Today, I was given a $100 cookbook as a gift by a co-worker. The man who shares a desk with me didn't realise it was mine, as he was at lunch when I got it, so he decided to give it to my boss when he walked in. My boss is refusing to return it. 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 coworker got a raise by making our boss give me a pay cut for doing his job while he was slacking off. As we were heading home for the day, he found $100. FML
Today, for what has seemed to be the hundredth time, my labeled bagged lunch was stolen from the fridge at my workplace. I stormed into my boss's office ready to complain, only to find him eating it. FML
Today, I got a talking-to at work from my new manager for eating other peoples' lunches. Immediately afterwards, I watched my manager leave the room, take MY lunch, and begin eating it. Apparently my new manager is the thief, and I'm now the office pariah who gets the blame. Nobody believes me. FML
Today, during lunch, my coworker offered me her food, claiming she was full. I was still quite hungry, so I accepted it. Halfway through eating the sandwiches, my boss walked in and started interrogating people over who took his lunch. I quickly realized I was the one eating it. FML
Today, we got our Christmas bonuses. Instead of money, the company decided to give us all lunch boxes with the company name on them. I went ahead and put my lunch in mine, then put it in the break-room refrigerator. Apparently so did all the other employees. Now I can't find mine. FML
Today, a coworker threw my lunch in the trash. They'd just got back from holidays, and I use the same containers they do. My leftovers "looked like something they'd eat", so they thought it was something they'd forgotten before going on holidays. It was leftovers that I'd been spacing out, trying to make last till payday. FML
Today, when I went to work, my nice coworker gave me a gift basket. And cookies. I had to tell him that I caught his kid keying my car last night. FML
Today, I went with my sister to her company Christmas party. They had a gift raffle, my number was called and I won $25 for a local restaurant. A few moments later, the manager came over and said, "You don't work here? You can't have that" and took it from me. FML
Today, I went and bought lunch for all the people I work with. The only meal the place forgot was mine. FML
Today, I gave my boss a gift card as a late birthday present, since I wasn't in the office on his actual birthday. He accused me of trying to bribe my way to a promotion, and suspended me on the spot. FML
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Steve97 32
Get your other co worker to vouch that it was a gift and report your boss for theft. Unless your company as a strict policy against gift giving.
alex_the_tiger 14
At a loss for words by how much of an ass your boss is
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alex_the_tiger 14
At a loss for words by how much of an ass your boss is
NeatNit 33
I'm actually more appalled by the man who stole the book from the desk. He should just re-buy the book new and give to OP.
Tikaani96 15
Nobody stole the book. He probably thought someone accidentally left it there and handed it to the boss to return it to its owner.
Buchp 8
Then why, #34, does the boss refuse to return it?
Mpii 11
I think the co-worker saw an opportunity to give his boss a gift and kiss up to him. Which would explain why the boss does'nt want to give it back. He believes it was a gift for him.
Tikaani96 15
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Believe it or not #38 but some people keep stuff from the lost and found. For example several people at the job I currently have give sunglasses or other things they find to the boss for the lost and found and the boss will just keep them because they want to. It doesn't state that the employee gave the cook book to the boss as a gift, Nor does it state it wasn't a gift. But I'm under the impression it was not a gift.
heartofhannah 28
Did you even read any of the FML?
Vladimir_Puting 10
In your most recent comment,#63, you basically said that the boss stole the book by saying that he might have taken it from the lost property. By saying this you contradicted your previous statement saying 'Nobody stole the book'. I think you should re-read the FML.
Steve97 32
Get your other co worker to vouch that it was a gift and report your boss for theft. Unless your company as a strict policy against gift giving.
