Today, I got fired from my new job on my first day. Why? Because I'm 19 and company policy says you have to be 21. But they can't ask how old you are. 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, I was let go from work because they need "younger people". I'm 19 and I work at a flower market. FML
Today, I was fired because my boss found out I had been looking for a new job. Then, I got a call from my only job prospect, saying I was overqualified and too young to work there as a waitress. FML
Today, I was fired for not asking a senior citizen for proof that he was over 21 and legally allowed to purchase alcohol. When I told my manager he was clearly over 21, he replied, "But what if he WASN'T?" FML
Today, on my first day of work, I got fired after 45 minutes. FML
Today, after working at my summer job for 3 weeks, I was informed that I was too young to work there. I had contacted them 3 months prior and had given them my birthdate multiple times. I had also attended a special training in their corporate HQ, which I drove 7 hours both ways to get to. FML
Today, I got fired from my job. When I asked why, all that was said to me was, "We don't have to disclose that information, but you did nothing wrong. It's just not working out." FML
Today, it was my first day on a £600 a week job. I was fired for being 10 minutes late. 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 I was fired from my job. They fired me because they couldn't work around my college schedule. The only reason they hired me was because they were looking for college students and without a job I can't go back to school. FML
Today, I started to fill out a job application online, with age being one of the first things I put in. After half an hour and 40 questions, I hit submit. I was then told that I wasn't old enough to apply. FML
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Top comments
tylercarolinex 21
What kind of job isn't required to know your age?
Cads1 24
What company was it? Seems a little strange.
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Comments (114)
MichelleMaBelle_fml 16
It's none of their business to know your age anyways.
LadyLuck93 20
Weird excuse.
emseearedee 8
The same thing happened to me at 18 lol
tanker88118 5
severance package? collect unemployment? law suit for wrongful termination?
OrganicSistah 17
They can't ask how old you are but they can ask if you are at least 21. Also aren't you supposed to provide two forms of ID?
Drentiful 9
Kinda sucks but at the same time you probably should have rest the prerequisites before applying.
britbrat237 14
So they fire you?
inolongercare 19
Usually they can ask if you are "at least x years old". Like for waitressing/bartenders etc. Surprised the application didn't ask that
jude_iscariot 7
They can, technically, ask. They simply have to ask if you're 21 or over. They don't know your age if you say yes or no, they just know that you're one or the other.
mattrd_fml 31
how'd they find out your age?