Today, I had an hour-long meeting with my manager where she informed me the reason I had not been promoted is because she felt that people would not like to work for me, because I would, "make them do their job." 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 found out that the reason I didn't get the job that I have been working my butt off for over a year for is because they can't find anybody who can do my current job as good as me. I'm too good to be promoted. FML
Today, I confronted my boss to find out why I was denied a promotion that she promised to me. Her response? "You should know by now I'm a liar. Not my fault if you believe the things I say." FML
Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML
Today, I found out that my boss, who had promised me a raise, is not promoting me. He says I don't have the right 'vibe' and I'm not 'relaxed' enough for the job. FML
Today, I found out that my promotion had been rescinded and given to someone else, all because I was on a pre-approved vacation. According to my boss, they need someone who's "committed to the company" for the position, and gave me a lecture on how if I keep being "lazy" and "unmotivated" I'll never get ahead. FML
Today, my coworker threw a bitch fit about not getting a promotion she'd applied for. My other coworker had got it, so after her fit, management worked something out: they gave the promotion to her, and the coworker that originally had it was given a promotion that I'd been promised for months. Now I have none. FML
Today, after interviewing for a promotion to a position that was created with me in mind, I eagerly accepted a call from my boss, expecting good news. Turns out, they found a better applicant, who they don't believe will need support from the position I currently hold, so it's being eliminated. FML
Today, I went in for I thought would be an interview for a promotion, but turns out there was no interview set up, and they'd already decided who would be the next manager. FML
Today, I interviewed potential employees for a job position that I was supposed to get promoted to. FML
Today, despite filling all the parameters for a model employee and being praised by multiple people over the time I was working, I was fired because a client complained to my manager that I didn't seem to know what I was doing. FML
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KBeatz 5
I have come to the conclusion that your boss is an idiot.
Pentium_4 27
well how sad is that. what happened to honest hard working people?
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Comments (104)
ambowew 7
Let me guess, straight after this happened you were then assigned to assist the new hopeless kid, and a nice threat of dismissal served on the side if the new fish continues being a hopeless case.
ICastillo 25
It amazes me how dumb some people can be man. Thats the damn point of having a job to work.
krewer21 1
Welcome to the final downward spiral of America. Accountability is dead.
rhysfucker 24
Amen.
mackdeezy 22
Isn't that the point?
Senseless_487 29
Tell her that it's okay if you threaten them with a write up; it would only be a problem when you pull the whip out to make them work!
smilepatrol 7
You mean people might actually do WORK at WORK? That's INSANE! You might start a whole new trend!
nikweezy 0
You must be a total b!t€H!!
mgkgambino 3
Dude, I admire you because of your hilarious comments, and your oh so clever manipulations of symbols when spelling bitch. Also because your from "rack city". Ride a dick.
Crazberry 5
Maybe what she means to say is that you're too uptight... My manager is awesome because he treats us like human beings. He gave me a couple days off when I asked for them because I deserved it "more than anyone else [there]". This is after a month of working six days a week btw. He's the ideal boss in that he doesn't breathe down our necks and trusts us to do our jobs. Maybe that's what they want and she just phrased it wrong? Either way FYL op, that can't feel very good.
doggywalker 1
Quit complaining I work 90-100 hrs a week. 6 days every week. And I still only make 38k a year.
JessalynVictoria 6
Well good for you. A lot of people don't even make that. Just because you work so much doesn't mean that someone who works less hours don't have their own problems that they need to bitch/vent about. To you it may seem trivial.. But to them it may be major. K thanks. :)
gorgeous_chik7 2
If you work that much and only make $38 k a year, that's sad and you might want to change professions. If you work 90+ hrs a week, that means you have two jobs (Its illegal to work over 40 hrs a week unless you get paid overtime and no company would pay 50 hrs overtime every week. PLUS if you were getting paid overtime, you would be making well over $50 k a year). Working 2 jobs is YOUR choice. Don't get on her because she works hard at onejob. Working hard for 6 days straight for months on end is hard. Everyone needs a break now and then. You of all people should know that.
Crazberry 5
I love all the rage about my comment. I should probably mention I make $10.30 an hr.
RedPillSucks 33
FYI gorgeous_chik7, it's not illegal to work more than 40hrs per week. Just ask any nurse, firefighter, etc. Most non-union jobs don't have restrictions about how many hours you are limited to. You work until the work gets done. Not everyone can pull down a 6 figure salary.
c2keeme 7
Or she's salary in which case no OT!
bugmenotmofo 34
You're an idiot if you're proud of agreeing to being exploited. Join a union if you can and stop being a workaholic. You're not benefiting anyone, not yourself, society, spouse, kids, friends or anyone except your profiteering boss. If you're working that hard in a business that doesn't make a significant profit even for the boss then its a business that needs to fail and wrap up for being uncompetitive. Basically you're doing a disservice to society as a whole by advocating a work lifestyle that is unsustainable, miserable and unnecessary.
TColby 12
I think your manager should reconsider her position on what it means to be a "boss."
Hjarnkryp 2
I don't know about the situation, it is very possible that your boss really is an idiot like that. On the other hand, couldn't i be that your boss ment you'd "make them do their job" as opposed to "motivate them to do their job"?