Today, while I was out of the office, I'd left my phone charging inside. My boss informed me that since I am clearly running up her electricity bill, it will be deducted out of my already nearly non existent paycheck. FML
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Today, I found out that the only reason my "friend" comes over to my apartment is so that she can charge her phone using my electricity, because she's too cheap to use her own. FML
Today, the power went out at work. As everyone left the building to go home, the owner came in to inform me that, since the phones were on a battery back up, I would be staying to man them. The phones rang 2 times in the 4 hours I sat in the dark by myself. Both times were telemarketers. FML
Today, while working at a chain restaurant, I forgot to charge someone a few dollars for extra toppings on the side. My stingy boss took the time to take that money out of my paycheck. FML
Today, I was running late for work. I was trying to find my car keys, then realized I'd left them in my boyfriend's car. My phone charger was locked in my car, and my phone was dead. I couldn’t get hold of my boss and explain what had happened. I’m fired, aren’t I? FML
Today, my coworker told me when we got to work that she purposely left her phone at home. I then had to suffer 8 hours of listening to her constantly whine like a toddler about how much she missed her phone. FML
Today, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't stop looking at my phone while working. I work in the back room, and there is no clock in there. I look at my phone to check the time. That way I know how long I have left in that hellhole. FML
Today, my boss fired me for "fooling around" on my phone. I was looking for supplies for a surprise party we are throwing him for his birthday, and I didn't want to do it on my work computer because he has access to our history. Also, this happened during my lunch break. FML
Today, my boss is being so cheap, he'd rather type in the dark, not fix our water heater or replace our cordless phone because he will not get his bonus if he goes over the budget. FML
Today, I had a really good day out just to come home right before the electricity company closed for the day, to find out my payment hadn’t gone through and they'd turned it off. FML
Today, I lost my $100 in cash that I had to use to pay my phone bill. As a result, my phone got cut off and I missed an important call for an apartment that I was looking at. When I went to work, I heard my boss saying how lucky she was to find $100 in cash. FML
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Top comments
roaminginsomniac 0
Find another job. She is Clearly too stupid for you to work for. She can't take it out of your check. It's not legal.
knibbsy 4
How will your boss know the exact cost your cell phone added to the bill? Shank your boss in the parking lot. Now.
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Comments (87)
carathemermaid 3
And your response should have been, I'll see you in court then, hag, I QUIT!
deaper 16
AMEN TO THAT!
Dejaay 2
Lets just say your boss is CLEARLY evil and good at making up excuses.
Illblowyourmind 3
I second that :)
seahorses4eva 4
Ask her how she plans to figure out the percentage of electricity your charger is using, without charging you for other electronics' and appliances' usage in the office like your computer, monitor, not to mention lighting, and heat. If she can figure out the percentage of watts your charger uses per hour...then ask her how she plans to estimate the cost per watt. I'm almost positive it's possible...but I wouldn't be paying without some hard statistics. Orrr...charge your phone before you leave the house and stop being so irresponsible, OP.
stronghand0331 17
So is Justin ;)
mrahhhhh 21
OP, your boss is a bitch.
perdix 31
If you left your phone charging for an entire year straight (and it was constantly being drained!), it would use about $5 of electricity. If she charges you more than a few cents, you need to accuse her of stealing.
humhum6 0
Woah are you serious? I didn't think it would be that cheap! doesn't it depend on what phone you use though? I use an iPhone 3G, surely the amount varies?
humhum6 0
24 - ouch. I like my phone, what do you have?
ideasrule 13
If you keep an iPhone on its charger for a whole year, it would cost 4 dollars. This is assuming that the charger always draws maximum current, when in reality, it draws nearly 0 current when the phone is fully charged.
perdix 31
It doesn't really matter, humhum. FWIW, I have an iPhone 4, but that's not important. A typical charger uses 5 watts at its maximum and as the battery becomes charged, it goes to practically zero. Suppose you charge up a dead phone and it takes two hours to fully charge (and it does that at full power), then you would use 10 watt-hours of electricity that's 1/100th of a kilowatt-hour. I pay a relatively high rate for electricity, about 12 cents per kWh. So a charge costs about 1/8 of a cent. If the boss docks the OP more than a penny a week, she's ripping her off. The hypocrite boss probably uses up more juice diddling herself with a 3-phase, high-voltage vibrator during working hours.
humhum6 0
Haha thanks Perdix, but I'm sure he was just trollin'. By the way, I've been on FML for about 2 years but only just got my account activated. I'm a big fan of DocBastard Freeze NerdsGetMeHot RedBlueGreen (if I got the colours right) RedPillSucks Perdix and a load of others!
diablodeldragoon 6
3-phase power is charged at a cheaper rate than single phase, at least in oklahoma. my fathers machine shop running at full capacity only cost him around
diablodeldragoon 6
3-phase power is charged at a cheaper rate than single phase, at least in oklahoma. my fathers machine shop running at full capacity only cost around $100 monthly. it is a hobby size shop though, only got 6 machines.
jeremyt8nc 6
that's so lame. I'd quit or something
GabbanaGirl 0
sucksss!!! YDI for being a jackass
uhhohh5252 0
hott lol x)
GabbanaGirl 0
thank ya but that's y boyfriend and I'm a girl, hence the name. off limits bitch!!
Garrisonb_fml 0
... So quit.
keepmeonthedl 7
And then she won't have any salary coming in and won't be able to pay bills or buy food and other necessities. Good thinking!
iliketurdles 7
Little reading lesson; her pay cheque is already none existing. Meaning, she's probably an intern. So, I doubt this is where she gets money for necessities.
UpsidedownKayak 9
Boner, I applaud you for that service announcement for safety. I, too, have fallen many times running up the electricity bill. Please walk and use the hand rails.