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
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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 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
Today, a man tried to rob the winery I worked at by knife-point. I managed to scare him off by throwing a bottle of wine at him. My boss fired me because I broke a $25 bottle of wine. 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 coworker got a raise by making our boss give me a pay cut for doing his job while he was slacking off. As we were heading home for the day, he found $100. FML
Today, I got married and I'd invited everyone from work including my boss. His way of congratulating me was to mention that I'm out of a job. He said it was a good time to do it because he thought I would be too happy or too drunk to care. FML
Today, while making a grand show of his generosity, my boss gave me my own commissions as a wedding gift. FML
Today, my boss got a promotion and I got laid off. FML
Today, after three weeks of my boss telling me how much he appreciates my hard work and has submitted my name up for a promotion, he called me into his office to announce I'm being laid off. FML
Today, I gave my boss a gift card as a late birthday present, since I wasn't in the office on his actual birthday. He accused me of trying to bribe my way to a promotion, and suspended me on the spot. FML
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tenkenshi 2
Should have taken them back and told him.. "I just got fired, I think I'll need these more than you."
mark_my_words 0
I would have taken it back, if i were you.
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Comments (64)
monster_tamer 11
1. Ouch! =( sorry. 2. That was a nice gesture, especially on his birthday. 3. Your ex-boss appears to have been a jerk. I'm sorry. >.> 4. Telling you that "Since you were able to afford the wine, you'll probably be okay" is, on the Scale of Shame, somewhere in the nineties. like 97/100. 5. He really shouldn't have accepted it, knowing you would be financially... troubled in less than an hour. That guy has some issues, for sure.
Luxen 0
I would have it back without a word. Then went back to the shop and took the money back. Problem solved.
saze_fml 0
Agreed
MoobyTheCow 2
You gave a $120 gift to a person salaried more than you? Talk about a conflict of interest. At the place I'm currently at anything over $20 is reportable.
f_u_u_f_f 0
exactly
realworldready 0
YDI, for being a total kiss ass.
BikerMike 0
sucking up did not work
simplyfucked 0
clearly, you should have taken the bottles back and said thanks I need these tonight, while I get completely wasted and think of all the ******* time I wasted as this god forsaken ****** company.
outlast 0
always funny seeing the ass kisser get fired YDI yourself for showing off with your "fancy" present
redblueviolet 0
A- Not always true, it depends on the age of the girl and her plans and outlook on life B- Not always true either. These things might be true of SOME women, not all women. Just as it's true that SOME men judge based on bra size and cheat if they're anything less than a D, but not ALL men. But what exactly does this have to do with the FML? The OP and the boss are both male.
EveryDayJackAss 0
well......did he at least say "thanks"? i mean come on!
scince220 0
What does that have to do with anything....? How random.