Today, I finally got my nametag. I had been using other people's names like Maria and Caie for a week, so I was happy to be called my own name. I put it on and got to work. Ten minutes later, I was called into the office. I got laid off. I got to wear my nametag for 10 minutes. 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 got fired from my job for harassing customers over the weekend. I didn't work over the weekend. I left my nametag there on Friday and my co-workers thought it would be funny to wear my nametag all weekend. One of them got into a fight with a customer and they took her 'name' down. FML
Today, it was my first day. HR handed me a badge with my photo and… someone else’s name printed in big letters. I spent the whole morning being introduced as “Greg” to people who said, “Nice to meet you Greg.” By lunch I’d corrected maybe 3 people and reinforced everyone else’s assumption that my real name was Greg. FML
Today, my boss finally pronounced my name correctly. My name was then followed by the words, "You're fired." FML
Today, I was running late for work. I forgot my name tag and work hat at home, but my boss is pretty laid back, so I wasn't worried about it. Five minutes into my shift, the district supervisor walked in for a surprise employee inspection. FML
Today, I received the "employee of the month" title from the job I was fired from last week. FML
Today, I had the Monday meeting that I have had every week for 8 months. We had new people joining today. One of my bosses went around the room introducing people, and he forgot my name. I've been sitting across from him with a nametag for 8 months. FML
Today, I went to orientation for college. They gave us a name tag and I tried to figure out how to put it on for a few minutes. After struggling with it I realized it was a sticker. FML
Today, I realized that I've been using the wrong name for a coworker for the past 6 months. I just found out their real name when I saw their name tag. FML
Today, someone came into the store I work at, laughed at my name on my name-tag, and left without even buying anything. FML
Today, my boss called me Ashley. My name doesn't even start with an A. I even wear a name tag. You would think after nearly four years, your boss would remember your name. Every time he speaks to me, it's a different name. FML
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redbluegreen 41
Just curious, how do you say Caie? Is it like "Kay"?
Sue21 0
Should have stuck with Maria or Caie for a name
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um_duh 0
This doesn't make sense - why would they go to the trouble of making you a nametag, that costs money, only to fire you once you put it on...? I call shenannigans
92689 0
It sucks you got laid off...but the name tag thing is pretty irrelevant. I would think this was more of a FML if it simply said "today I lost my job." Who cares about the name tag...
shaPOW 0
It makes perfect sense that the company would order her a nametag and then lay her off a week later. They obviously didn't realize they couldn't afford to keep her until after they'd ordered the nametag. I'm a bit confused why she'd wear other people's though. It makes more sense to use one of those temporary nametags, you know those stickers that say "My name is ____." But anyway, good luck finding another job, OP!
Riceball_fml 0
Aww, that really does suck. Hey, you got a new shiny nametag. :D And #34, if she had just said she lost her job, then it probably wouldn't have been posted here. Lots of stories are about people losing their jobs--it's the different punchlines that get them on here. The fact that she lost her job right after receiving a new nametag makes it more interesting, I guess.
Riceball_fml 0
Aww, that really does suck. Hey, you got a new shiny nametag. :D And #34, if she had just said she lost her job, then it probably wouldn't have been posted here. Lots of stories are about people losing their jobs--it's the different punchlines that get them on here.
Riceball_fml 0
Aww, that really does suck. Hey, you got a new shiny nametag. :D And #34, if she had just said she lost her job, then it probably wouldn't have been posted here. Lots of stories are about people losing their jobs--it's the different punchlines that get them on here.
alwaysalady 0
I'm sorry. I got laid off this week too. And I worked at a burger joint! You know the economy is bad when they start laying off fast food workers.
hannahxbanana 0
You got laid off and you're disappointed about the nametag? People, she got laid off, not fired. The company didn't necessarily plan it very far in advance.
TriNiBaByDoLL 0
Wow, that's ****** up! Sorry! And u had a very extremely cheap boss if it took him a week to get u a nametag!
thisishilarious 0
this is not **** my life worthy. you just suck at your job and were cut because of it