Today, my boss asked if I could spare a few minutes to finish off the last of his paperwork backlog. I'm pretty desperate for a raise, so I said sure. Turns out the "small", "should-take-a-few-minutes" backlog consists of 3 desk-high stacks of documents. Goodbye, cruel world. 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, my boss told me to sort and file all the paperwork he'd been randomly shoving into boxes since 2010. Apparently we're being audited, so he expects me to do eight years of filing in two weeks. There's enough paper to fully stock a large public library. Two weeks my ass. FML
Today, my boss said he was giving me a significant raise. After he requested the payroll department to raise my salary they informed him he needed to fill out a one-sheet form. He took my raise away because he didn't want to fill the sheet out. FML
Today, my boss dropped a highly important and dense report on my desk that had to be finished by the end of the day. After the initial panic attack and hours of scrupulous work, I finished. She then asked me to pick up the revised copy, where my name was replaced with hers. FML
Today, due to being stressed and overwhelmed by my tasks, I made a mistake and completed a few of my colleagues' tasks as well. When I informed my boss about it, he said that I did an outstanding job, but I shouldn't have messed with other people's documents. As a result, my promised raise is cancelled. FML
Today, by request from my new boss, I came into work over an hour early to finish some backed-up filing. This seemed like a great opportunity to earn some extra overtime pay. After spending an hour and half filing, I realized I hadn't clocked in for the day. FML
Today, I had a huge amount of work to get through. Two colleagues offered to help, because one had nothing else to do, and the other couldn't work until I was done. My boss got really pissed at me for "making" them do my job and wasting their time. FML
Today, I was given a new responsibility at the law firm where I work. I'm now in charge of punching holes in every single piece of paper to be found in the office, estimated to be in the hundred-thousands. The reason? I finish my daily clerical work too quickly. FML
Today, I worked up the nerve to ask my boss for a raise. Today is also the day I found out my boss has a shitlist of employees he wants to fire, and that I'm now on it. FML
Today, I finished and turned in the last of the 17 major projects for the company I work for. As I was walking out of my boss's office, I heard her ask her assistant, "She finished everything we didn't want to do, can we fire her now?" FML
Today, I finally mustered the courage to ask my boss for a raise. I confidently walked into his office, ready to present my case, only to trip over the edge of a rug and fall onto his desk, scattering papers and stuff everywhere. FML
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Top comments
_kyleG_ 34
If your boss is treating you like that, I wouldn't be too confident about a possible raise. Might want to look for work outside the office-slave industry
cutycat136 28
Just think of the raise... Good luck op
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Comments (41)
xpsychocatladyx 15
harsh man. gotta work for that money
TheBelt 19
Time for a new job.
cutycat136 28
Just think of the raise... Good luck op
kylieh72 25
If he actually gets one.
Cads1 24
If they don't like their job or the wage they receive, they can always find a new job.
hanner12 13
Uhh no you can't
Gillett 23
Those are usually the ones who don't get a raise! Sad but true!
AndyPurdy 31
good luck with that op
wanted_2_want 40
Somebody got to do it, right?
howard007 18
Hopefully if it is well done you will be recognized and eventually get the raise you deserve!
Cads1 24
It may just be easier to sleep with boss and get a raise that way.
_kyleG_ 34
If your boss is treating you like that, I wouldn't be too confident about a possible raise. Might want to look for work outside the office-slave industry
LPisLame 16
Sucks. But, I think you're right.
Charles900 16
Sounds like he's trying to get as much free work out of you as he can.
howard007 18
Depends of the job is salary bases or hourly based.
tygerarmy 35
Depends if there is overtime or not. If the OP is salary or hourly, if they are expected to get the work done in X hours then their pay doesn't change, only the amount of work.
Brandi_Faith 34
I'm also wondering if his boss only meant a certain amount of files and not all of them. You think he would know that it will take more than a few minutes and that op will figure that out and not do all of it? Although I say this as if op's boss is just your average boss with common sense and not an FML boss who are apparently all crazy and narcissistic slave-drivers.
The_Avatar 22
Sometimes its ok to say no! Having a work/life balance is key!
Nicolasaur726 21
I'd just keep thinking of the possible raise that could come from getting on the boss' good side. If the odds aren't exactly in your favour, maybe you should quit and find a job that's easier to go up the ranks in.