Today, I get to stand in the unemployment line for the second time in a year because my company can't pay me. My parents own the company. 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 got fired from my job. I worked for my parents. FML
Today, my company filed for bankruptcy, but the reorganize kind where it still functions. There are no funds to give out paychecks any time soon. They won't fire me. If I voluntarily quit, I cannot file for unemployment. I'm now an unpaid intern. FML
Today, my father's company shut down his branch, leaving him without a job. This is followed by a letter from my school's financial aid office, saying I'm not getting a penny because my family's income level is too high. FML
Today, after being laid off for over a year, I got turned down for an unpaid internship. I can't even get people to let me work for free. FML
Today, I found out I'm getting a pay cut, a week after I told my boss I need a raise or second job just to afford bills. I made the company 10k last week. FML
Today, the company I was fired from three years ago merged with the company I work at now. The new owners' first order of business was to fire me again. FML
Today, my mom cussed at me because I denied my struggling cousin a job at my company, and now it's my fault he and his family will suffer and starve. He was fired from his former job as a payroll officer, and is now blacklisted. Over 30 people got zero on payday, as he later went Living La Vida Loca with his "bonus". FML
Today, after nearly eight months of unemployment, I started a great new job. After seven and a half hours of work, my new boss comes up to tell me what a great job I was doing, but that he somehow forgot to clear the new hire with the company owner, so I'm fired. Hello, unemployment... again. FML
Today, I got denied for the second job I thought I had lined up, because I’m technically related to the manager. I’ve only met her once in my life before today. The other was due to a hiring freeze. My unemployment is almost out and these are the only two calls I’ve got. FML
Today, I was fired for actively seeking employment with another company. Because of having just been fired, the other company will no longer give me the time of day. FML
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Top comments
kcTheGreat 2
Get a real job. With real bosses, that pay real money.
zingline89 18
By chance do your parents own Myspace?
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Comments (120)
DrMime 10
Hmm seems the family business isn't doing so well. You might want to either consider a new job, or get them to file your employment legally instead of having them pay you an "allowance".
maronofhearts 19
Umm if I'm not mistaken don't you have to be employed first to be eligible for unemployment so he is on the books and not paid by "allowance" or else he couldn't get unemployment
ninjuh_wingman 29
Work somewhere else that'll pay you.
iseyixes 18
Grow a pair and tell your parents they can't treat you that way. Go get a job that pays you what your worth. One life, one chance to be happy.
maronofhearts 19
Yeah grow a pair and tell them to pay you money they don't have. Real good advice genius might as well tell them to give you a 20% raise while you're at it. It's not about paying what he's worth it's about having money to pay at all.
jmoreno 4
Just move back home n tell them u refuse to leave
XanderJayNix 17
Maybe he already lives with his parents?
Furby200 0
Never EVER work with family; they'll take advantage.
rafay_le_rao 2
i agree this capitalism suckssss !!!!
DrMime 10
Ya we should switch over to communism, it works much better. China and Cuba got it down! /sarcasm.
sikmunkee 9
not to late to start looking for a new job
Calyx_fml 22
Sell weed.
silentbutfunny 0
But then you got to buy guns, and once you start selling marijuana on someone elses territory you got to figure out all the turfs, one you find out the turfs you realize that you could be making more money with protection in a gang, once in the gang, you have to spend money on more guns, tatoos (to ink up your body to show loyalty). And when your gang gets in a gangwar, you have to revenge other gang members. I suggest finding a part time job or work at UPS
GoW_Chick 15
But he would still have to be worried about rival turf and gang wars against fedex, those fights are epic.
silentbutfunny 0
I agree, join the military!
Thedrick 0
Working for family is the hardest thing to do, I know! It sucks!
dogpup4 23
I know its a bad situation but think about it, they can't treat you any better just because you're family, they have to treat their workers the same and aren't supposed to be biased towards one employee.