Today, my bosses were boasting about their work-funded retreat, including the $1,800 bottle of wine the company paid for. This would be fine if they hadn't just told me there are no funds to pay me for the work they've got me doing. We are also the biggest company in our industry. FML
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Today, on my way to work I stopped at a winery and spent around $120 on 2 bottles of wine for my boss, since it was his birthday. When I gave him the gift, in exchange he let me know I am being laid off - his consolation was "if you can afford this wine I'm sure you'll be OK". FML
Today, my rather large boss told me how the company needs to save money, how we are going downhill fast, even suggesting that we might go bankrupt very soon. He then went on to ask me to go get him some very expensive scotch using the company credit card to, "help him cope with the stress." FML
Today, my boss told me they were letting me go because they "could no longer afford to pay me." Never mind the catered lunch they had the day before, which cost more than a week's worth of my salary. FML
Today, I found out that my company is paying more for hors d'oeuvres at one party than I will receive for my entire year long internship. FML
Today, I found out why the temps were not invited to the company Christmas party. The company paid for the regular employees to go to a nice restaurant, gave them nice presents, and handed out substantial bonuses. They keep telling me they can't hire me on because the company can't afford it. FML
Today, after months of busting our asses and working round the clock on our latest project, I and the whole office just got bad news: when our boss promised extremely generous bonuses for doing all this, he was point-blank lying, and intended to take credit for our work all along. FML
Today, at the winery, my boss proudly made a spectacle of the new, high quality bottles. After over a year of employment without breaking a bottle, I shattered three before lunch. FML
Today, my boss bragged to a coworker, in front of me, about how much money he saved on a project because he majorly underpays me. My boss is my dad. FML
Today, I'm working for a company that makes over a million dollars a year, yet leaves me with no choice but to pee in a cup because they won't pay to fix the only toilet in the building. FML
Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML
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Yazoo77 16
Report to HR?
SammieIsabella 15
If the company can afford to send them on a retreat and an expensive bottle of wine, then they can afford to pay you for your work there. Go to HR and explain the situation. If they don't do anything, go above their head.
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Comments (49)
False_Stupidity 42
I'd suggest having a chat with Fair Work Australia. I'm pretty sure it's illegal for them to not pay you for work you're doing and it sounds like the dodgiest excuse ever.
raven_yeany 18
Wow.
Miss_Whipped 43
'Their are no funds'? The grammar in this FML is almost FML-worthy in itself.
kozzard 17
AshWil 8
Don't worry, all that will trickle down to you.
worldclassrager 41
You should get paid in some way...
DaRito 25
You can probably sue them for refusing to pay you.
kozzard 17
I'm sure there's a government agency you can contact for help getting the pay you're owed, if not a lawyer who specializes in employment law can get your back pay as well (EDIT: tried to fix previous post, ran out of time)
Suicidal_Divide 17
Anonymous report to corperate!
rhcpgurl 18
Real quick, they cannot just not pay you for the work you did. I live in the US so I realize things might be different where you live, but once my former employer was screwing me and other employees by not paying us the full amount we deserved. And I found out they just purchased their 7TH restaurant. So I quit and reported them to the Department of Labor. A few months later everyone got their money and the restaurant was closed down. Not to worry everyone got better jobs soon after. I say you best report them. If the company paid for the bottle of wine they can get in HUGE trouble. Good luck!