koletatlow19
Canada
Today, my boss fired me because I "didn't get the right kind of coffee beans." 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
representative
Unfair dismissal
Today, I was let go without warning at work. Why? Because my boss saw some comments I'd posted. Nothing I'd said was offensive or controversial, but he said he didn't care, because he didn't agree with it and didn't want me to "smear" the company name. I represent the company? I just serve coffee. FML
sdk2010
Canada
Today, I was fired from my job. My boss claimed it was because I smelled like alcohol, never mind the fact that my job was brewmaster at a beer company. FML
Anonymous
Today, at work, a customer ordered a caramel latte with no caramel. I made a regular latte after explaining that’s what it was. He got angry and threw it at me. I got fired for insulting his intelligence. FML
gt
Canada
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
justin
Waco, United States
Today, my boss found out that my girlfriend dumped me. He asked if that meant she would no longer bring her delicious homemade cookies to the office. When I said yes, he fired me on the spot. FML
Ex-Employee
United States
Today, my boss fired me for causing a "commotion" at work while running the vacuum. FML
replaced
Marietta, United States
Today, my boss fired me because his girlfriend wanted the job I had. She has no experience whatsoever in my line of work, it was just his "anniversary present" for her. FML
Anonymous
Sweden
Whoops
Today, I was late for work and got chewed out by my boss. To console myself I decided to drink a cup of coffee and a cup of tea. My work provides this for free. When I did, my boss told me that in fact it wasn't, nor has it ever been, free; all this time I've been stealing other people's coffee. FML
moe472
United States
Today, my boss fired me because I look like her ex-boyfriend. FML
DietKelp
United States
Today, at work, I was fired from my job for being too "forward" to my boss. All I did was get him coffee and a biscuit from McDonald's to celebrate his 15-year anniversary working there. FML
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captainkevineff 0
well if you worked at starbucks that could be a problem
Fawetu 0
well, if your job was to bring him coffee, he cannot be blamed
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Comments (114)
darkmis1 18
I don't know how it is in Canada, but in America, it's illegal to be fired for that. I would sue if I were u.
stillxsearching 3
oh you "KNOW" that, huh? well better check your knowledge base, b/c you - just like most of the sue-happy idiots on here - are WRONG. if you're employed at will (no contract) you can be fired for ANY REASON or even NO REASON AT ALL. As long as your firing isn't based on race / gender / age / religion etc, it's legal.
jelsew 0
Not true. Some states, like Idaho for example, are right to work states and you can be fired for anything your boss wants to fire you for. Besides sexism and what not. But ordering the wrong thing is reasonable grounds for firing if the boss feels like it.
wishiwazritch 3
actually it depends on what's stated in the contract. If it's stated that the employer reserves the right to fire for any reason at any time, then there is nothing that she could do about it. Otherwise, like I said, it's quite blatantly wrongful dismissal
hedgehogs 0
Not sure whether it's true or not that this matter would be actionable in the U.S. But it sounds like either a pretext to me, e.g., there's another reason he doesn't like you that he doesn't want to say, or he's ****ing insane, in which case you are better off without him. And in the latter case, you might look back carefully at your conditions of employment. Could be that there is something you could catch him on legally, particularly in concert with this. A lawyer would be looking for a pattern of harassment of some such.
Nick_Stevens 3
Did you make him one last cup and 'accidentally' swap the sugar with cyanide?
missygirl213 5
You shouldve got the right kind! >:O
Batman4890 0
You MUST learn to then!
LynzCatastrophe 0
If its part of your job (like starbucks) then maybe its understandable. However if your boss is just being a diva and is a spoiled brat, this is actually grounds for a lawsuit, you can file for wrongful termination.
alex112094 5
YDI for not doing the one thing your boss asked you to do
misskity6 0
well if you worked in a place that sells coffee, well then YOU DESERVE IT, crybaby.
masterblaster39 0
Let this be a lesson to you. NEVER MESS WITH ANYONES COFFEE!
Justyce_fml 0
that's kinda stupid