Today, I got let go from my job, because my personal cell phone doesn't always have signal, so I missed an important call from work. My contract specifically said I'd get a work phone, which never happened. 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 missed a phone interview for a job at Telstra because Telstra's phone network was down. FML
Today, I was let go from my job for not being able to come into work early. FML
Today, I lost my $100 in cash that I had to use to pay my phone bill. As a result, my phone got cut off and I missed an important call for an apartment that I was looking at. When I went to work, I heard my boss saying how lucky she was to find $100 in cash. FML
Today, I finally got a job interview, and I thought it went amazing. They were supposed to call me today or tomorrow with the news. Today is also the day that my phone company decided to cut my phone off. FML
Today, I switched cell phone service providers, hoping to upgrade. After working out the details and picking a phone in the store, I got home to find my brand new cell can't get a signal in my house. I already signed the two year contract. FML
Today, I got fired from my part-time job, because I insisted on keeping my phone in my pocket and never using it, instead of putting it in locker without a lock or security camera, that anyone can go through. The manager found out by searching my locker for the past 3 weeks. Ironic. FML
Today, my boss was angry at me because I had filed a complaint about him refusing to change our phone service to something more reliable. Later, a customer called him and said I had hung up on him. I got fired. I didn't hang up on the customer, the phone service just dropped the call. FML
Today, my phone cut out during a call for a job interview. I tried calling them back, but there was no answer. Later, I got an email from the interviewer, saying I was no longer being considered for the position due to my being "rude and unprofessional." FML
Today, I was fired from a job I didn't have. The manager in charge of calling me to tell me if I got the job never called, and never called me back when I left messages. The only time he called me was to fire me for not coming to orientation, which, by the way, he never called to tell me about. FML
Today, my hours got cut because I couldn't make it into work when they called me in. Why couldn't I make it in? I was in an interview for a better job. I didn't get the job. FML
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Top comments
bearbear120 27
Go to HR or file a complaint
SpyroMello 29
Well that's something you should take to court. If it's in the contract then they will have to give you your job back and the phone.
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Comments (46)
bearbear120 27
Go to HR or file a complaint
KayDee29 31
Sue. Sue them for all they're worth!!!!! (Obvious partial sarcasm)
the_real_dvd 21
He does have a case for breach of contract. If it was in writing he has a case for lost wages and severance as well as compensation for looking for a new job. It's important that he can prove he was fired for his phone though.
gobiteme2 34
Can't be worth much they couldn't afford to get OP the phone.
SpyroMello 29
Well that's something you should take to court. If it's in the contract then they will have to give you your job back and the phone.
Mathalamus 25
why would you *want* your job back after that? if it were me, id win the lawsuit, but get a different, better job with better smarter people.
jforren 14
I'd rather take back a crappy job than potentially be jobless for months.
anonymuse_fml 31
That is definite grounds for wrongful dismissal.
totallynotemily 25
Report this to a person in a high position
ThrottleJockey 36
Get on a ladder and report them? Why not just go straight to HR? What if OP is afraid of heights?
beantownchivette 8
You should have a copy of the contract or it should be easy to dig up. Highlight the clause about the company phone and tell them that they owe you an explanation, the company phone and your job back. Don't go in w/o HR present, it will become "he said, she said" otherwise
Bluepies 24
I might as well also tell you that you're legally in the right and could do something about this.
relatablea 2
sue the place
hershelLayton 13
Steal everyone's phones and throw a Nokia at them. It'll teach them better
andrmac 25
Sue for wrongful termination and unemployment payment.