Today, I was fired because my boss found out I had been looking for a new job. Then, I got a call from my only job prospect, saying I was overqualified and too young to work there as a waitress. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boss found out I had applied for a much better paying job. He told me I'd do a better job and make more money there. Then he fired me. FML
Today, I got fired from my new waitress job after 2 shifts. They said I wasn't experienced enough to handle the fast pace. I thought I'd been doing well so I asked my friend who works there what really happened. Apparently not showing my boobs enough at a family place was grounds for dismissal. FML
Today, I got fired. Not because of anything I did, but because my best friend, who'd I'd gotten hired, stood up for herself when both the owner's wife and daughter became disrespectful professionally. She then quit and got a job with a competitor. They started looking at her LinkedIn. Two weeks later, I get canned. 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
Today, after finally getting a job offer after months of unemployment, I found out that the person who was going to hire me got fired. Which means I'm not getting the job. FML
Today I was fired from my job. They fired me because they couldn't work around my college schedule. The only reason they hired me was because they were looking for college students and without a job I can't go back to school. FML
Today, I was fired without warning from my job because I was not consulting my boss about things like washing dishes and throwing away garbage. Basically, I was fired for being too good at my job. FML
Today, I got fired after three days at my new job. They told me it was because of downsizing. They were still interviewing people and had a help wanted sign in the window. FML
Today, after a month at my new job, my boss fired me because I didn't have enough experience. She hired me with full knowledge of this fact. FML
Today, I was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
pygmyfrog 31
Unless you were employed under a contract expressly forbidding searching for other employment, or were still on probation, they can't just sack you like that in Australia. Contact the Fair Work Ombudsman and see if you have any recourse. Good luck!
berniro 14
Well, take their advice! Apply somewhere better and live up to your potential. Worst case scenario go and apply for a different restaurant.
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (31)
berniro 14
Well, take their advice! Apply somewhere better and live up to your potential. Worst case scenario go and apply for a different restaurant.
Mike_Oxhard 14
Were you looking for a job while you were working at your current job? If so, that's all on you OP. No reason your current employers has to know you are looking for another job, because you're supposed to use your FREE time to look for a new job, not the time you are paid to work at another position. That is a completely viable reason to fire you. As for the job prospect, how can you be too young but overqualified? That just sounds like a cop-out reason to not hire you.
Welshite 40
I know right? It's just like when I applied to be a geriatric stripper at my favorite club. They gave me the same excuse about being too young and overqualified. Blah blah blah... Like, I cultivated these wrinkles and saggy skin for a reason! Now what am I supposed to do? Oh, and it's totally possible to apply for a new position outside of work. Ever heard of online applications?
bloodtalon 6
@#4, I think what #2 meant was looking for a job while on the clock at their present job. looking for another job on company hours is a "considerate" reason for them to for you, because they won't distract you from your job search with "work." yes, you can and should look for a new job on your own time.
chinaski7628 32
2 and 15, nowhere in the FML does it say or indicate that OP's job search was conducted on her current job's time. There are many ways her current employer could find out about her job hunt: the new job could've called for a reference, someone found her resume on a job search website, through the grapevine, etc…
Googolman 29
How can you be too young to be a waitress? Aren't waitresses usually young? You don't typically see middle aged women working as waitresses.
TheCutestLizard 28
Really?! I'd say the majority demographic of servers is middle-aged women. I guess it depends on where you live...
usnwife 18
Could be a 21+ type place and she isn't yet 21? That's what first popped into my head. The too young and overqualified together seem a little strange though...
klutz44 28
It could be a bar that requires waitresses to be 21 or older.
pygmyfrog 31
In Australia, there are no requirements to be 21 to serve alcohol, just 18. But if the previous place was unlicensed, the OP would need to be 18+ to work on licensed premises.
heatherrr17 19
You might have to be 18 to serve alcohal thats how it was were i worked
usnwife 18
Ah, didnt see the location... no clue then!
VampObsessed 16
Honestly, I was thinking they meant she was "too qualified" due to her education/degree or past work history maybe. Not necessarily her amount of experience.
SquilliamFancy 15
Take some solace in the fact that you can now look for a job other than waitressing... I mean, look at how my rival Squidward turned out. I think it's completely unprofessional that your boss fired you because you're trying to expand your work experience. I don't know the law in Australia, but in the United States, if you get fired for no appropriate reason, you can file a lawsuit to overturn your bosses decision and receive some compensation, or unemployment checks, while holding a clean record. Maybe look into what you can do?
Welshite 40
No. You can file a lawsuit if you are terminated based on discrimination of a protected class such as age, race, gender, etc. At will states give employers the power to fire for any other reason, and there's nothing you can do to fight it.
Dale_shackleford 13
I don't think Australia has at will employment l, but I could be wrong.
Welshite 40
Australia may not, but I was replying to the post's assumption about US employment and termination lawsuits.
Emirac 10
At will doesn't actually mean you can be fired whenever for whatever. Companies still have to follow their own procedures and policies regarding correct termination practices, and if they don't, they can be sued. Also, most places wouldn't fire someone without a good reason just for the fact that without documentation, the person could assume it's discrimination and sue, and the company could be found at fault. Just wanted to clear that up.
Adam_Power58 16
I may be wrong but i don't think it is legal to fire for that reason , i know it is not the best way to go about getting a new job but there is nothing wrong if you give two weeks notice St the end ,Hopefully you find a new better job OP
pygmyfrog 31
Unless you were employed under a contract expressly forbidding searching for other employment, or were still on probation, they can't just sack you like that in Australia. Contact the Fair Work Ombudsman and see if you have any recourse. Good luck!
pygmyfrog 31
The fairwork.gov.au site has extra info
arano 29
"Ombudsman" is probably the weirdest word I've ever seen.
nope97 5
It is a Swedish word...
olpally 33
Well at least you're qualified to have a better job... Keep looking!
TabooSushi 24
"Overqualified" is the most bullshit excuse for not being hired that I have ever heard. I hate that crap.
TheMathMajor 26
It makes sense in some contexts. If you are over qualified for the vacant position, you might want to be paid more than the company is willing to pay, or you might feel like you're not being challenged and find another job or try to move up in the company. And then they'll just have to fill the position again.
Fairyjoshy 13
Right, and this is why (in America, at least, I have no clue about Australia) we have college graduates working minimum wage jobs because they're simultaneously overqualified and underqualified for all other jobs and all the jobs within their field are either filled with incompetents who know somebody who knows the bosses, outsourced to other countries, or are filled with underpaid and undertaught workers who have to read off of a script. "Overqualified" is a load of bumpkus and is just an excuse by corporations who want to avoid hiring someone who might be smart enough to realize they're being ripped off.
species4872 20
Australia has unfair dismissal laws governing employment. Contact Fair Work Australia.
AlittleSanity 11
Just to clarify, were you looking for other jobs while on the clock? If so, YDI, if not this is a FML.