Today, I was turned down from the dream job that I was promised two years ago, once my chemo and radiation therapy was finished. His excuse? He never actually expected me to survive. 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 chemo. My immune system is so bad, it keeps attacking organs throughout my body. I just got a job I love that pays well and has insurance for once, but I’m not sure I can keep working to pay for it, due to chemo side-effects and risky conditions of the job. FML
Today, after enduring chemo, radiation treatments and several surgeries in order to beat cancer, being immunocompromised and catching Covid, I haven’t been able to work for years. Despite all that, I still get told I’m lazy and need to "just go get a job" when I try to get social security. FML
Today, I had to quit my dream job, due to an injury I received at work over two months ago not fully healing. Not only do I really need the money, I’ll never find something I love doing so much, or a better group of coworkers. FML
Today, I got turned down for my dream job. Why? Because my ex phoned the company and told them how bad I would be for the job. He phoned me and said, "Now you know how it feels to be turned down." We dated for 2 weeks, 11 years ago. I'm now married and haven't spoken to him since we broke up, so I guess he's been stalking me. FML
Today, I had an offer for a job, and was going to receive the offer letter… only if I would postpone my oncologist appointments. FML
Today, after finally getting a job offer after months of unemployment, I found out that the person who was going to hire me got fired. Which means I'm not getting the job. FML
Today, I got demoted at work and had a pay cut taken, all because I got sick from cancer and haven't recovered well enough to do every task. We are not short staffed. FML
Today, after being diagnosed with breast cancer, enduring months of tortuous chemo, having painful radiation treatments and having had my tubes tied, I realized I’ve become the butt of an incredibly cruel cosmic joke. I got pregnant from the one-night stand I had to celebrate beating cancer. FML
Today, after three interviews, I accepted an offer for my dream job and submitted my notice. The company called me to say they couldn't contact my referees and have now withdrawn the offer. I'm now officially unemployed. FML
Today, I told my boyfriend about how a few years ago I had cancer, and how I underwent radiation therapy. His response? "Did you glow in the dark?" FML
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adamjcurryy 19
It hurts just reading this.
RobinGoodfellow 47
What an extraordinarily awful person. You deserve so much better than that.
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Comments (173)
Darkreign333 23
This s*** pisses me off so much. My boyfriend is in a similar situation and I hate it. But OP, you don't need any luck, you fought cancer, you can fight through this situation.
itsCoCobish 7
What an asshole!
ayyykilla 9
**** that company. Those are awful people.
vincent57_fml 14
Whoa.... *speechless*
sietseld 13
I certainly don't think anyone deserves to have cancer, or to be told that someone thought they would die. But I think OP is exaggerating about being *promised* a job. I highly doubt the boss said "This job is yours once you recover". It was probably more like "You have great qualifications, we like you, once you are feeling better and ready to work we would love to talk to you again." OP may have also lead them to believe the treatment would be done in only a few months (not that OP could have known any better, cancer is so unpredictable). But eventually as time went on and OP was not able to work yet, the company had to fill an open position. If the boss actually did say "I didn't think you would survive" he probably meant it in the spirit of "as more time went on, we weren't sure how your health was going to turn out, so we had to go ahead and hire someone else". Also, I don't think the boss meant he thought OP wouldn't survive when the job was initially discussed, but rather several months later after lack of communication from OP. I would consider it nothing more than a foot in mouth moment for the boss. Rude? Yes. But I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the boss is an absolute jerk. OP shouldn't expect a business to put something on hold for 2 years while they take care of personal issues.
reaxion 25
#159, you're missing the point. The boss made the offer because he hoped OP would not survive to call him on it. Utterly cold and calculating.
kysier 8
Actually, I was promised the job. "I can't let ya work while going through chemo, but no matter how long it takes, when your treatment is over, you have this job. I promise ya." was his words. We stayed in contact during my treatment, and once I started to recover and he learned of it, he stopped returning my texts and calls. After the treatment finished, I went to see him in person, and his exact words were: "Let's be honest, you had like no chance of surviving, and I was just trying to be nice. You really think I'm going to hire some sickly guy like you?" I'm paraphrasing, but not by much.
Saraishi 25
Whoa, that's..... It's not even cold anymore, it's calculating. So sorry, OP
shoggoth_wild 7
What a crappy thing to say to someone. Sorry OP, and I'm glad you beat cancer!
chikinscratch00 8
That's ****** up. So sorry
reaxion 25
What kind of cold son of a bitch do you need to be to choose YDI on this one? Shame on all of you assholes. OP, I am glad your treatment worked and don't worry. There'll be other opportunities in your future.
kysier 8
Hey, OP here. Thanks for all the support. I'm sure eventually something good will come it's way.