Ajwc95
Chilliwack, Canada
Today, I was fired for "smelling like garbage". I'm the guy who throws the garbage into the truck. FML
Today, I was fired for "smelling like garbage". I'm the guy who throws the garbage into the truck. FML
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Ajwc95 23
OP here. I did so apparently. I'm going see if I can fight this though.
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Top comments
UnidentifiedFun 37
Wow, how weird that a garbage man would smell like garbage.
iann32 10
Man, that really stinks
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Comments (95)
TeasinDaNoobs 16
Wow unlucky OP, hopefully you can get this sorted out
iop330 22
What a trashy thing for his boss to do, eh?
Ajwc95 23
Thanks #1! :) I hope so too or at least be able to find a new job quickly.
engineerosaurus 26
Sounds like another job might be BETTER. Even if they admit their wrong you don't want to work for a company / manager like that. My guess: they needed to lay someone off quickly and chose this explanation as an excuse.
Mf2307 15
it is i mean what do they expect him to do when your dealing with garbage?
UnidentifiedFun 37
Wow, how weird that a garbage man would smell like garbage.
Nilorak 24
!
pandalover69 26
How is this one of the top comments? He explained why he smelled like garbage. He literally works with garbage.
TiiBags 15
#64 You are an idiot
shutupshane12 12
Sarcastic comment is sarcastic
cadillacgal79 32
64-not being rude here, but there are no top comments on this site. It's all a matter of time, not based on likes like IFunny.
UnidentifiedFun 37
Lol at 64 completely missing the idea of sarcasm.
DougK76 11
#79 not being rude either, but there are, in fact, top comments, at least on the iPhone app, so I'll guess Android as well...
jipster 11
Can you even get fired for your smell?
ChristianH39 30
Absolutely, in a job where you work with customers instead of garbage
Ajwc95 23
OP here. I did so apparently. I'm going see if I can fight this though.
garrett_8614 14
You definitely should fight it. What the hell are they expecting you to smell like? Roses? You're the freaking GARBAGE man! These are the types of situations where I think going to court would be justified if they refuse to give you your job back.
MrSassypants 34
If there ever is garbage man that smells like roses, then I would just go gay for that guy. I mean, imagine how great he smells if he didn't handle garbage.
Ajwc95 23
#28 Wouldn't that get costly?
fantasyworld 39
What the hell do they expect you to smell like? Roses and daisies?
Faunathan 0
Call OSHA and let them know what happened, they'll make your admins life hell
garrett_8614 14
It could possibly get costly OP, but if you win (which I don't see how you wouldn't), then you would be reimbursed. If I were you I would see if I could get a sum of money for my trouble to hold me over until I find a new job because I wouldn't want to work for those people after that. EDIT: I'm not sure how the system works in Canada as I live in the US. So it would probably do you good to do some research on that.
smackaroonial 20
Small claims court doesn't have to be costly. It's usually just you, the offender, and a judge. My wife almost took her old boss to small claims, then she found her new kick ass job and we decided to drop her old boss. Not worth the fight.
awesome222 8
If you own your own photography business then why are you a garbage man?
Ajwc95 23
Thanks! I'll look into it #57.
interesting33 37
Okay I am so confused - why did #55 get thumbed down?
Helldemon 32
Probably because he just basically copied #28's 2nd sentence and just added "and daisies?" to the end 8 hours after 28 had replied.
Clawsified 6
Smelling like garbage means you're doing your job right, right?
LostMy_Marbles 24
#62, a lot of photographers have their business as a side job for extra money. It's hard to be a full time photographer
1217jonathan 15
Because it's FML and not all of the posts are real lol
Zenechai 2
-edit-commented on wrong reply.
Silk_Routes 14
are they looking for the axe effect!
biebahood 15
or maybe they're looking for an axe-cuse
PennyLane27 32
Axe IS garbage! :)
BI4ze 17
Yeah, but why were you sniffing it in the first place?
jenninator93 18
I think you need to reread the post...
soulreaper12296 28
You definitely need to re-read this FML.....
HarleyBlues 24
I think you really, really most definitely need to re-read the post...
BI4ze 17
I know I misread it. I didn't catch it until after. My bad
HarleyBlues 24
I was being sarcastic. It would have been a funnier fml if he was sniffing garbage.
iann32 10
Man, that really stinks
Ajwc95 23
So does the job.
piedpiper303 29
Wow op I'm ashamed. How dare you smell like you've been doing your job!
Ajwc95 23
You should be. Doing my job? What was I thinking?!
mckenzieandrews 16
That was definitely an excuse. Sorry OP!
EverettA 16
Wow that's a stinky situation.
carecow 16
I've never met a garbage man who smells like Hugo Boss, best of luck buddy, you're better off with another employer.