Utetopia2014 18
This makes no sense at all, because the desk sharer gifted the stolen book to the boss. If gifting was a strict no-no, then the desk sharer would be in the wrong gifting it to the boss in the first place (as well as thieving it to gift).
askullnamedbilly 33
Not that I disagree with you or any of the other people who told OP to go to HR or the police, but it's not as simple as that. OP actually has a choice to make - what's more important to them, getting justice (and the book back) or their job? Sure, they legally cannot be fired for it, but they're always going to be on their bosses (and probably several other people's) shitlist and will be treated accordingly. There's a good chance taking legal action could put them in a very toxic position in the workplace and lead to them being passed over for promotions and the like. That's obviously not fair and not right, but unfortunately most of life isn't. If OP really loves their current job and the company they work at, this might be a problem.
Ayasha_fml 12
I agree with you #2. Maybe even get camera footage if necessary. #61, you have a fair point, and that's a very possible outcome. Even still, it's the principle of it all. OP should get the justice they deserve, it being a "petty" cookbook or not. Either someone fork over $100 or the book is returned. The workplace may not have personal lockers and thus they had no choice but to go on the trust system. It could have happened before the OP had a chance to take it to their car on a break.
Zanquis 22
how to deal with it all depends on if your boss has a boss of him/herself. If so, simply go over his head and also HR. This is theft and if your boss says this he could easily be fired/replaced. If he is the owner of the company start looking for a other job cause its a ass and still call the cops.
grumblebum 16
That guy was an ass for giving away something that wasn't his, even if it was on his shared desk. The boss is an ass for not returning it, can you get the co-worker to stand up for you and prove purchase
MikaykayUnicorn 36
Yeah, who just finds a book on a SHARED desk and immediately thinks "I'm gonna give this to my boss"? That would be like me finding my brother's shoes in the hall between our rooms and giving them to my dad. Clearly it wasn't mine and it doesn't have a note saying "Hey ___ this is for you" so why take it and give it to someone else? It makes no sense. **** that dude and your boss, OP.
oreoeater 21
You should get HR involved
snarkytruth 37
Coworker owes you a new book. Boss is crooked if he won't return it. Both are jerks.
_awwhellnaw_ 45
I'm not sure whose worse, your co-worker for giving it away, or your boss for not giving it back. FYL
28actress 22
Did he give it to your boss as a lost item? Like for the company lost and found? Either way your boss sucks. Maybe you should go higher up and raise complaints to his boss
steve02134 7
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I know I'm going to sound cold, but SO MANY problems would not happen if stuff were put away.
usnwife 18
It was on his desk... that have been the most "away" he could put it. This wasnt a case of him being careless with it, this was a case of theft
holly_fly 34
Where was OP supposed to put it? They most likely didn't just leave it on the floor, or wrong side of the shared desk. The co-worker should have asked before giving it to their boss. End of story.
psyjoniz 12
did you read the fml? op was AT LUNCH when the book found its way to their desk. and no the gift giver did nothing wrong by placing it where it would be found.
MoxleyCrue 17
20- The OP wasn't at lunch, the coworker was.
MikaykayUnicorn 36
Where were they supposed to put it "away?" Were they supposed to put it up their asshole for safe keeping? Putting it on their desk is probably the best they could do.
mariri9206 32
I agree that leaving it on your own desk constitutes as "putting it away" but to everyone saying "where else would they put it," desks typically do have drawers.
usnwife 18
Yeah, but for $100 I would assume the book was fairly large and may not have fit in the drawers, or they were already full with work related stuff...
MSC11 3
I actually agree with you. The OP said the person that gave it away is someone They share a desk with. Had the book been put with the OP's personal belongings, maybe this could have been avoided.
MlleMC_fml 19
Not all desks have drawers. Those at my office certainly don't.
ShleeG 23
your coworker is the jackass here. even though he wasn't there when you got the cookbook... it's a shared desk. if he sees something that doesn't belong to him, logically he should realize it belongs to you. he needs to get you a new cookbook or get yours back from the boss.
LyricaSilvan 30
"Oh, there's a thing here on the desk I share with someone else. It's clearly not mine, but I'm gonna assume I can do with it as I please because I am a jerk." Your coworker sounds like a real considerate fellow. Do us both a favor and give something of his away later; see how he feels about it.