Today, in the current company I'm employed by, I have a better chance at gambling my way to the top, as opposed to working my way up. 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, thanks to downsizing and corporate restructuring, I was "promoted" to the entry level position I had 10 years ago. FML
Today, I was forced into accepting a "promotion" for a position that pays less than what I get right now. FML
Today, after putting in 110% at my shitty job for two years straight, my boss told me point-blank I'm too good in my current position for him to ever be able to justify promoting me. FML
Today, I was let go from my job, because I'm "progressing too quickly and there's no promotions available" and I "can find a better place to work at." FML
Today, after interviewing for a promotion to a position that was created with me in mind, I eagerly accepted a call from my boss, expecting good news. Turns out, they found a better applicant, who they don't believe will need support from the position I currently hold, so it's being eliminated. FML
Today, my boss called me into his office. I've been working hard doing extra work so I can get promoted. He called me in to tell me I'm to reliable in my current position, so I won't be moving up. FML
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 found out that the reason I didn't get the job that I have been working my butt off for over a year for is because they can't find anybody who can do my current job as good as me. I'm too good to be promoted. FML
Today, I discovered that as thanks for my successful efforts to increase my company's monthly revenue, my dumbass of a boss has been awarded a pay bonus. He's wasted no time telling everyone about the sports car he's planning to buy with it. FML
Today, my boss got a promotion and I got laid off. FML
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Top comments
Welshite 40
You'd better start learning how to count cards.
haileyrows 26
Or you could take the third option and sleep your way to the top.
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Comments (35)
isnobodyhere 32
That sucks, the job world is never fair
Railroader 16
That's more or less any company you work for these days
Goblin182 27
Welcome to the real world. Glad you finally made it.
TheNewGuy03 29
Sometimes, you gotta play the hand you're dealt.
ThrottleJockey 36
Remember, it's not what you know but who you blow that gets you places.
Alucard205 13
Well isn't that lucky
WAKingUP91 11
at least your promotions don't rely on whether or not people are dying. ?
revolvearoundme 15
I got all kinds of promotions from the mass shooting at my old job. I got a couple years worth of promotions in about 2 months. Sucks a bunch of good people died and a bunch of bad people lived but the world keeps turning and the jobs need to get done.
Mynamewontfi 40
This went pretty dark quickly. One man's death is another man's bread
Brandi_Faith 34
I think 18 was trying to say that there are a lot of jobs where the turnover rate is next to none and in order to get a promotion you basically have to wait for someone to die. It was basically this way for my brother. He was working at FedEx as a part time driver and was waiting for months for a full time position to pop up. But the people that work there often work there for life and there's next to no turnover rate for those positions. He waited months for a position that never came so he ended up having to quit and find another job.
914smv 18
haha well good luck with that!!
moocowmilk0 19
needs more explanation pls
cheetoaf 6
Gamble Away!