Today, I was informed that I was let go from my job for not showing up for a week. A week I'd scheduled off, that management had approved. 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, after taking a much-needed mental health week off from work, I discovered I wasn’t on the schedule this week. Turns out, I was fired. Apparently, my absence made things “inconvenient” for my department, since they had to do double work due to my “selfish” PTO usage. FML
Today, I was told not to show up for work, after I showed up for work. FML
Today, I was let go from my job for not being able to come into work early. FML
Today, I submitted a vacation request to my manager and it was approved. I came back from lunch and was informed that I have been let go. FML
Today, after I let my job know I needed time off for a friend's funeral a week ahead of time and they declined to approve it, telling me to call in sick, the day of the funeral arrived and I called in sick, only to come back to a write-up and threats of being fired for not getting it approved in advance. FML
Today, I was checking my schedule online and noticed that I wasn't scheduled for any shifts next week. Not thinking it was a big deal, I called HR to get it corrected, only to find out I was laid off and they "forgot" to tell me. FML
Today, while on vacation, I got fired for not working a shift I wasn't scheduled for. Even after texting my boss a copy of my vacation approval letter, she still fired me. FML
Today, my boss called me and asked why I haven't been showing up to work. I didn't show up because he fired me last week over the phone. Then he fired me again for not showing up to work. FML
Today, I finally told my boss that I need a week off to recharge; I presented dates, reasons, and felt brave. He nodded approvingly, then checked my calendar and asked, “Perfect, can you train the new hires that week?” I stared at my triumphant note then mourned my stolen week. Ugh. FML
Today, my employer fired me, less than a week before I could become permanent full-time staff. FML
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Top comments
Nabexis 9
Do you have it in writing? If not, there's not much you can do. If you do, go to HR and possibly a lawyer.
alternative-facts 6
What Nabexis said. If you have a paper trail, and can prove that they authorized the time off ahead of time, they can't fire you. It's illegal.
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Nabexis 9
Do you have it in writing? If not, there's not much you can do. If you do, go to HR and possibly a lawyer.
alternative-facts 6
What Nabexis said. If you have a paper trail, and can prove that they authorized the time off ahead of time, they can't fire you. It's illegal.
RichardPencil 32
Maybe things went better when you weren't there.
RichardPencil 32
Maybe things went better when you weren't there.
RichardPencil 32
Maybe things went better when you weren't there.
species4872 20
Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
species4872 20
Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
lilchica22001 22
At least we all have the opportunity to downvote your comment 3x. Since it sucked that badly!
Danne696 14
As always, I get very confused and curious at what seems like a complete lack of workers' rights in the world. If you have an employment in Sweden, it's extremely hard to get fired unless there's a shortage of work and then there are strict rules to follow in the decision of who has to quit in a few months. In FML posters life tho, it seems like your boss can basically ask you to do anything and if you don't do it, you're fired on the spot.
babs22291 15
Yes in most of states in the USA, all employment is at will and they don't need a reason to fire someone, they can for any reason as long as it's not discrimination.
Glaceia 10
On top of that they can still fire you for discriminatory reasons too, all they got to do is say they are getting rid of you for some other BS reason. Then good luck proving it was actually discrimination.
Glaceia 10
On top of that they can still fire you for discriminatory reasons too, all they got to do is say they are getting rid of you for some other BS reason. Then good luck proving it was actually discrimination.
sousaphonist 14
Contact HR. In fact, that might even be grounds for an Unlawful Termination suit.
Real4Real 11
Yup, I always filled out the time off request form, had my boss sign it and then make a xerox copy for myself before handing it in.
Shiven Saxena 3
hey hey! I moderated this FML. XD
Kitsi 14
If you have texts/emails/forms regarding the vacation time and its approval, you have a very good wrongful termination case there. Sorry it happened.
dabomsht123 3
LAWSUIT!!