Today, my bosses were boasting about their work-funded retreat, including the $1,800 bottle of wine the company paid for. This would be fine if they hadn't just told me there are no funds to pay me for the work they've got me doing. We are also the biggest company in our industry. 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, on my way to work I stopped at a winery and spent around $120 on 2 bottles of wine for my boss, since it was his birthday. When I gave him the gift, in exchange he let me know I am being laid off - his consolation was "if you can afford this wine I'm sure you'll be OK". FML
Today, my rather large boss told me how the company needs to save money, how we are going downhill fast, even suggesting that we might go bankrupt very soon. He then went on to ask me to go get him some very expensive scotch using the company credit card to, "help him cope with the stress." FML
Today, my boss told me they were letting me go because they "could no longer afford to pay me." Never mind the catered lunch they had the day before, which cost more than a week's worth of my salary. FML
Today, I found out that my company is paying more for hors d'oeuvres at one party than I will receive for my entire year long internship. FML
Today, I found out why the temps were not invited to the company Christmas party. The company paid for the regular employees to go to a nice restaurant, gave them nice presents, and handed out substantial bonuses. They keep telling me they can't hire me on because the company can't afford it. FML
Today, after months of busting our asses and working round the clock on our latest project, I and the whole office just got bad news: when our boss promised extremely generous bonuses for doing all this, he was point-blank lying, and intended to take credit for our work all along. FML
Today, at the winery, my boss proudly made a spectacle of the new, high quality bottles. After over a year of employment without breaking a bottle, I shattered three before lunch. FML
Today, my boss bragged to a coworker, in front of me, about how much money he saved on a project because he majorly underpays me. My boss is my dad. FML
Today, I'm working for a company that makes over a million dollars a year, yet leaves me with no choice but to pee in a cup because they won't pay to fix the only toilet in the building. FML
Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML
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Yazoo77 16
Report to HR?
SammieIsabella 15
If the company can afford to send them on a retreat and an expensive bottle of wine, then they can afford to pay you for your work there. Go to HR and explain the situation. If they don't do anything, go above their head.
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Yazoo77 16
Report to HR?
capnbzarr 43
In an ideal world, that would be an effective and appropriate response. But in the real world, publicly shaming the company on Facebook would probably get better results. Even if you get fired, the publicity is another jewel in your resume to attract an employer who actually has a moral compass.
capnbzarr 43
...or, at the very least, it would be much more entertaining for the rest of us.
itslaelae 17
Corporate scumbags. I'm sorry OP
SammieIsabella 15
If the company can afford to send them on a retreat and an expensive bottle of wine, then they can afford to pay you for your work there. Go to HR and explain the situation. If they don't do anything, go above their head.
_Heisenberg__ 15
Find the bottle of wine and dump it on those assholes
BooBerry777 14
... or just drink it.
pengyvan 21
Why not both?
gracehi 33
Wasting an $1,800 bottle of wine on an asshole? Heresy!
punxroxr87 7
some people just wanna watch the world burn
XBurytheCastleX 25
Well, give their offices a makeover while they are gone. Wink wink
Greattitan2 13
What a bunch of assholes
Miss_Syntax 15
Take the wine and quit.
teapotrevolt 27
I don't think you quite understand. There is no wine at this point.
LoverWordsFood 27
I would suggest to go to HR and talk to them about it. If that doesn't work, I would go through pros and cons for working at this company and if you can afford to be without them. That's just a really shitty situation to go through and figure out how to approach HR about this. This sounds similar to a friend of mine and they just ended up quitting and going somewhere else since no one cared.
WeLikeIke 23
American Capitalism at its best and brightest.
LuckBeNimble 19
Capitalism in general. especially considering OP is from Australia.
MyNameIsLaughter 18
I wasn't aware that Australia was in America
DaRito 25
Hmm, a few bad bosses, let's blame capitalism. You know they're still required by law to pay him, even in a capitalist society, right?
JackDupp 11
Yea cuz that socialism is working great - right Greece?
WeLikeIke 23
Oh, ****, I'm stupid ._.
palosqueak 19
happens to everyone haha
gracehi 33
At least you know it! Ha ha! XD
MyNameIsLaughter 18
Well, now you know where the money they "can't afford" to give you is going
cornyrob 33
I was gonna say that. They certainly have their priorities straight.