Today, my boss quit, leaving me as the only structural engineer at my company. I'm fresh out of college and will have to finish the projects on my own. Hope Google can teach me how to do this. 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, my boss quit his job and stopped coming in without warning. Guess who just inherited his tasks and responsibilities without the training or pay associated with his manager role. I was hired last year as a junior system admin. FML
Today, I was informed that- despite an already skeletal staff- my supervisor is leaving the company. Tomorrow. FML
Today, I've been working towards a management position at my IT job for 9 years. My boss quit, so I thought, "This is my chance!" Nope, our department got outsourced and now I'm interviewing for my own job on Monday. FML
Today, I got an email from the person I'm supposed to start an internship with next week, saying they're leaving the company. This has been planned since October and will be a year long. Now I have to try to sort things out as quickly as possible if I want to graduate on time. FML
Today, after spending months building my boss 3 websites and finishing them, I was fired via a short email, saying she didn't need my help anymore. I only worked for her for 3 months, so basically I stopped being useful when I finished her websites. FML
Today, I started a new job. After being trained on several obscure computer programs I'm expected to use in just one day, my new boss informed me she's going on a week long vacation starting tomorrow. She's the only other person who knows how this program runs. FML
Today, my boss hired a new meat cutter because our old one stopped showing up for work. After he put the smock on, I told him what needed to be done. Without saying a word, he walks over to my boss, hands him his smock and says, "I quit." Guess I'm on my own. FML
Today, I just started working in my core job domain, and all the guys working with me are giving up on their their jobs, because there's no future for it. It sucks being a mechanical design engineer in a country full of IT companies who just want us to convert. FML
Today, it's my first day as the boss, after waiting months for this promotion. Today is also the day my replacement, who I trained for three months, quit. Now I've got two jobs for the price of one. FML
Today, my boss gave me a new assignment at work: go online and look for my own replacement, then interview him. FML
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Top comments
nzhx 23
Being the only one, you would be considered the head of structural engineering, correct? So request a meeting with the heads of your company and talk about hiring some new recruits, or at least sending you to a proper training.
castleofg1ass 19
Well its the company's responsibility to give you training so maybe talk to the CEO or the head of company
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Comments (59)
cooltatgar 31
Can you hire someone? I'm an engineer, I have no life.
reinhardtp 12
It is my understanding that you cannot sign off plans, you need a professional registered structural engineer to do that. So they will need to hire someone new! Goodluck!
Bryce8 11
Well at least you will get good work experience from this, who knows maybe you will do good! Hope for the best.
Blipbloplaw 0
No way!! This is a great thing. Do your best and this is a great leadership opportunity for you!
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Ask for a raise and a promotion now. Far too many FMLs on here when someone waited until after doing all the work and then got screwed.
Silk_Routes 14
This is the time u keep smiling and try to prove yourself...as if u have a choice
xx000o 27
Google +duct tape = rule the world.
trucker2 33
The first step is always the hardest. You made top dog, real quick. Do a good job, your already at the top of the ladder.
NeatNit 33
in a way, this is pretty awesome - assuming you get proper pay. ;)
AmIReallyRenee 20
Oh doesn't that suck. Straight out of college to face the real world. Keep crying about it, or pull on your big girl pants and handle it.
Miss33_fml 15
Thank you - couldn't have said it better myself :)
FieldLeftBlank 20
You obviously know nothing about civil engineering then. If he's the head of the project, he accepts responsibility for any possible future failures. It's insane to expect that of a fresh graduate.
halberd 2
21 is such a pointlessly aggressive idiot that they don't know how much of an idiot they are. It's normal to come fresh out of school and start an engineering job. It's not normal for someone that inexperienced to be suddenly put in charge of making buildings and bridges. At all.
zach205 24
As 24 was saying, structural engineer has a lot of responsibility that someone fresh out of college with little to no experience isn't ready for. As much as college teaches, to be in charge of something like that you need experience