Today, my boss called me to inform me that I'm being laid off. In my ensuing fit of rage, I deleted the recent project I've been working on for weeks. Pretty soon after, he called me back to let me know it was a prank. 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, my boss let me know that I'm being laid off, via a text message that ended in "lmao". FML
Today, after three weeks of my boss telling me how much he appreciates my hard work and has submitted my name up for a promotion, he called me into his office to announce I'm being laid off. FML
Today, just a few minutes after I got to work, my usually laconic boss came into my office and said, "Pack your stuff and get the f*ck out." Apparently, half my department was being downsized. Thinking it was an April Fool's, I burst out laughing and told him how funny the prank was. He wasn't kidding. FML
Today, while trying to get my boss to reconsider laying off much of my department, I accidentally convinced him to lay me off too. FML
Today, my boss got a promotion and I got laid off. FML
Today, I was at work when a co-worker decided it would be funny to email me from my boss's computer to tell me I had been laid off. It wasn't funny when I was fired for real after "skipping work without giving notice." FML
Today, when I got to work, I found out that I was being laid off. Two hours later, I found out my boss had my name on the wrong list. I was elated. I went to lunch, but on the way back was rear-ended, in the rain. I was an hour and a half late getting back to work. I was fired upon returning. FML
Today, my boss called me to say that I'm fired because I was "deliberately ignoring" the messages from a head of another department who wanted to contact me regarding some "urgent" (not really) project. I was on "Do not disturb" because it's my vacation, and this SOB is not even my boss anyway. FML
Today, after I spent the last year working overtime to prove myself at my tech job, I got an email saying I was laid off due to “strategic restructuring.” My boss posted a vacation picture right after. FML
Today, my boss was fired by the board. A few days ago, he dropped several strong hints that he was going to promote me soon. FML
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otisnme94 14
Id be so mad. Bosses shouldn't joke about that kinda of stuff.
Vanessa_Leeann26 17
You can't pull it out of the trash can from the computer? Or were you so pissed that you fully deleted it? Either way, that way a dick move on your boss' part. Sorry, op.
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kotake 7
First off, try grabbing your workplaces' system admin or an it guy and just say you accidentally wiped your project (just highlighting html test for example i see the delete is close to the spellchecker here) and ask if they can bring it back. rarely is anything truly deleted, even hardware wipes can't do that. (a nice hit with a hammer on the other hand...) Secondly, "In my ensuing fit of rage" never do anything in an ensuing fit of rage. Nothing good ever comes from that mode. IDK why people go into it, that's like saying "after taking a bath in gasoline, I reached for a lit candle..." like what do you think will happen? the best experience of your life? You're gonna screw yourself each time. OP learned that the hard way.
huipizda 3
Version control, f-er. Use it. And you definitely deserved it if you have nothing more to do with your frustration, just **** everything up.
lib_lb 5
do a system recovery on your computer
sprints54 19
Better hope you can recover it.
algweee 5
****...
alicat13 12
Never heard of undelete...?
thewife5 19
You can still retrieve it.
hordriss 14
Stupid prank.
GamerG0DDESS 29
I've done the same thing, it was my fault for assuming so quickly BUT I also know why you don't deserve this. Obviously, with something this important, you were incredibly stressed and when being "fired" you just hit your limit. Everyone has their limit and doesn't think things completely through. Just remember, you did it before so the duration you'll get it done won't be as long. Not only that, but you can also add in/omit some things. So hopefully you are able to get right back up. Good luck, OP.
robj118 10
Should be in your recycle bin....problem solved