Today, is the blizzard. I have to go into work, my boss threatened to fire me if I didn't show up. I sent him a picture of the snow completely covering my car. He said I moved the snow there and could move it back. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got snowed in. At work. FML
Today, my boss texted me to say the office was closed because of the snow. I begged him to let me go in anyway because I had nothing to do all day. I have no life, friends or hobbies. FML
Today, a snow storm rolled into my small town, leaving my car stuck under 3 feet of snow. I called my boss to tell her I couldn't drive to work. Her reply? "Walk." FML
Today, it was snowing really badly, so my boss said that everyone who drove to work could leave. But because I got the bus in, she said that I should stay and do a full day. By the time she eventually decided it was bad enough for me to leave, the buses were cancelled. FML
Today, I tried to get the day off because of snow and ice on the roads, which had already caused 2 accidents close to my house. My boss just called me a useless millennial, fired me, and hung up the phone. FML
Today, my boss tried to fire me for not emailing him a screenshot to prove my email wasn't working. FML
Today, I shoveled snow at work. I had to because my co-workers refused to "get sick." I told my co-workers if anyone needs me, just tell them I'm shoveling snow. Our boss asked for me and they said that I left without punching. This also happened when I went out to water the flowers in the summer. FML
Today, as I was driving to work in the aftermath of a terrible blizzard that came through my area last night, a lady slid through an intersection and hit my car, totaling it. I called my boss and told her what happened, only to have her tell me that we were closed due bad roads. No one told me. FML
Today, after getting up at 6 a.m., fighting with the dogs to wipe their paws off from the snow, and having to wait for a moving truck to move so I could get to work by 8, I got a call from my boss saying we were closed due to weather. It was 8:15. I was already there. FML
Today, I found out that my coworker shared a laugh with the boss about setting the office desk on fire (which he actually did), while ten minutes later I was threatened with being fired because I made paper snowflakes and hung a few of them next to the computer. FML
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ndnpride88 25
Idk if you are aware but if your state declares a state of emergency he/she cannot fire you for not showing up for work. Look it up to verify your state work laws during state emergencies. Good luck op.
Timpa70 18
That sure plows.
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Comments (79)
SkullsRules1 26
That sucks :/ what an asshole
Timpa70 18
That sure plows.
Mightyrif 23
I hail you for that pun.
NOTaDISTRACTION 17
It was snow now hail
junkusernamexyz 17
May the laughs rain down upon you for this comment.
False_Stupidity 42
Op should send him pictures of the snow over everything else and the weather forecast too, maybe then he will get the drift...
Emint 16
What #19 would say to #41: "It was snow now rain".
TheMalygos 21
The boss said there was Snow snow Ok I'll go now
BaDumTsss_fml 23
Idiot
kirbs19 37
Good luck with that!
bdsmslave 18
That man has an icy heart. Good luck, OP. Drive safely!
6tothenine 2
Lol
DoomSkuller 28
And I doubt even an act of true love could thaw this one
TwinkleToes7 15
um.. why don't you do what normal people do, get the snow off your car? I don't understand the problem, not everyone can take off of work just because of snow.
MzZombicidal 36
Because it's a blizzard. That poses very dangerous driving conditions no matter where you're from. I'm sure when OP says it's covering their car, they mean COVERING.
toaster87 19
Uhh.. I think the point of the picture was to show how much snow was there.. Not because OP is too lazy to clean the car, OP is probably more worried about road conditions, and I believe the east coast was getting 2' of snow so..
NostalgiaFreak9 43
I can tell you probably live in a state or country where you don't get snow, because it's not so easy getting snow off of your car, especially during a blizzard.
TwinkleToes7 15
No we got snow where I live and I cleaned and it and drove to work. I understand it was a blizzard but if OP lives where it snows then they plowed the roads.
cheeeksss 29
I live in Hawaii, and even I understand the problem OP is facing. Sure, you can take the snow off the car. Then what? Drive in potentially dangerous conditions? Who knows if OP works miles from home? Has that not crossed your mind? And even if you "didn't understand" OP's point of view, your initial comment sounded quite condescending. Just try to speak more politely towards others, especially if they aren't having a good day (hence the FML).
rocker_chick105 31
I live in a pretty snowy city (snowiest by population in fact for the U.S.), and I sure as hell know that our DOT does basically nothing when it blizzards because everything is shut down, so they wait until the storm is over and then start plowing.
marcranger 29
I live deep in the Colorado Rockies, where blizzards are such a part of life that we have been snickering meanly at the East Coast's misfortune, and I get why OP can't go to work. Not every state has reams of snow-removal trucks on hand. Even if OP could un-bury the car in less than half a day, which sounds unlikely from I've heard about the snowfall totals, the roads are probably impassable by anything without ridiculous ground clearance.
