Today, after 8 months of being belittled and treated like trash at my job as a prep cook in a high-end kitchen, I stood up for myself to the line cooks. Not only did everyone laugh at me, I got fired for causing a scene during service and insubordination. 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, the slow, incompetent kitchen staff was keeping customers waiting for their food for 20 minutes. I got sick of a bunch of grown adults with kids my age ganging up on me, so I quit on the spot, and walked. Some guy grabbed me by the collar and dragged me back to the register. People cheered. FML
Today, I was preparing a customer's meal in my restaurant's kitchen, when I choked on my own saliva and went into a coughing fit. The head chef, who's always hated my guts, accused me of trying to hock a loogie into the meal and fired me on the spot. FML
Today, I got fired from work. Why? I finally took a stand for myself and confronted my coworker of writing things up in my name for herself, and it getting deducted from my check. So she went to the manager and accused me of sexual harassment. FML
Today, I was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML
Today, I was fired without warning from my job because I was not consulting my boss about things like washing dishes and throwing away garbage. Basically, I was fired for being too good at my job. FML
Today, I was getting lunch at a fast food restaurant. My boss was in front of me, and in order to get on his good side I offered to pay. Instead, I got fired because I guess my boss assumed I was making fun of his salary, which I knew nothing about. FML
Today, I was fired from my job because I would "scare" the customers. Two days ago, a coworker spilled fry oil onto the grill, causing flames to singe my eyebrows and the front of my hair off. FML
Today, I got fired from my job as a seafood manager because an entire wedding group came in and started yelling at me, saying the shrimp was horrible and I ruined their wedding. They showed me the leftovers; they never cooked them. They fed raw shrimp at a wedding dinner party. FML
Today, I was fired because I spoke up about a supervisor mistreating me. The assistant VP spent the meeting demeaning me to “teach me a lesson” and then said she was firing me because I “stirred the pot." Man, I really loved that job but I won’t miss the toxic work culture. FML
Today, I assisted a customer at work. She was asking me all sorts of stupid questions and acting like an entitled, spoiled brat. When she left, since I had a mask on, I meant to mouth, "Stupid bitch" but I blurted it out loud. Everyone heard. I was fired. FML
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Top comments
dweeds508 24
At least you tried to stand up for yourself. You don't deserve to be treated like that.
nesscafe_fml 17
Maybe if you did it with a knife in your hand they wouldnt have laughed so much...
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Comments (105)
dweeds508 24
At least you tried to stand up for yourself. You don't deserve to be treated like that.
friedpwnadge 25
They really must have stirred you up until you were simmering. If they weren't treating their coworkers properly then standing up for yourself was eggsactly appropriate.
PenguinBitch 44
@11, you do know #1 isn't OP. I give your Thread Jacking with a side of diced potatoes a 1out of 5 stars.
andrekrivo 20
should have taken some food with ya on the way out too
andrekrivo 20
should have taken some food with ya on the way out
fishstick557 14
My uncle is a chef I remember he told me it happens to all prep cooks, he used to be one. It's kinda like firefighting. You need to work your way up with the amount of years of experience you get.
nesscafe_fml 17
Maybe if you did it with a knife in your hand they wouldnt have laughed so much...
subiedude08 17
Yea and a great way to get in more trouble too Are you really that stupid?
DrownedMyFish 18
18, he is joking. Calm your nipples.
Paladine_fml 4
#18. Why you no use a (.)?!
AKGirlinSD 20
25, Maybe you should learn grammar before pointing out another comment is missing a "period."
twitch851 9
#56 It looked like a nipple, that why he said it
mcm_3 16
#63, i do belive he knew
PenguinBitch 44
This is common if you work for Chef Ramsey you bloodily idiot!
Tall_Enough 10
that might've been kinda funny if you had spelled bloody right...
kingwatto 9
Chef Ramsey or Chef Ned Flanders??
ottokat 15
Go look up Ned Flanders.
42usesfortowels 5
Does this remind anyone else of SPACED?
judea95 16
Bloody*
DrownedMyFish 18
You're better off without them, OP. Now you can look for a job where you are appreciated and treated with respect.
AKGirlinSD 20
Yes but now he has no references at his last job. Common Workplace Rules: 1) Don't ever burn your bridges no matter how much you hate your job. 2) Never cause a scene where fellow employees and customers can hear you.
twitch851 9
Common misconception, If you explain you did it because of harassment issues, then the Employer will understand. And if they don't, that's not a god job to begin with because they most likely will do the same thing
TheDrifter 24
Do you know how many people I get come in who have been fired (often many times) who claim it's not their fault? Every one who's been fired. Somehow every job they got fired from was "abusive" and "deserved" the actions that got the person fired. All those applications go in the trash.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
Was it Gordon Ramsay? He's a real crowfucker.
caver 12
You had it coming it teasing dude.
LowExpectations 30
English mother ******, do you speak it!?
Adman89 5
I'd like to learn more about this English ************ language you speak of.......
LowExpectations 30
Ask Samuel L. Jackson, he speaks English mother ****** quite well :D.
esines 9
Haha how did 29 get buried? Samuel L. Jackson is a badass
Rosebudx 32
Well hey, at least you've still got the experience. Now you can try to find a higher-end restaurant to take your services to, where hopefully the line cooks aren't as jerkish. Then again, I get the feeling that a lot of chefs are like that...anyhow, good luck OP!
MerrikBarbarian 9
Stood up for yourself how? Depending on if you were calm and assertive or threw a fit which disrupted service I'm torn between FYL and YDI. To my mind respect is earned. If you deserved it depends entirely on how you handled yourself.
bingbongbingbong 11
You have to work your way up in a kitchen
Dcm210 19
Call corporate?
everton99 16
What do you mean call corporate? If its a high end restaurant the odds are pretty good that a corporation doesn't own it. It's gonna be owned by either one person or a small group of people.