Today, I found out I'm getting laid off. However, they're keeping my coworker who rarely shows up and sleeps all the time when he's there. 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 found out I'm being laid off. Because I'm the only person at this company who knows how to process a layoff in our HR system, I get to have the pleasure of laying myself off. FML
Today, I found out that a coworker and I may get laid off soon, all because my boss's niece told him she can do both our jobs all by herself, and for less money. FML
Today, my boss got a promotion and I got laid off. FML
Today, I found out via a voicemail from my boss that my hours are being cut. He said, "They said I can't fire you, so you'll only be getting 20 hours a week. Starting today." Who'd they give my other 20 hours to? The one person that calls off sick almost daily and is never on time. FML
Today, my coworker, who constantly no-shows, ranted to me about his work hours being reduced. He somehow doesn't realize that he's the problem. We're understaffed as of now, so they can't fire him, and I have to be there constantly to make up for him being a lazy ass. My days off have been few and far between. FML
Today, my boss let me know that I'm being laid off, via a text message that ended in "lmao". FML
Today, after finally getting a job offer after months of unemployment, I found out that the person who was going to hire me got fired. Which means I'm not getting the job. FML
Today, after three weeks of my boss telling me how much he appreciates my hard work and has submitted my name up for a promotion, he called me into his office to announce I'm being laid off. FML
Today, after a long couple of months working non-stop, I finally got someone to cover my shift. Turns out she was joking, and when I didn't show up for work, I was fired. FML
Today, I found out my job is trying to get me to quit. FML
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xShannonxSammyx 7
Ouch. I'm sorry, OP. Find a better workplace! Good luck <3
SuperSeriouslyFM 0
Number 6, don't think of it as feeding unemployed assholes. Think of it as working for your country's right to actually have food.
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Comments (39)
luckygohappy 9
My husband is the OP. The company he works for was bought out, and the decisions about layoffs were made by someone in a different state who has never met my husband or his co-workers. His co-worker who is keeping his job has been there 10+ years and is notorious for no-call/no-shows (sometimes up to 2 weeks straight) and does less work than anyone else there. My husband has been working there for 3 years and works his ass off. (Oh, and all the union stuff doesn't apply; there's no union for computer network analysts lol)
deerescu 1
favorites!
noparlpf 13
Well he's probably paid a lot less cuz he doesn't do work, so it makes sense economically for your former employers. Nothing's about quality or efficiency these days, just about saving money. It's dumb.
TheRealMidnite 0
I've realized that an employee's ability to fit into the corporate hierarchy is usually far better rewarded than competent ones (competent employees usually manage to rock the boat, especially if their superiors are not). This knowledge was earned the hard way. Do not feel bad. You have merely discovered the truth about the corporate world. Learn from your mistakes.
Tubbz 0
yeah cause if he dont show up they dont pay him lol
scotchnacid 4
What goes around comes around. Everything happens for a reason
writergirl23 19
Their loss
kholmesz 2
Makes sense, right?
kholmesz 2
Makes sense right?
savingaspo 7
I hate when people play favourites...