Today, my old boss stiffed me on a large sum of money he owes me. I tried to contact him and point out that he legally owes me the money, but he won't answer his texts or his phone, and the managers say he changes the subject whenever they bring it up. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I received a phone call from my old boss asking me why I wasn't at work, to which I responded, "Because you fired me yesterday." He didn't say anything, and hung up. FML
Today, after not receiving my paycheck for over a month, I confronted my boss about it. His response? "You still work here?" FML
Today, my old boss is such an arsehole that not only did he fire me last week, he completely forgot about firing me and when he saw me in the shop as a customer, he yelled at me for being late and out of uniform. I swear his mother didn’t birth him, she shat him out the other hole. FML
Today, my former boss called to bitch me out for some computer issue he emailed me to fix three days ago. I quit my job there 7 months ago, and I had to hand my phone to my new manager to convince my old boss I really did quit and wasn’t just avoiding fixing the computer problem. Asshole. FML
Today, my boss called me, furious about how I "never answer my phone", especially when important clients are trying to reach me, and how unprofessional I am. I make very sure to never miss any calls, my boss just keeps giving out the wrong number to people. FML
Today, my ex-boss still owes me almost 900€. I just paid another 150€ to have a lawyer tell me that, yes, the law is clearly on my side but no, I will most likely not win in court because I don't have hard proof. I just paid money to be told I won't be getting the money I'm owed. 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, my boss mistakenly drunk-texted me and was talking shit about me. FML
Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML
Today, like every day, my boss was complaining about something or other, but this time it was work that I knew he'd done himself, and he still blamed me. FML
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crudeandrudeguy 29
I think you can go ahead and sue without people freaking out and saying everyone sues too much. It's justified
niceguy123 17
I would take legal action, your boss is an asshole
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Comments (78)
0mysteriousman0 22
File a claim at VCAT if you have proof. Won't cost you too much and yo can represent yourself!!!
kemando 22
see if he changes the subject when a lawyer brings it up.
pygmyfrog 31
Send a registered mail letter of demand. If there is no response within the time frame specified, you can take him to Small Claims. This is the most cost effective way to get money back in Australia, from one who's been there. Good luck OP!
Witchylady 18
Fair work Australia will fight your case for you. As well as employment ombudsman. They offer their services for free. Don't let the moron get away with it
DakotaAnn88 12
Well, if he legally owes you money, take legal action!
missmonkie 16
yeah...that's happened to me. I'll never see my $1,200 that I'm owed.
rhcpgurl 18
This happened to me once. And I found out my old boss did this to many other people and violated many labor laws. I walked straight into thr Department of Labor and report everything. He was sued, we were all paid PLUS given extra. His restaurant was closed down. I have no regrets. He was a greedy terrible man. Good luck!
suznmar 16
Send a notice by registered mail saying he has one month to pay what he owes or face legal action. He'll have to sign for it so you can prove he was notified then sue
bonjourhello 25
Alright, I'm the OP and I'd like to make it clear that I DID NOT LOAN THIS MAN ANY MONEY. He owes it to me from my services to his business, AKA my work, and it's my accrued annual leave that I'm legally entitled to on resignation. I was never able to take a holiday (a paid holiday, that is) as my boss could never agree on the times I'd requested (he's cheap) so it's quite a lot of money. So far I've contacted the fair work commission and I'll see how it goes from there.
live2loveurself 11
Sue him