ARetardedSeal 24
Here's an example.A blizzard where you can't see like 2 feet in front of you, would you still go out to clean your car and drive to work under such conditions knowing you may risk your safety out in the road?
Enkeria 30
Uh, are you forgetting that they got like TWO FEET of snow?! A lot of states declared an emergency meaning, OP cannot legally get fired anyway AND it's an EMERGENCY!!! It doesn't matter if OP was able to clean off their car, the point is, nobody is going to be out in 70mph winds plowing the roads because the snow will blow right back where they plowed. You're acting like two feet of snow is no big deal to an area of the U.S. that isn't used to this weather. They probably don't have the amount of plows that Wisconsin and Illinois do.
pandalover69 26
Are you even from the North East? If you're from some place like Dallas then yeah you can brush the snow off but do you know what a blizzard is?? The car is under the snow. It's not something you can just brush off. And if car is that bad then the roads are worse.
DanielleinDC 34
I don't own a car, and luckily these sorts of things aren't too common where I live, but really, I get why OP might not be able to clean off his/her car and drive to work. I heard that Boston, at least, had a travel ban, which I assume means that everyone but essential personnel (like police and other first responders) had to be off the roads. I don't know if this occurred where OP lived. But in hazardous conditions like this, only the most heartless of employers would demand that a staffer come to work.
GhostDuck 30
Hey, someone from New England here. In my area we got about 2.5 feet of snow, and my state had a travel ban. Unless you were essential personnel, you could get a $500 fine for driving. Plus, it also depends on where/ what type of street OP lives on. Side streets don't get plowed as often (in my area anyways), and if OP lives on a hill like me or an incline, it's very daunting to drive down that, especially if they don't have a car better suited for it. In the span of my shoveling for an hour, three cars got stuck on my street, not paying attention to the travel ban. So no, not everyone can just clear off their car and get over it or whatever.
nightbirdblue 27
Maybe OP lives off the beaten path so to speak. I've lived in Pennsylvania all of my life and there are some areas that just aren't attended to snow plows that well. A few cousins in the mountains only have their main road plowed once a day even when the snow is really coming down. I know some areas of high way where white outs happen so often in winter that you don't want to drive on them in anything over light snow. Ice can also be a huge issue if OP lives in a place where things like to melt a bit and then freeze again quickly. Who knows if the work place is even is a major area?
ty4nier 16
Alright genius, why don't you do what everyone else does and watch a news report every once in awhile. Then maybe you'd know that we got 2 feet of snow here and have been trapped in our homes. I don't see a problem with that.
ty4nier 16
What everyone seems to be unaware of is that they placed a travel ban and declared state of emergency. That means the boss is breaking the law for opening and is making employees break the law to get there. We can't just get up and go we were by law not allowed
ndnpride88 25
Idk if you are aware but if your state declares a state of emergency he/she cannot fire you for not showing up for work. Look it up to verify your state work laws during state emergencies. Good luck op.
capnbzarr 43
Definitely depends on which state. Many have "at will employment", which basically means you're ******.
BrotherPhil 35
True, but in those states, you're funked anyway.
rossea 21
Send him a video and show him the entire landscape. If he still doesn't believe you, I recommend you quit. He sounds like an ignorant asshole.
marcmaralou 15
oh come onnn, his response was pretty funny
pandalover69 26
He's threatening to fire him because he can't come into work during a BLIZZARD that has caused over 2 feet of snow, please explain how that is funny.
sicksadworld1317 30
Weigh out the pros and cons of losing sleep to clean your car; or spend the cash, grab the boots and take a cab to work- that's if the streets are plowed. If the streets aren't plowed and salted and you still show up, I'd mention hazard pay. I've been there before- I'm sorry you have to deal with this situation. Snow is evil and all the snowmen of our childhood lied to us.
pandalover69 26
Yeah but if Maine declared a state of emergency then he can't be fired. Even if Maine hasn't he should at least contact HR or if his boss has one then OP should contact his boss.
DanielleinDC 34
This assumes that OP could even GET a cab. They probably aren't on the roads in the middle of a blizzard either.
nightbirdblue 27
Plus a lot towns don't really have cabs as a valid method of transportation. I think in the five towns around where I live there is only one or two cabs.