Today, my duty manager demanded we close the bar early because she wanted to go home. I was subject to abuse from customers for closing early, then shouted at by the duty manager for not being done. My actual bar manager fired me for closing early. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boss yelled at me for leaving on time. After months of management hounding us about our overtime, I get in trouble for doing what I was supposed to do. FML
Today, I got fired from my job because I closed the store 84 seconds early. They found out because the state manager was sitting across the street with binoculars watching me. FML
Today, I was in a work Zoom meeting that was supposed to end at 5 pm, which is my shift end time. It dragged after 5 pm so I decided to disconnect and leave to go home, since I don’t get paid overtime. My manager called demanding to know why I left early, said I was unprofessional, and fired me on the spot. FML
Today, I got fired. There was a customer last night who showed up two minutes after our closing time, 11 p.m.. She knocked on the door many times, but I ignored her and kept sweeping the floor. She eventually left. Turns out she’s the VP’s daughter and told him I was “rude and inconsiderate” to her. FML
Today, 30 minutes before I was supposed to quit work at 6pm, my boss showed up. After telling him how the day went, he asked why I was still there. Apparently, for the holiday, we close early. 4 hours earlier. FML
Today, I was fired for job abandonment. Yesterday, my boss told me to go home early because we were so slow. After I reminded him, he laughed and said, "Oh yeah... You're still fired." FML
Today, I was fired from my job because I, in my boss's words, "Abided by company policy to such an extent that customers were starting to hate me." FML
Today, my boss told me I could do my university work as long as I served customers when they came in. No customers came in all day, then I realised I’d been so focused on my laptop, I'd never noticed I’d left the bolt on the door, so customers couldn’t get in. My boss sacked me. FML
Today, I was fired, all because I asked my manager for help on the line when we were short staffed and he was on his butt in the office. He said it wasn't his job to help us. Apparently, asking your manager for help when you're busy gets you fired. FML
Today, I came in to work to hand in my resignation. The minute I walked in, my manager took me aside and said he wanted to talk to me in private. He then cancelled my position and fired me. FML
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s13495 19
completely unfair dismissal, I'm positive you can put a complain in for that.
that_band_nerd 22
Tell him what happened and your duty manager will get what they deserve!
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Comments (62)
uptown_16 9
or va te faire foutre a la vache
titibug823 11
Tell the bar manager that the Duty Manager told you to shut it down early. You were just following orders. Not your fault.
jh9108 0
You realize you can get that company in trouble right.
buckdharma 38
You know your mind is not for rent Don't put him down to management but reserve a quiet defense lining out the day's events Let them no your discontent You know firing not permanent
BurningDesiire 5
You should inform him that you were just following the orders of the duty manager, because otherwise it's unfair dismissal.
engineerosaurus 26
YDI. Most places with posted hours have policies about remaining open for those hours unless an emergency arises. You willfully followed an order that violated that policy because your direct told you to. Not only that, but you knew the direct was doing it for personal rather than business reasons and chose to go along. It also *looks* like you benefitted from the early closure to people on the outside. If I were the establishment manager, I'd have fired you, too, along with your direct supervisor. You should've called the bar manager immediately and refused to follow this obviously bad order. "I was just following an order" is not a defense if you knew the order was egregious. If it doesn't work in war crimes tribunals where the accused faces death, it won't work for you. You have an obligation to THINK about orders you receive. Get a new job, and next time, don't treat following orders as an excuse to be an idiot.
ileenefudge 29
You sound like an idiot...please stop talking because you clearly don't know what you are talking about.
applebramble 22
You can sue them for "unfair dismissal" and get so much money from them. I don't know if they do that in England but in Australia they do, and they really help you with it, not put you in a waiting list or anything ridiculous like that. Good luck (:
NightHawk387 22
You can sue for unfair dismissal in Australia? We can't do that here in America. We can get fired for any reason at all no matter how absurd it is. They don't have to have a justifiable reason.
worldclassrager 41
That's a bit confusing...you should get your job back...
RedPillSucks 33
YDI on this one. If you didn't report to the duty manager, you should have gotten the OK from your own manager first before proceeding.
HarroIAmBob 21
reread the FML. the duty manager is the one that told her to in the first place
ShakeDisPlace 10
your doody manager is a real asshat