Wellfu
Europe
Today, I was let go from my internship for "not putting in enough effort". I was working 50 hours a week for almost zero pay. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
United States
Today, after being laid off for over a year, I got turned down for an unpaid internship. I can't even get people to let me work for free. FML
Anonymous
Singapore, Singapore
Cut the crap
Today, as usual, I got to my internship early, did everything my bosses asked. At the end of the day, I was fired after 3 weeks of working unpaid overtime because they found an applicant with more experience for the job I applied to and they wanted to cut costs. FML
myworstday
London, United Kingdom
Miserable
Today, I was let go from an unpaid internship. The reasons cited was that I seemed unhappy at work. No, that's just my face. FML
Chad
Belgium
The value of labor
Today, after working for over a decade at the same place, I was formally written up with two days of leave without pay for refusing to work extra overtime. I've been working over 80 hours a week for four months now and even cancelled some very important plans so I could work every day. FML
Anonymous
Tualatin, United States
Today, I completed my two-month internship, where I have been working as hard as I could with the hope of being hired. My boss couldn't remember my name, and declined to be a reference. FML
Anonymous
Welcome to the machine
Today, I was laid off on the day I was about to put in an offer on a house. This company promised me the world, and I broke myself working to prove my worth. Turns out, I wasn't getting paid for the lunches and breaks I didn't take either. FML
Anonymous
This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff
United States
Nothing for money
Today, my boss told me I was fired 3 weeks ago because there's no money to pay me, meaning that I worked the last three weeks for free. FML
Anonymous
Exploitation
Today, after trying so hard to get myself back on my feet, I had an amazing interview and I was hired on the spot. I was so happy, until I read the position I was given, and it turns out I didn't get full-time, I got barely enough hours to even be part-time. FML
Anonymous
You do it
Today, I’m a supervisor who swore 50-hour weeks were “the minimum.” My team preferred having lives, I missed my quota, and my $10,000 bonus vanished. FML
Volunteer
Elwood, United States
Today, I got fired from my volunteer job. FML
Top comments
Hunthas 17
With that dedication they will be working for you someday! Hope you at least got some experience out of it!
walleye9171 3
What a bunch of assholes!!
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Hunthas 17
With that dedication they will be working for you someday! Hope you at least got some experience out of it!
thawny_fml 21
The boss was probably hoping for an intern like in all his pornos.
MortenM 17
It is not always just the number of hours you put in. Maybe OP was just not deemed fit for the business.
incoherentrmblr 22
If this is for college credit, I hope you still received credit...
pinkgreenyellow 13
just be glad you're out of there. you deserve better OP
drbakhonlock 18
Dayum. That sucks
davidpropert 32
If only there was a button for that ;)
Arrayon 7
And if only there was a button for that as well
carissaball 23
Keep up the hard work anyways(: it'll pay off in the end, probably with a better company.
beaglegal 42
Sounds like you'll be better off anyways. Good luck OP!
Headcrab 29
If you really didn't put in enough effort, the blame is on you. I've had this happen to me too, also for the same reason. I learned from it. You should too.
carissaball 23
Obviously OP did put in enough effort by the amount they said they worked...
MidnaLink 35
Pretty sure 50 hours per week is plenty of effort.
ana_lee_bonde 17
#10 Im sure OP was working hard, but hours do not translate to effort. Plus OP probably isnt the only intern working there.
carissaball 23
At the same time, does someone who doesn't work hard/doesn't put in effort show up 50 hours a week? Id think that someone who's there for so long would be dedicating their time to working hard to get the job..
ana_lee_bonde 17
#14 Of course. Everybody and their dog would do the same, which is why its not surpising they may have had someone working just a little harder than OP.
Marcella1016 32
All these downvotes on people making a valid point. Just because you put in the time, doesn't mean you put in the effort. OP may have tried, but their supervisor may not have been satisfied with their job performance. I have a friend who has complained about her bosses being out to get her "no matter how hard she worked" at literally every job she had. Eventually I realized part of it must've been something with her - and I was right. Eventually we ended up working together, and I found she would complete assignments very quickly, but they often had numerous errors in them. So technically she worked "hard" but the work was sloppy. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Anyway, sorry you got fired, OP. I'd just try to take it as a learning experience, reflect on whether there were any things you could've done better, and take the lesson to your next job.
MrConcise 35
I don't even do 50 hours a week of things I *like* to do.
slackerjoe 22
Also, if you complained about it the whole time, or acted like you were too good to be doing whar you were supposed to I'm sorry but you deserve it. otherwise fyl.
walleye9171 3
What a bunch of assholes!!
ana_lee_bonde 17
Jeez thats enough hours for a full time job, must be some rough competition for internship there.
Blue_Black_fml 21
It's possible they wanted to let you go and were looking for any excuse to do it. They don't deserve your work ethic if that's the case.. Soon you'll find yourself a real job where you'll get paid and rewarded for your hard work.
Brandi_Faith 34
Ya, this just sounds like another FML where the employers were looking for an excuse to get rid of you and just made up a reason. I don't get why people sometimes don't tell you the real reason they're firing your or letting you go. You think it would make more sense to give them the real reason so they know what they did wrong and can fix it for next time.
VeganVampyre 27
Except if they're just looking for any excuse, that means they don't have a real reason. And you need just cause to fire someone, so then they have to come up with an excuse that sounds valid. If they told the truth ("We just don't want you here. Sorry") then they could get in big trouble.
Carebeareatu 23
Damn that's harsh, OP! Hopefully the experience you've gained there will help when it comes to getting another internship or a hired on position.