Today, I got chickenpox. I'm 28 and having chickenpox as an adult is excruciatingly painful. When I told my boss I wasn't going to be at work today because of chickenpox he replied, "That's the worst excuse I've ever heard. Adults don't get chickenpox." He then fired me. 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 found out I could not go to the Philippines because I have never had Chicken Pox. The school took the radical decision to prohibit students who have never had Chicken Pox to leave the college. I am condemned to stay in Hong Kong in some shitty project because I am a healthy young man. FML
Today, I have food poisoning. My boss told me that if I didn't come into work, I'd be fired. Not 30 minutes after sitting down, I sneezed and shat my pants. My boss still won't let me leave. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for not showing up to work yesterday. It seems going into anaphylactic shock isn't a valid excuse. FML
Today, while working as a veterinary assistant, an owner stood extremely close to me and kept accidentally petting me instead of her dog. After her dog was examined, she asked me if I'd ever had the chickenpox because she has shingles and it's contagious to those who haven't. I haven't. FML
Today, I'm halfway through of packing my stuff as we are moving to another flat. I discovered that I got chickenpox, which means that I should do no hard physical work. I've got a fever and a headache. It started raining in the morning, so loading stuff to truck is going to be so much fun. FML
Today, my boss slapped me across the face with a raw chicken breast. FML
Today, just three days into a much-needed vacation, my 5-year-old daughter has come down with chickenpox. FML
Today, at Church, the little boy sitting behind me asked his mother if I had the chicken pox, because there were red dots all over my face. I've had bad acne since I was twelve. FML
Today, my boss forced me to come into work despite having a bad cold. While waiting a table, I violently sneezed and sprayed a child's face with snot. His dad got so pissed that my boss had to pretend to fire me just to calm him down. FML
Today, I told my supervisor how awful my coworker was at her job. I then got fired. FML
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chili10 18
you should have taken a picture and sent it to him or something.
Timmy_Boy 17
your boss is an idiot
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Comments (158)
s0ftlipz 0
doctor's note ...?
pip74205 9
Can you say wrongful termination lawsuit?
faireanjell 5
I'd walk into work covered in the pox and paperwork from your doctor to show him but also to discuss your wrongful termination lawsuit that you should consider filing...
Tink4me 0
I would sue the sh*t out of your boss and the company. There are alot of adults that get chickenpox and it's a fact that it's alot worse to get it as an adult than it is to get it as a child. My aunt is a doctor and she said your boss is a dumb a$$. Lol
StazzyBoo 2
First of all you can sew him, that is completely unacceptable. Second of all, my sister's husband's dad got chicken pox when he was 45 and died from it, it's a serious thing and your boss can treat you like that. you can go find a lawayer and ******* take the company from him
5t3ff1k4h 47
I'm sure you yourself would get sued for sewing him.
KattAlex 4
Your boss is a moron if he thinks adults can't get chickenpox. Yes, most of us go through it as children and thereby become immune. But, others aren't as lucky and have to go through it as adults which can sometimes be deadly.
varkey 7
sue for this, definitely. that's wrongful termination if anything is. fyl
meeba 2
show him
talktomandybaby 8
can adults get chickenpox?
ScaryyMary 14
Shingles comes from the chicken pox virus. You have to get chicken pox first. Adults can get chicken pox it is just uncommon. OP should seriously take this to court.