Today, I asked my boss for a couple of days off to recover from a nasty ear infection which has left me hard of hearing. However, he didn't understand why that would affect my job and refused. I work in a telephone call centre. 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’m at home, sick with a really bad sinus and ear infection. If I'd gone to the clinic earlier, then it wouldn’t have spread to my ears, but my boss wouldn’t let me take a day off. FML
Today, after telling my boss about my hearing problem, she simply told me to "listen harder". FML
Today, I dragged myself to work, suffering from a bad cold. My boss quietly told me to go home and rest, to avoid spreading it around the office. I thought it odd since he dislikes me so much, but I did as he said. He called later in the day to suspend me for leaving work early. FML
Today, I called into work because of a family emergency. My boss was understanding; my coworker? He tore me a new one because his wife wanted him to take the day off, which he didn't because it was going to be a tough day at work. He also threatened to find a way he could get me fired. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me, telling me that I can't answer the phone anymore. Not because I do a bad job, but because a co-worker whined about it being her job. People call her and complain about how rude she is and then ask to talk to me. FML
Today, I had to call out of work because I was ill, but they didn't believe me because today was the day I was supposed to come back from vacation. Now I'm stuck at work, constantly running to the bathroom, and they still won't let me go home. FML
Today, I was feeling terrible so I called in sick to work. My boss refused to believe me and told me he'd fire me if I didn't come in. I dragged myself to work, only to spend most of the day glued to the toilet. Now he says I won't be paid for the day because I barely did any work. FML
Today, my boss called and yelled at me because he said I was "spotted" out after I called off sick. I was out getting the medicine the doctor had just prescribed me. FML
Today, I learned that I have a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis so bad it was on the verge of pneumonia. My work won't let me call in sick. I work with kids. Lovely. FML
Today, exactly 19 seconds after I logged on, my boss Zoom-called me to let me know 3 people are out sick, probably until Monday, so if I wouldn’t mind doing their work as well so we don’t fall behind, within working hours, no overtime available. He wasn’t happy when I told him no. FML
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Top comments
abNormal62 23
I got to say I agree with your boss. Due to my past experience with call centers. I never found anyone there listening to me anyhow. You actually might make employee of the day
Junkiegamer 26
There is always an idiot boss
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Comments (82)
samthestud13 10
He probably couldn't hear you haha I'm funny ok I'll go back in my cage now bye
hberri331 18
Pretend like you didn't hear him and stay home.
georgiastarlite 10
If the infection was in both ears, fyl. If it was only in one ear, fyl but maybe your boss thought you could use the other ear?
hufflepuffle 13
That's what I was thinking. Yeah ear infections suck but from the way OP is writing it sounds like it's only one ear and they can use the other one.
Shade1982 21
Ear infections are extremely painful and even if they only affect one ear, you will usually have problems with the other ear as well...
booze_n_bitches 37
No you don't, 70. Your ears aren't magically connected to each other by a tube running behind your eyes. It's very usual to have a middle or outer ear infection affecting both ears. Although, I did have otitis externa last Christmas and it was excruciating, so I sympathise with OP for that. But the hearing takes weeks to recover so she should go back to work after the infection has gone.
booze_n_bitches 37
*unusual, not usual, dammit.
myeverydaymylife 21
That must have been so ear-ritating.
LOLouis_fml 24
Ear-itating*
myeverydaymylife 21
But irritating has 2 r's :3
BananaCoconutty 26
Now I know why he's the boss!
dakatabg 31
What a jerk
LOLouis_fml 24
Bad luck, OP. I got fired from my telesales job today ):
infernno 23
Just use the other ear?
BlameTheOwls 14
My friend used to work in a call center and lost his voice. They let him take a week off, but made him make up the hours he missed the next week.
dudeutookhrs 24
Can you hear me now
Miss_Whipped 43
Good.