Today, at work, I was fired from my job for being too "forward" to my boss. All I did was get him coffee and a biscuit from McDonald's to celebrate his 15-year anniversary working there. 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 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 got fired from the job I'd had for eleven years for going onto Facebook while on the clock. When I got home, I saw that my boss had updated his status, from work, to "Finally fired that bitch." FML
Today, I was let go without warning at work. Why? Because my boss saw some comments I'd posted. Nothing I'd said was offensive or controversial, but he said he didn't care, because he didn't agree with it and didn't want me to "smear" the company name. I represent the company? I just serve coffee. FML
Today, my boss fired me for "fooling around" on my phone. I was looking for supplies for a surprise party we are throwing him for his birthday, and I didn't want to do it on my work computer because he has access to our history. Also, this happened during my lunch break. 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, my boss fired me because I "didn't get the right kind of coffee beans." FML
Today, I won employee of the month. I was then fired for being late. FML
Today, I was fired for being a very happy and perky employee. According to my boss, it freaks both the customers and my co-workers out. FML
Today, on my first day of work, I got fired after 45 minutes. FML
Today, it's my birthday and I had to work. My boss wished me a happy birthday, and then told me I was fired. FML
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Top comments
thatguy206 27
that's not a valid reason for him to fire you.try and talk to someone higher up.
kibster9 20
Talk to headquarters and tell them your situation. You shouldn't be fired for that! Good luck op
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Comments (76)
unsun 13
Slap his food on the ground
jlang917 14
Probably better you're not working there anymore..
thatguy206 27
that's not a valid reason for him to fire you.try and talk to someone higher up.
C_Ramirez1695 12
Actually if this happened in; Florida Georgia Indiana Louisiana Massachusetts Missouri Montana North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Virginia They can fire you without reason, they are "at will" states.
elsie23 11
Same as Ohio
Emirac 10
#34, I know that's what the law says, but it isn't followed. I've worked in two of those states and every employer still follows the usual guidelines and processes in letting people go so they don't get sued. "at will" doesn't hold up in court, and if they do get sued they usually settle to keep it from getting in the media. I personally know of one woman who got fired for violating company policy and got rehired after suing and proving she wasn't the only one who did it. She was an awful employee and it took like 5+ more years to build up enough stuff so they could get rid of her for good and she wouldn't be able to sue again.
andrmac 25
Still have to have just cause or they have to take you back or pay unemployment if they go to court. I'm management in MA. Plus you have to unless it's stealing require documentation usually at least 2 on paper a final warning and the the termination.
pbrd 7
Ohio as well
hopsinlove17 26
And Kentucky ;(
smackaroonial 20
Add Utah to that list. You can get fired at any time without a reason. If you get fired without at least two physical written and signed warnings, then you can claim workers comp. If you had those written warnings you usually cannot claim workers comp unless you were fired for something serious (like theft, sexual harassment, etc).
ShaynaMarie322 15
Is that even a legal reason to fire someone?
achoo123 13
Some places you sign a contract they can fire you at any time, for any reason whether it's legit or not. However, I doubt this is the case.
IndianaJoe0321 19
There are a number of states that do not require a reason to terminate employment.
Scorpio01 16
Offering McDonald's poison is good enough to fire someone.
sa5v 21
That sucks op. I honestly don't see how that is being too forward. It was a nice gesture, and no good deed goes unpunished.
kibster9 20
Talk to headquarters and tell them your situation. You shouldn't be fired for that! Good luck op
ThePaperDragon 31
He must really hate fast food.
WinterChild 20
Some guys take everything as flirting.. FYL OP.
ceciliebossow 26
I never knew it was possible to get mad at someone for being nice to them. It might be for the better that you no longer have to deal with such an idiot? But I'm sorry you lost your job because of an idiot like that, OP.
icechamp33 2
You should talk to someone higher up. That isn't a valid reason to fire someone. I am so sorry that happened to you.