Today, I automated a task at work and a day-long procedure ran in a few hours. My boss was completely unimpressed because "I'm not paid to automate stuff, I'm paid to work". 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 had a huge amount of work to get through. Two colleagues offered to help, because one had nothing else to do, and the other couldn't work until I was done. My boss got really pissed at me for "making" them do my job and wasting their time. FML
Today, I was scolded by my boss, all because I can finish most tasks in a quarter of the time it takes him, and he doesn't want to be shown up. FML
Today, my boss is forcing my team to prove his AI project saves time. It doesn't, and it's mainly just RSS feeds. A few years ago, when I shared with him how these automated feeds could help us avoid doing extra work, he told our team not to use them. He never said why. FML
Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML
Today, at work, I had to analyze timecards data and generate a report on the least billed / occupied people at work. I found myself at the bottom. I sent it to my boss too. FML
Today, I finished a huge project for work. It took 3+ days and I was very proud of it. Except when I submitted it to my boss, he said that he'd already asked another person to do it. He used that person's project, not mine. FML
Today, my boss told me I’m doing too much overtime, and that it’s draining our budget. I never volunteer for overtime, I don’t need it. Every bit of overtime I do is shit he says I have to do to meet deadlines, most of which are just the parts of his job he can’t be bothered to learn how to do himself. FML
Today, I thought working through the holidays would mean little to do and the boss telling me stories all day. Actually, it meant having loads to do, while my boss was telling me stories regardless, effectively keeping me from doing the work he is paying me for. FML
Today, due to being stressed and overwhelmed by my tasks, I made a mistake and completed a few of my colleagues' tasks as well. When I informed my boss about it, he said that I did an outstanding job, but I shouldn't have messed with other people's documents. As a result, my promised raise is cancelled. FML
Today, my idiot of a boss yelled at me because it's physically impossible for me to be in two places at the same time, and that I'm not a magician. He didn't understand that. FML
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Top comments
Stuby14 19
Perhaps you should go talk to his boss and take your boss's job.
user53658 15
Your boss is an idiot.
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Comments (20)
tounces7 28
Sounds like he brown-nosed his way to his position, because he clearly didn't get it by being qualified.
wanted_2_want 40
Hey!! We’re hiring.
Mungolikecandy 19
On the bright side, he has probably saved someone's job.
Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20
Look for a job where you are being paid to automate stuff...
bazjack 26
I feel for you. I did this once and got a promotion for it.
chairmanofthebored 1
Destroy/hide your automation at work. Patent it and market it to similar businesses, make a fortune and buy the old company and fire your boss
Grizz8831 14
this could fall under corporate espionage if I am not mistaken. the company most likely now owns the idea based on op's contract. and to destroy or tamper it could be a major lawsuit or worse. I would however let it break, and start going to as high up as you can with numbers, ideas etc. if you go to them with results you may still get rewarded for the work and if you LET it break on it's own and only you can fix it... to bad for them.
savmut 8
Your boss is an idiot. Go over his head and show them how you are increasing productivity