Today, as usual, I'm stuck working in a brutally hostile work environment under my mother-in-law, who's never forgiven me for marrying her daughter. I only got the job because of family politics. Four months on, I still can't even land so much as a single interview elsewhere. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had a job interview. Everything was cool, until I found out that the HR recruiter was my mother-in-law. She told me that the work was mine if I break up with her daughter. I have until the next Wednesday to think about it. FML
Today, and for the past 3 years since I first started looking for work, my mother has once again cussed me out and called me "ungrateful" because I tried to get a job. She won't let me get my ID, and she will only apply to jobs around our tiny town that she "feels like doing." We're about to lose our home. FML
Today, my mother-in-law became my boss. FML
Today, my mother broke into my emails and rejected the best job offer I’ve ever had, all because the job is on the other side of the country, and she’s a selfish bitch who doesn't want to be left completely alone, since she has no friends and our relatives don’t speak to her anymore. FML
Today, I lost my job due to anonymous customer complaints. Turns out it was my toxic mother-in-law. She made those complaints because she thinks if I’m unemployed, it will be easier to convince my husband to divorce me. Luckily he knows she’s toxic and is on my side, but I’m still unemployed. FML
Today, my mother, who insists on sticking her nose into every aspect of my life, found out I'm only "middle management" and called my boss to criticize her for undervaluing me, demanding I be promoted immediately. I'm now the laughing stock of my office. FML
Today, as I've always done, I worked extra hard to move up but was never able to in this podunk town, because you have to be related to get anywhere. My wife loves this town and didn't believe me until she got promoted at her work and her "friends" started treating her differently. Welcome to reality. FML
Today, I'm still unemployed after almost a year because my last job couldn't transfer me when my wife and I had to move due to her job. I can't even find something like grocery store or fast food. Seriously beginning to resent her. FML
Today, I angrily scolded one of my employees for making an avoidable mistake for the third time. Unfortunately, my mother decided to pay me a surprise visit, and arrived mid-rant. She chewed me out for being mean and made me apologize. Now everyone at work calls me "mama's boy" and nobody takes me seriously. FML
Today, after I got fired from my job last year because I couldn't handle the pressure of being under a PIP by a company who wants to underhandedly cut off employees, I got a new job. My new boss keeps hounding me about my performance and I feel like she doesn't like me. I live alone, have no savings and I can't afford being fired again. FML
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Arokthis 21
You may want to ask around to see if your mother-in-law is poisoning your reputation.
BeautifulChaos27 37
Are you putting your MIL as a reference? Even in a "yes you can call my work place" kind of way? She might be sabotaging you...
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Comments (25)
ViviMage 40
Comcast is still hiring! Try them?
KayleeFrye 39
I'm torn between feeling bad for you and clicking YDI. I do kind of feel for you, but I have zero patience for any kind of nepotism. As someone who was recently screwed over by nepotism with a side of favoritism, I can't help but resent you. I wonder who else could have gotten the job you have now if you hadn't gotten it because of family politics.
Redmond64 16
Four months honestly isn't that long of a time...
Mortimer14 9
Are you looking outside of your hometown? outside of your state/country? If your job search is local only, your MIL might have blackballed you with all the other businesses who might want to hire you. If you don't want to move, get over it. You have to go where the jobs are (Texas, Colorado, and California seem to have a lot of jobs available). If your wife doesn't want to move then get a new wife. You might also want to think about going back to school to expand your skill set and attract other businesses.
sammiaaron 16
ya go change your life on this broad.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
This isn't something I understand since I'm not married and I am single, but what is it with these parents that hate on people that their kids are seeing or are married to? Even if the person isn't a **** to society.
pawesome21 21
Have you seen horrible bosses?
Tomryan279 10
All mother-in-law's are descendants of Satan
GrumpyGrinch 23
You got that job because of family politics not because you are good at it. That explains both why the Satan-in-Law hates you and why you can't get another job.
rafaelmurciano 3
bro that sucks
J15237 25
Well are you using her as a reference? That could part of your problem.