Today, my coworker called out for the sixth time in two weeks with no reason, while my manager was out until noon. It was just the three of us in my department. He’s had zero repercussions and has been doing this for months. They threatened to fire me for taking five minutes in the bathroom. 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, over half of my coworkers have called out for various reasons and my manager is on her third week of vacation. My coworkers keep calling out. I'm the only closer. I just want a day off. FML
Today, I called into work because of a family emergency. My boss was understanding; my coworker? He tore me a new one because his wife wanted him to take the day off, which he didn't because it was going to be a tough day at work. He also threatened to find a way he could get me fired. FML
Today, my coworker, who constantly no-shows, ranted to me about his work hours being reduced. He somehow doesn't realize that he's the problem. We're understaffed as of now, so they can't fire him, and I have to be there constantly to make up for him being a lazy ass. My days off have been few and far between. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for leaving on time. After months of management hounding us about our overtime, I get in trouble for doing what I was supposed to do. FML
Today, my coworker has once again called in and asked me to cover her shift. She does this for every single one of her shifts, and my boss told me that if I don’t cover it, I’ll be fired. I used to have a life, but not anymore. FML
Today, my colleague came back from vacation so I no longer have to do her job on top of mine. My bosses saw this as the perfect occasion to barge into my office every five minutes to hand me tasks. When I asked for a ten-minute break to do a task that needed concentration, they barged in again after five minutes. FML
Today, I called in sick to work for a second day. After months of my boss trying to get me sacked by spreading vicious rumors about me, taunting me into retaliating, and generally making my life a living hell, he finally got his chance. He sent me a text saying, "yeh dont bother son ure fuckin fired." FML
Today, my boss called me and asked why I haven't been showing up to work. I didn't show up because he fired me last week over the phone. Then he fired me again for not showing up to work. FML
Today, after taking a much-needed mental health week off from work, I discovered I wasn’t on the schedule this week. Turns out, I was fired. Apparently, my absence made things “inconvenient” for my department, since they had to do double work due to my “selfish” PTO usage. FML
Today, I called in sick for the first time. My boss said that if I didn’t show up, not only would he fire me, but he’d make sure I never find another job for the rest of my life. So I showed up to work with a bucket, puking every five minutes. My boss still made me stay the full nine hours. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Never call HR! If you really have a hostile work environment, get a lawyer. HR are the hired goons of management paid to prevent lawsuits from badly-treated employees. They are not honest brokers and certainly not your friend.
TomeDr 25
I’d be contacting HR. I’d call that a hostile work environment.
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TomeDr 25
I’d be contacting HR. I’d call that a hostile work environment.
RichardPencil 32
Never call HR! If you really have a hostile work environment, get a lawyer. HR are the hired goons of management paid to prevent lawsuits from badly-treated employees. They are not honest brokers and certainly not your friend.
DarkAngelsBlade 25
I’d dare them to fire you for taking a 30 minute shit. Make them go through with it and then sue the **** out of them. Infringing on your human rights is illleeeegggaaaalllll.
Tess Messelink 16
they're probably at it together
deadclown6 9
I started pointing out things that others got away with while getting mad at me for the same things. I was the one fired eventually
deadclown6 9
I started pointing out things that others got away with while managers got mad at me for the same things. I was the one fired eventually
Skirmish101 8
Yup went through something like this at Sonderen Packaging in Spokane, Washington where I worked. I manage somehow to get all this work done and yet I'm supposedly taking 45 min breaks. How you get away with it and people not noticing for 30 mins and my boss believes it's true. Worst type of co-worker you could have and he's in charge. Most of what he says is fabricated with a hint of truth and they eat it up. List goes on and on. If I was a snitch I'd have a list of truth to serve up but never once said anything. Been fired 3 times and rehired only to get canned from my ice scrapper breaking and refused to risk the safety of myself and other drivers on the road because I couldn't get the frost off my windshield in time. 14 ******* years I busted my ass and only for others to benefit off it. I only got more work. I wish I put half the effort into my personal life that I put into at work. Top it off I lose my place to live at end of the month and I'm so close to giving up on everything. I'm exhausted and TIRED.