Today, I covered a 10-hour shift for a sick coworker. Glad to earn some extra money for the holidays, I went to clock out. I hadn't even clocked in when I first got there at 7 am. 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 sick, so I went into work to see if I could get my shift covered, instead of just calling in. I ended up working an extra hour. FML
Today, after working all day and putting in hours of overtime, I realized I never clocked in. FML
Today, I decided to cover a coworker's closing shift because she felt sick. My boss even gave me a $10 gift card for doing it. I felt good about it, until I walked outside and found that my car had been stolen. FML
Today, I was sick, so I emailed my co-workers with a list of my hours, asking if anyone would be willing to cover them for me. I only got one hour covered, and that was during a day I don't even work. FML
Today, by request from my new boss, I came into work over an hour early to finish some backed-up filing. This seemed like a great opportunity to earn some extra overtime pay. After spending an hour and half filing, I realized I hadn't clocked in for the day. FML
Today, I went into work early so I could get my work all done and leave on time, rather than staying back. The later shift starters had other ideas and called in sick. FML
Today, I'm supposed to be starting on the first part of a 9 hour road trip. My only coworker called in sick, so instead I had to go into work. One hour there, one hour back, and a 9-to-5 day. This would have been my first holiday in 7 years. After getting to work, I realised I'd forgotten my work keys in my other clothes. FML
Today, a co-worker called in sick due to a family emergency. I ended up working an unplanned 12-hour overnight shift. After I clocked out, I dragged myself out to the parking lot to go home. Someone had smeared tacos all over my car. FML
Today, after working 12 shifts in the past 8 days at 2 jobs and thinking today was a day off, I got the call that I misread my schedule and I was in fact scheduled. Got off at 2:30 am, work again at 9 am with 9 shifts to go this week. FML
Today, I really didn't want to go to work. Still, I showed up for work early on the busiest night of the week and stayed back until past 10 p.m. Exhausted, I went to sign off the roster when I realised that, in fact, I was not rostered on for today at all. I'm on tomorrow, though. FML
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Top comments
StompinOnCrayons 15
Well, good job anyway ? Explain it to your boss or check the CCTV
carelessxdanger 9
just tell your supervisor. no biggie. happens all the time!
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Comments (77)
StompinOnCrayons 15
Well, good job anyway ? Explain it to your boss or check the CCTV
HKCgrimmjow 15
I've done this countless times. Just tell them you forgot to clock in and they usually will be fine with it. Most bosses aren't dicks that'll drop your shift for a simple mistake
LowExpectations 30
The same thing has happened to me. It's easily fixed by your book keeper or management.
Rainhawk94 27
If they have cameras then there's your proof that you were there
niallo 23
Not. A big deal. They know someone did the shift, so tell your boss. He can sign it for you. I take it the boss had to ask you to do the shift in the first place.
VeganVampyre 27
Where I work, if you're covering a shift for a sick coworker you wouldn't be able to punch in anyway, because it'll be their name in the system for the shift, not yours. The managers have to change it manually for you to get paid for that shift. I'm sure it can't be that a big a deal to tell the boss and have them fix it.
anonymous100000 17
OPs managers can fix that. that's happened to me before. don't worry OP, you'll get those hours accounted for:)
thefmlman2011 37
I've done that a few times before at work. I told my managers about it, and they dealt about it
Rick_Astley_fml 14
Sports_guy3 28
How'd you do that #2?!
tehdarkness 21
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You snooze, you lose! Hope you manage to get paid anyways!
NessaMae 19
Rei-san that wasn't very nice of you. Typical Rei.
iffy 20
Tik tok
Tomcuro 11
**** off, Ke$ha
ex_omer 17
Thats bad OP I hope your boss beleives you
StompinOnCrayons 15
*believes
carelessxdanger 9
just tell your supervisor. no biggie. happens all the time!
Ambient25 25
Exactly! They have procedures for that. Not to mention I doubt OP hadn't been seen by any witnesses during that 10hour shift.
ladylilly25 20
Just tell your boss to manually enter the punch times for you. How is this a deal?
HarrisonVR 17
rules are different depending where you work? maybe they have to process it next paycheck after the holiday, maybe they're more formal of the boss is just a dick, who knows? point is don't be so judgemental when you don't know that much about the situation
kbecks87 16
They put it on a website that's sole purpose is passing judgment.
DraconicFeline 31
It can be a big deal depending on where you work. At my summer job the paychecks are all calculated by the computers that keep track of when you've punched in and out. It's not impossible for someone to go in and fix the mistake, but it is a pain, and doesn't make you look very good. OP, I feel you - I've done similar things myself. Make sure you get paid, and hopefully your supervisors will be understanding!
VeganVampyre 27
39- I actually feel like the purpose is to read about the stupid/crappy stuff that happens to other people and either feel better about your own life, or realize you're not alone in having crappy things happen to you. I never judge anything based on 2-3 sentences because you never have the full story from that.
mackdeezy 22
Im sure it can be explained.
Rick_Astley_fml 14
Ehh, what's up doc?
ThatFancyPenn 18
This isn't iFunny, get out.
DistanceRunner94 9
Just let your manager know, there shouldn't be any problems. Even dough you didn't clock in, you should still get the money.