Today, I was told to be present for a meeting that started at 5pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and I was late for the meeting. This happens regularly. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had an interview scheduled for 10:05. When I got there, someone was talking to them, so I sat down to wait. Little did I know this wait would be 45 minutes. I got told to go home and that I'd be rescheduled. FML
Today, I was scheduled for an interview at a local firm owned by two partners. The secretary told me to be there at around 12:00 to 12:30 pm, so I arrived at 12:15. The first boss told me off for being early, the other one yelled at me for being late. FML
Today, I was chastised by the CEO in the middle of a management meeting for showing up late to work every day, despite being in my office before 9:00am every morning. It was my 5th day on the job and no one had bothered to tell me that the office opens at 8:00am, and not 9:00am. FML
Today, I finally got up early enough to get to work on time. I arrived 15 minutes early only to realize that I'd left my work laptop at home. Ended up being 30 minutes late. FML
Today, I work remotely and had an online meeting with clients in different time zones. I double-checked the time… or so I thought. I joined 30 minutes late, rushed in apologizing, only to realise I had actually logged into the wrong meeting entirely and interrupted another team’s presentation. My actual meeting had already ended. FML
Today, I got fired for being late. Apparently you're supposed to be on time after your boss specifically tells you that the office will open an hour late. FML
Today, I was yelled at and almost fired for showing up "late" to work. I was the first one here. FML
Today, I was running late for a meeting and wound up getting stuck in traffic, which started to stress me out to the point of road rage at no one in particular. When I finally arrived, the meeting had been cancelled. FML
Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML
Today, I showed up on time for a job interview. After waiting for about three hours, I was informed that the manager had "better things to do" than interview me. FML
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EmDizzle2007 28
you're being set up.
leximichelle 13
Sounds like someone is intentionally telling you the wrong meeting times in order to get you in trouble. I would confirm with a few different people in the future to see who’s messing with you.
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Comments (10)
pettyjohn1995 14
If this happens regularly, you should know to adjust your schedule and show up earlier.
spinspinsugar 12
unless they start early so OP can show up late cuz they're dicks 🤷♀️
raven_of_azarath 35
That’s what OP did. And they still ended up late.
EmDizzle2007 28
you're being set up.
leximichelle 13
Sounds like someone is intentionally telling you the wrong meeting times in order to get you in trouble. I would confirm with a few different people in the future to see who’s messing with you.
RichardPencil 32
How does this happen more than once? You need to get the meeting time in writing directly from the organizer of the meeting. The person who is misinforming you is trying to **** you.
shannon2348 14
It sounds like someone is ******* with you. If this has happened before you need to find out why.
mfranks19891989 10
Who’s telling you when the meeting are? If it the same person every time then there setting you up. If it a bunch of people telling you the wrong time, then maybe everyone doesn’t like you and are trying to get you fired. If you were emailed with the time that the meeting is then show this to your boss if the time was verbally told then you out of luck. Other wise I don’t know why people would treat you the way they are.
spoo 24
Get a digital meeting invite. If you still dont show up on time check your timekeeping device
gsouther 11
How does this happen? Usually you get invited by the originator through email. Invitations to meetings don’t happen through third parties. The person having the meeting decides who is going to attend and invites them through email or by telephone so they can be sure everyone that needs to be there will be. If you’re being invited by a third-party your attendance is not that important to the person facilitating the meeting.