Today, I got called into work on my day off. I ended up being written up for being 15 minutes late to a shift I didn't even have. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML
Today, I was let go from my job for not being able to come into work early. FML
Today, I woke up at 5:30 and made the half hour drive to work only to find out that it was my day off. After finally getting back home and into bed, my boss called, requesting that I come back to work since I was "already up". FML
Today, despite leaving early to go to work, I still ended up late because some dude decided to have an argument with the bus driver, delaying us by 20 minutes. As a result, I was fired without a write-up. This was my first ever time being late. FML
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, five hours into my shift, I found out that I had been given the day off. They just forgot to tell me. FML
Today, I was yelled at and almost fired for showing up "late" to work. I was the first one here. FML
Today, I went to my retail job to buy some clothing. As soon as I walked through the doors, my manager yelled at me for not being in appropriate work clothes. I tried to explain that I was off the clock but he was having none of it. I got written up. FML
Today, I got written up because I took a dump at work that lasted longer than 5 minutes, and I didn't punch out for it as a "paid break." FML
Today, I won employee of the month. I was then fired for being late. FML
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Top comments
MCFX2 10
Clearly you were supposed to be waiting outside your workplace all day. YDI.
XxDanno316xX 27
Your boss is an asshole and an idiot. Fyl op.
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Comments (79)
lexred 30
that calls for a new job. man that's bad luck...
AyeJay101 25
I hate when management sucks that bad, hope the job is worth it. Goodluck!
Tripartita 45
Alright, let's see… 15 minutes late for a shift you /didn't/ have makes you… 15 minutes /early/ for a shift you did have. You've got to account for the double negative, OP.
bapbap_fml 15
Not how that works.
lexred 30
Don't know about others....but I....sure as hell...didn't understand a word.
Tripartita 45
Well, I obviously simplified for brevity. The actual calculation takes hours.
thesmeagol 22
But hitting thumbs down only takes seconds.
Xamry14 10
How did you not get that? It's a grammar joke.
anarchymaniac 22
You should fight that. It was your day off and they should understand that. How rude of them.
kmw003 17
I wouldn't accept it if I were you. I'd go to HR or someone higher up or something like that. I'd also probably be job hunting as well. I've been there and done that with awful management, it's not worth it.
corky1992 33
You deserved it..even though it wasnt your orignal shift if they tell you to be there at a certain time then you should be there at that time. Its unprofessional to be late even if they did call you in.
lvg_fml 10
Maybe they called him last minute not giving him enough time to get ready and get there and be on time.
corky1992 33
If that's the case, then yes the boss is a dick, but you'd think they would have mentioned that in their post.
ellabellaboom 24
#20, you do know that FML edits these posts right? It's a possibility that OP did mention that originally but FML editors could have possibly taken it off...just saying.
corky1992 33
My job has always given people plenty of notice on what time to come in when calling someone in..and I saw this post in the moderation section they were told to come in at 3:30 and they got there at 3:45. sounds like the were late to me. if you're late you have to suffer the consequences
sailorsaturn10 5
Here's the thing that you don't seem to get. Not all jobs give you enough time to get to work after being called in. Also OP could have been across town and didn't have their uniform/work clothes on them. I sure as hell wouldn't be carrying those with me on my day off. There is a number of reason why OP was caused to be late and unless OP responds we can only speculate as to why.
Xamry14 10
Lol I live an hour from town. If I got called in with only half an hour notice, as in the norm, I would be 30 min. Late. And that's just drive time. Not including getting ready and getting the kids set.
Joshawott 21
The OP actually didn't mention whether they were asked to come in at a certain time or not. For example, if their boss phoned and asked if they could work from say, 09:00 and they shown up at 09:15, then they're late. I highly doubt this is a case of the boss expecting OP to be a teleporter.
False_Stupidity 42
Suppose the boss phoned at 8:30 and asked them to be there at 9:00 knowing that they have a 45 minute commute just to be an asshole.
CharlieM78 9
I would have turned around and gone home. YFI for not standing up for yourself.
MegasaurusRex89 28
That is really good advice for someone who wants to get fired. Terrible advice for anyone in the real world who needs their job. The best thing OP could do would be to not sign the write up, and take it to a higher office for review.
CharlieM78 9
Wrong it's great advice for someone who doesn't want those their job and dread going to work. Been there done that I was miserable now I'm not you do the math. There's always a better job and not worth being treated like crap taken advantage of and abused.
HappyOtters 9
Lol
ThrottleJockey 36
Been there, when I waited tables. Depending on traffic it could take me nearly an hour to get to work so when they would call me in a panic on my day off after someone didn't show for their shift they'd get ticked off when I was late to cover someone else's shift.