Today, I showed up to work at 6am, only to find out the schedule was changed. I wasn't actually supposed to be there until 9:15. My boss never told me this. I didn't get to go home either, he just said, "Oh well. Get to work." 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, despite the schedule saying I was off, I found out I’m supposed to be working because my boss changed the schedule without my knowledge. FML
Today, I woke up at 5:30 and made the half hour drive to work only to find out that it was my day off. After finally getting back home and into bed, my boss called, requesting that I come back to work since I was "already up". FML
Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML
Today, my boss called on my day off and told me to come to work. She neglected to tell me that it was simply to give me my recent paycheck after it got lost, but then she said, "Since you showed up in uniform, you might as well clock in for today. The new guy no-showed again." FML
Today, I got up at 3:15 a.m. to be ready for work at 5 a.m. I get to my work station to find absolutely no work to do. After talking with my boss, I was sent home with no pay. If I'd been employed there 3 weeks longer, I would've been paid for 4 hours. FML
Today, I was told not to show up for work, after I showed up for work. FML
Today, my boss sprang a company workshop on us that I was not informed of, which kept me at work until 10 PM. He expected us all back at 8 AM the next day to continue. On a good day it takes me 3 hours to commute. I got written up for being 10 minutes late to the workshop, after getting up at 4 AM to get there. FML
Today, I was chastised by the CEO in the middle of a management meeting for showing up late to work every day, despite being in my office before 9:00am every morning. It was my 5th day on the job and no one had bothered to tell me that the office opens at 8:00am, and not 9:00am. FML
Today, I got roped into work on my day off because the two new guys weren't showing up. My boss promised that I would get tomorrow off if I did, so I said okay. However, as soon as I came in and got all ready to go, guess who came in? FML
Today, I got called into work on my day off. I ended up being written up for being 15 minutes late to a shift I didn't even have. FML
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Duckzy 16
More hours = More bucks
cornyrob 33
More hours for you.
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Comments (48)
Hauclir 14
In this part of the civilized world called Canada I'm pretty sure they have to give you 24 hours notice if they change your hours.
mama_of_two 3
#12 not everyone is from Canada. Here in the US they don't have to give you any notification
KorGarott 4
incorrect. In the United States it is actually against the law for an employer to change an employee's work schedule without notice and the Employee's consent.
Darkness_Hate 29
That's not very cool. Hopefully you'll get paid
feven 32
"No thanks. I'll be back at 9:15. See you then. " Problem solved. He can't actually force you right?
xSphinx 18
why are you people down voting #25? they're not wrong.
xluciferx666 21
Sucks that you had to work early but at least it's more money
immaloser95 28
That sucks OP. I hope he at least paid you overtime.
Airy_Erin 9
Nope. Just barley hit 40 hours. Not overtime lol
MandieL 27
Anything over 8 hours a day and/or 44 hours a week constitutes overtime. So if you work 8 hours a day for 6 days, you would be getting 4 hours OT and if you work 9 hours in one day but only that day for the week, you would still get 1 hour OT. Either way, if you're not scheduled till later, your boss can not make you stay not can he threaten any consequences should you leave. Your boss sounds like a tool, don't let him walk over you.
gladlily 16
Where I live, it doesn't matter how many hours you work on an individual day - overtime is anything more than 40 hours in a week. Some weeks I work 3 14-hour days and have 4 days off, but overtime is only for the 2 extra hours in the week's total.
R2Y2 22
Yeah, he better pay you for that extra bit of work you put in, he sounds like a douche.
wavessoccer7 14
Hope he paid you for it.
sullivankeara 25
More spending money! Woo hoo!
sullivankeara 25
More spending money! Woo hoo!
Witchylady 18
I hope you got paid. Free labour is illegal
MandieL 27
They get paid in experience lol