Today, I started my first day at work, I've been unemployed for a while and am in college, so naturally I have no money. At the end of my shift, I ask what we do with the extra bread, and they tell me to throw it away. Being poor and hungry, I decide to take the bread home. I got fired for stealing. 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, my house was broken into. I'm really poor and don't have a television or nice clothing, so they just dumped my trash all over the house and stole my one loaf of bread that was supposed to last me for the week. FML
Today, I went into work. After three years of working 55 hours a week, they fired me by putting the contents of my locker at the front door, with a note that said "If not picked up by 10:00 am stuff will be donated." I work the night shift. I just lost three sweaters, two pairs of shoes, $60, and my job. FML
Today, it was my first day on a £600 a week job. I was fired for being 10 minutes late. FML
Today, while working at McDonald's, I was pulled into the manager's office and informed that I'd been caught stealing money from the safe. When I told them to show me the security footage, they refused and fired me on the spot. FML
Today, I was in a bad mood after being stuck in traffic for 2 hours and late for work. I was walking to my building when I saw a 100 dollar note flying my way. A man called after me for it, but being selfish I took the note in my pocket as a little reward. That man was my boss. Yes, I'm fired. FML
Today, I was so ashamed of being broke that instead of asking my parents for money, I snuck into their house while they were at work to steal some of their food. FML
Today, my financial situation is so dire that I tried to steal toilet paper from work. I got caught. FML
Today, on my first day of work, I got fired after 45 minutes. FML
Today, my boss fired me by locking me out of my workplace after I went out to throw out the trash. FML
Today, I was getting lunch at a fast food restaurant. My boss was in front of me, and in order to get on his good side I offered to pay. Instead, I got fired because I guess my boss assumed I was making fun of his salary, which I knew nothing about. FML
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Giskard 0
You should have just asked if you could have it.
Chibi_fml 9
You should've asked first. Some places have very strict policies about things like that, but they may have said yes if you had asked. Technically, you WERE stealing.
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greeneye_fml 12
That does suck, but you should have just asked. I have worked in a chocolate store and they let us take the fruit covered chocolate home each night.
doof_fisch 2
I've never heard of fruit-covered-chocolate before. Is it in the produce section?
mld_fml 0
I doubt there's a produce section in a chocolate shop
yellowfeet 0
uh, ever heard of chocolate covered strawberries. it's not like an entire fruit is covered in chocolate. they cut the fruit up in pieces and then dip it in chocolate.
apriltwentieth 4
Actually, the whole strawberry is dipped in the chocolate. Why would you cut it up? Source: I'm a chef.
CariboLu_drankr 0
that sucks
arcades_fire 0
It's kind of common sense to ask first...YDI
blueknight1st 26
How is taking home trash the same as stealing? It's trash why would they care?
sushi314 12
It's against the law to steal someone's garbage.
Poppycorn22 0
They care because, it gives workers an incentive to make extra bread/ food during their shift, so they can take it home after. It's a huge issue in the food industry, so a lot of places don't give any employee extra food, and they simply throw it all away and you get in HUGE trouble if you don't.
shinyred 0
Its actually not against the law to steal someones trash if its already been thrown in the garbage can outside.
mld_fml 0
Not in a lot o places in the US it's not. That's why cops will go through criminals' trash looking for evidence--they don't need a warrant and it's legal. Once something is thrown out, it's open season on it
Tomaino 3
Technically the food was never thrown out. Until such time as it reaches the garbage can, it is property of the company.
patticake1601 0
I feel bad for you but you could have avoided it by simply asking if you could take the bread home since it was going in the trash. I guess you know that now. Good luck looking for another job.
timmy3113 0
You should have tossed it out, and come back late at night when the store is closed and dug through the trash. I know, this sounds gross, but lots of thrown out stuff is still good/wrapped/otherwise edible. Unless of course, they lock the dumpsters.
Anteezy 7
ur nasty
DirtyDiana_fml 0
That's ****** up lol
Lisa89 3
You should have asked; but still, if something is going to be thrown out anyway it tecnically isn't a crime as such. [I guess it's because I'm an art student we take stuff people are about to throw away all the time.] I think firing you is a bit harsh, but I guess it's the principle; you took something without asking.
noype 0
The rules about taking trash vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In some places, once the trash hits the curb, it's fair game, in other places once it hits the curb it becomes the property of the sanitation department/city or whatever. If the city really wanted to they could go after you for it.
pearls 0
Should've asked but it still seems a little bit harsh. My boss would rather the spare food went to us and our families than go to waste, but you should still ask, just to be polite. Especially if it's your first day.
noluck84 0
yeah, you should have asked but its still stupid that you got fired