just an asshole.
tequilabird 0
when i was 15 i was working 8 hour days in the summer and way more than 16 hours a week, which country are these laws made for?
LadyAlathia 0
For the USA - but they only apply during the school year. Summer is open season.
sexycharm1992 0
lmao!!!!!
dspadres 0
That's what you get for telling your boss that you'll be off from school for a while. And to everyone who's whining about it being illegal: Without knowing the OP's age you have no idea whether it's illegal or not so stfu.