Today, just like every other day, my company is so dysfunctional that local food chains require us to pay cash up front for our catering, because we routinely take 6 months or more to pay for a chicken sandwich. 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, I work at a rural hospital where personnel is so short-staffed that we have to take double shifts without time to prepare food at home, and the place is too small to have a place to order food from. I lived off of sandwiches the entire week. FML
Today, my company is doing so bad that I had to take down my symbolic first dollar so that I could buy a roll of crackers for dinner. FML
Today, after calling my bank to see where my paycheck was, and waiting on hold for my entire lunch break, my boss told me she forgot to submit my deposit. I was relying on that money to pay for lunch today as I used all I had for bills. Looks like I eat tomorrow. FML
Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML
Today, my boss told me they were letting me go because they "could no longer afford to pay me." Never mind the catered lunch they had the day before, which cost more than a week's worth of my salary. FML
Today, while working at a chain restaurant, I forgot to charge someone a few dollars for extra toppings on the side. My stingy boss took the time to take that money out of my paycheck. FML
Today, at my prestigious sous chef job, I was preparing to plate up expensive entrees for a function of 150 people. After arriving to work 2 hours early to finalize finishing touches, they call the restaurant 5 minutes before their booking stating, 'We can't be bothered anymore, sorry.' FML
Today, a customer complained he never got his sandwich, even though I put it in the oven, dressed it up and served it to him. When I went to clear his table off, I saw the sandwich basket. We had to give him his money back. FML
Today, it's a long weekend and our restaurant is severely understaffed, with a record number of customers and 6 staff doing the work of the 10 who would usually be there. Other restaurants would have 14 staff on with those numbers. There is no chance in hell that will be reflected in our wages, however. FML
Today, in the doughnut shop I usually go to, I bought 3 dozen to take home. A new clerk rang me up and, with an attitude, said the store is cashless only now. Despite me showing cash to pay with like I always do, I was judged by other customers as if I was a deadbeat. She then threw a fit for cancelling and returning the items. FML
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TxKitten 8
Unless you are hugh enough up to do something about it, this isn't an FML for you, but rather the company leaders.
RichardPencil 32
I hope it was a Popeye's Chicken Sandwich. Damn, those things are good!
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RichardPencil 32
I hope it was a Popeye's Chicken Sandwich. Damn, those things are good!
TxKitten 8
Unless you are hugh enough up to do something about it, this isn't an FML for you, but rather the company leaders.
kfchicken 31
well dysfunction of this level could be writing on the wall for the longevity of the company. also, some people take pride in their work or company they work for, so I disagree this can very much be an FML for op.
TxKitten 8
All I'm saying is its not o.p.'s fault.
timinator5000 28
I read it as the employee has to use his own cash rather than the company covering it.
TxKitten 8
Thats not how I read it. I read it as the company just has to pay up front for services.
Grizz8831 14
I understand, the company I work for is so dysfunctional we often end up unable to work on what we need to due to all of the space taken up by half finished work we get told to stop for "Important rush jobs" that also sit for months. they allow 14 year olds to operate fork lifts and management has no idea where projects are or if they are even started/ finished. while not my fault or problem...it becomes my problem trying to keep them happy with no ability to do my job properly. its mismanagement and it sucks, but hopefully you are paid by the hour