Today, I started a new job. The synopsis of my training was, "You're starting a job you're going to hate and you'll be fired for entertaining yourself while waiting for us to give you more work. But you're going to love being here." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I started at my new job. The woman who I'll be working right next to 40 hours a week introduced herself with, "I know what your name is. I know what you're planning, and I've been sent to destroy you." FML
Today, I started a new yard maintenance job. Before the day had even ended, I got fired, because I apparently didn’t have enough experience, and I moved too slowly. It was supposed to be my training day. FML
Today, I finally started my first job. I also lost it, for being too "enthusiastic" and making my fellow employees look lazy. FML
Today, I started a new job that was highly recommended by a worker there. The same coworker that is now making my life a living hell. FML
Today, on my first day of work, I got fired after 45 minutes. FML
Today, I get to go to my new job and have the boss's kid watch me as I do all the grunt work, and he just sits there watching me, only to come and correct me on how to do my job. Oh joy. FML
Today, I was starting a new job. I got up early, showered, did my hair, put on my uniform, had a good cry because I was scared/excited that I was starting a future where I will be financially free for the first time. Then my boss texted me because one of his back of house employees is sick and he can’t train me until tomorrow. FML
Today, I started a new job. The hours are long, but I didn't mind as I could REALLY use the overtime. Turns out, they don't pay over time. I'm just expected to go "above and beyond for the company." FML
Today, after spending 5 years working towards my dream job, getting it, and while in training telling a risqué joke, I got suspended the next day, lost the job, and I'm now in a shitty admin job. FML
Today, at my new job at a funeral home, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't "lighten the hell up" while dealing with our grieving clients. FML
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BDanzeisen 20
Keep pestering them to give you work. They can't fire you for that.
whysobeachy 37
How can you both hate it, and love it? Or do they mean that you'll hate the job, but love the workplace?
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Comments (36)
BlackHawkSavior 28
Is it Kroger?
NYGiants1925 22
Sounds lovely. If it doesn't pay well I'd start looking for a new job elsewhere.
OPGDivinity 11
Go to HR bro
gearhead369 20
HR at the company is there for THE COMPANY. They won't do shit except help them be fired.
hazemcnasty 16
what's the job?
Chazzster 32
I can't help wondering exactly what OP meant by "entertaining themselves" while waiting for work - There are so many things that might have meant, some of them embarrassing.... I do understand that their employer doesn't want their employees to be become distracted by their down time activities that they don't notice when there is work to be done. Almost every job has a rhythm - Busy times and slow times. The slow times are best used preparing to take the load off the busy times, not for posting on FML....
LuckBeNimble 19
maybe the job is categorizing **** videos in-studio. boring, tedious work; you'd get fired for "entertaining" yourself; probably get to meet a lot of fun people, and the environment has to be relaxed--I doubt people take themselves TOO seriously at an adult ent. studio. I'm gonna stick with that.
tomvertigo 17
Exactly what I thought. My guess was OP is peeved about not being able to use a cellphone during their downtime
vikky538 29
Anything for bread and butter
izzajaneful 24
Might make some good friends. If nothing else you can use the downtime to look for a different job while getting paid.
DashPlays 18
Sounds like a great place! They're probably joking.
6pointOhhh 10
Instead of "Entertaining Yourself", look around for other work that needs to be done. Even if it's something as simple as sweeping the floors, that shows you are self-motivated and willing to go above and beyond the necessities of your daily operation. That is, if you actually want to try and keep this job.
TheGoldDunsparce 4
It's a graphic design job, right?