Today, I was fired because I skipped a week of work without calling nor telling anyone. His secretary forgot to tell him about my scheduled days off for anticipation for my daughter's birth. My boss had already hired someone else so he gave me his secretary's job. Wrong time for a pay decrease. FML
solarecliptic tells us more.
We are to notify the secretary of extended leave of absence - not the boss. The day or two after I made this post, the Boss gave me my old job back. Thankfully the new guy hadn't actually started working yet - so he was apologized to and did not start working. My boss hasn't filled his secretary position and I don't think he intends to. The company gave me a 10k/yr raise due to the circumstances.
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popoman 0
Secretary deserved it.
fegd 0
I say get a lawyer and sue. That's ridiculous. The least he could do, if he was gonna give you his secretary's job, is paying you the same he did before.
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Comments (61)
thew_fml 14
you absolutely can get your old pay grade back. their cutting your pay would not hold up in court
Flight_Recorder 0
yeah.... what they did was illegal. just fight it. you will get your pay back
LatinoHeat 0
YDI. You were fired because it was confirmed that the new guy has Clay Aiken underwear and you do not. It was an easy choice to make for your boss.
SNOTTYBONES 0
Why in the heck would you want a week before the baby? Good lord I would rather spend a week after the baby gets here.
Tomaino 3
I would guess that his main concern is being there for his wife when she goes into labor. If she goes into labor and no one's there, she's screwed. She can't drive herself to the hospital.
harahune 0
Call your state's labor board and sue.
MangeMoi_fml 0
Old secretary's fault, he did his part. If there was a problem, he should have been notified. This really does suck. But hey, at least you're not jobless..and congrats on the little one!
godyourethick 0
I don't even ******* understand what this means.
athame1983 0
YDI for not telling ur BOSS about it and instead relying solely on his secretary oh and if they replaced u aftr a couple of days and arent willing to fire the new person who is still on their probationary period then OBV u were on ur way out anyway
FozzieGirl 0
Don't you have statutory paternity leave or employment protection where you live? Is it a third world country? What has your union said about this? (if you're not in a union and you get treated like shit at work, YDI)
solarecliptic 0
We are to notify the secretary of extended leave of absence - not the boss. The day or two after I made this post, the Boss gave me my old job back. Thankfully the new guy hadn't actually started working yet - so he was apologized to and did not start working. My boss hasn't filled his secretary position and I don't think he intends to. The company gave me a 10k/yr raise due to the circumstances.
grimface1987 1
Why didnt the boss actually call you (and ask where you were) before replacing you within a week?