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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
Bebbo_fml 21
You should go to work, go into his office, and give him a big hug. that'll teach him.
SD86 0
effin ignorant people...
Mylifesucks1982 0
If you have the documents to prove it, take your boss to court
TvKing_fml 1
u know u have, or had, a wrongful termination lawsuit. w a doctors note & pics then get the papers showing you were fired & explaining why. I say had cause if u don't have a doctors note to prove it then it won't hold up. :)
rngray984 0
Lawsuit?
angelofsaturn 23
I got chicken pox when I was 15 and it was over christmas break. Merry ******* christmas. I did end up going to the dr because it was in my eye and I was delirious. Basically shit got real.
newburton13 26
Go to work. See if he thinks you're lying then.
Mademoiselle_fml 34
Oh that sucks. Hopefully you did something about it. That's really unfair to be fired because of someone else's ignorance and stupidity v.v
nemcali 34
Get a doctor's note and sue your boss if he/she does not rehire you on the spot. Does unfair dismissal not exist in US??!
jackcat 11
You should have showed up to work after he fired you, itchy and oozing, and asked him if he wanted an apology hug.