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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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)
agamid 1
unfair dismissal! get the union on him.
Major_General 10
I'm pretty sure Illinois is an "at will" state, and likely the OP doesn't belong to a union anyway.
zargon 1
"At will" has exceptions in the US, the most famous of which are probably the discrimination laws. However, FMLA covers the exceptions for serious debilitating illness (and adult chicken pox has legal precedence for being counted as such), so wrongful termination is still on the table. The only other factor at hand is that FMLA does not apply to companies with fewer than 50 employees. Without more information about OP, we really have no way of knowing whether or not this actually will be covered, but it's at least worth informing OP about the possibility.
atomicmrpelly 2
So take pictures, get a doctor's note and if he doesn't reinstate you with higher pay sue his ass!
AllieTheAwesome 0
My mom had the ChickenPoxs at 32! but thats because when she was a kid she never had them and she had never gotten the shot for them. but tell your exboss to shove it because adults can get them!! your exboss was a dumb @$$hole
whippymcdumb4zs 0
you can sue for wrongful termination
Cypherrr 13
You should actually get a doctors note for proof. That way you can get your job back and prove to you're boss you're correct and he's a dick. :]
KylesGirl52 0
What a d-bag. Goto work and prove him wrong!
cherry72 13
that's a lawsuit right there. go to the dr 1st to verify the chicken pox then contact a lawyer ASAP. seriously.
adidjo 0
Sue him! :-)
Jasonf6 0
Get a doctor's certificate and then sue the shit out of him for wrongful dismissal.
mad_hatter0666 22
ok. he is a moron. can you say "law suit?"