Today, at work, we were told by Wells Fargo that we'll be training our foreign replacements from India. After we train them, we're gone. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, we had two of our longest serving coworkers retire at the company I work at, and they hired two young prospects to replace them. The problem? They asked me to train them both for the next 4 months, cancelling my PTO in the process, and then I learned they were being paid nearly 20% more than I am. FML
Today, I have to train people overseas to do my job. If I succeed in teaching them what they need to know, then they get my job, and I get fired. If they don't perform well, then as the trainer I get blamed, and get fired. FML
Today, I was basically treated to, "Hey, you're laid off by the end of the month. Oh, and would you mind training your replacement? We have budget cuts, and he works for less." FML
Today, I landed my dream job with an international company. I figured I could work this until retirement, only to find out they hired me to shut down operations in my market. FML
Today, fifteen minutes before the end of the day, my boss asked me who I was training to replace me. He then said never mind, that it was his job to choose someone. I hadn't indicated that I was planning on leaving the company. FML
Today, I was notified that I'm being discharged after two weeks because my employers don't have the time to train me at my first real job in six years. FML
Today, the thirteenth new hire quit at the call center I work at, while still in training. We just started last week with a wave of 20 new hires. FML
Today, I went in for my first day of work. I told them three months in advance that I was going away for 2 weeks to build a school in a third world country. I was fired. FML
Today, my manager informed me that I will not be completing my job training because I'll be transferring to a different store, and if they want me to work there, that's their problem. Today, I also found out that the new store will not accept me as a transfer unless I've already been trained. FML
Today, after working at the same place for 3 years, I found out that they are not only cutting my hours but now I have to take orders from some girl I trained because she was promoted over me. FML
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Top comments
azouwa 26
Who says you have to train them right? :-) I wouldn't. Seriously.. start job hunting now.
Dustin Allen-Duwayne Lakey 16
Its a shame that you have to be from another country to keep your job anymore.
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Comments (32)
azouwa 26
Who says you have to train them right? :-) I wouldn't. Seriously.. start job hunting now.
UnLuckyGyal 6
Train them the wrong things whilst you're job hunting.
Dustin Allen-Duwayne Lakey 16
Its a shame that you have to be from another country to keep your job anymore.
DraftHail614 17
Not to mention how easy it is to lose it. You could always be fired for a mere accusation.
Blair White 3
It's called racial equality.
Blair White 3
It's called racial equality.
Sinshine 28
Teach them some really whacky things for situations that don't happen too frequently so that there's a bunch of really awkward situations that pile up over time.
PenguinPal3017 19
I accidentally hit the downvote and I can't undo it. I feel bad.
Sinshine 28
Yea that keeps happening to me, too. Accidental clicks and the occasional mistake from misreading or misunderstanding that you can't take back. Really frustrating sometimes xD
Brian Cortner 3
And if their english is weak... teach them rude things to say, and don't forget to use jargon a lot!
Lobby_Bee 18
If you are going to be fired after teaching them how to do your job, why don't you all just quit without training them. They'll be royally screwed without you guys. Then blackmail them for extra money to come back and train your replacements. LOL
Genieboy47 6
usually in situations like this their severance is tied to them training their replacement. Disney did the same thing a few years back.
TheMean1 6
This is a terrible feeling, I've had the same thing happen to me but my boss outsourced my job to her child in another state...FML
alycion 39
Went through it myself. The company wanted us to sign a no compete that lasted until our last day that they wanted. Every job in the industry was pretty much for competing companies. I got lucky. I saw it coming. They were moving our jobs to another state by a school who trained in the industry. They could suck up interns and graduates and have twice as many employees for less than it cost to keep us. I was out for surgery before the announcement and applied like crazy. The day they put that in front of me, I handed them my resignation. The sad part is they suckered a few into relocating. Those people got laid off in less than a year.
RichardPencil 32
Make sure you train your replacements on some of the unwritten policies of the job, like self-tipping, pocketing bills that look ripped or crinkled so your customers always get crisp ones, and spontaneous hold-up drills to keep your co-workers alert. That’s the way to go out!
soap15 7
move to India, and become the replacement to the replacement.
teaspoon04 15
Considering the amount of interest I’ve paid them they can certainly afford to keep their jobs here.....
tediruxe 13
id train them wrong and give them bad info lol