Today, I finally put the finishing touches to a huge project after 8 months of gruelling work. My boss had used the promise of a 5-figure bonus to motivate me. When I casually brought the bonus up later in the day, my boss just said, "Gratitude's its own reward, Mike." 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 arrived at work six minutes late due to heavily congested traffic. This is just two days after my boss put out a memo saying that anyone who's late to work from then until the new year will have their holiday bonus pay forfeited. FML
Today, my company was having a huge party so I went to work dressed in my best outfit. During lunch break, my boss said to me, "You really missed out on something yesterday, it was great fun!" FML
Today, my boss admitted that he seriously regrets hiring me, but can't really do anything about it because that would make the senior management question his judgment, making him look bad. So he's just 'putting up' with me. FML
Today, my boss made me work a longer shift than usual. Not because he needed me in, but just so I'd finish at the same time as his brat of a son, and give him a lift home. FML
Today, I went to ask my boss for a raise. Turns out they are firing 35 people. I wasn't on the list until I asked for a raise. FML
Today, my boss sent me a message about a project, via WhatsApp. It's my day off, so I figured it could wait till I was able to give a flying fuck. Literally a minute later, he was spamming me, demanding to know why I'd left him as read and reminding me that he has firing powers. FML
Today, I overheard my boss stressing out over finding a replacement for me. I didn't know I was leaving. FML
Today, I came back to work after being out for a week. As I walked to the back of the store, I threw my hands up and yelled, "I'm back bitches". Right after I said it, I noticed my boss was behind me. I was then taken to the office and wrote up for foul language on my first day back. FML
Today, my coworker insisted there must be an underlying, romantic reason for why I spend so much time teaching him everything, and that I didn't mean it when I told him that's what I'm paid to do. I'm actually supposed to train this guy for three weeks. Two more weeks to go. FML
Today, at work as a cashier, a guy came up with a cart full of stuff and it took me 10 minutes to ring it all up. When I told him his total, he felt his pockets, said, "Oh shit, I forgot my wallet!" and walked off. He left about 15 bags worth of things for me to put back. FML
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HoboMeth 36
Report that. You were lied to for 8 months
anyagrande 31
Im sure thats not right?? Id go to HR and see if they can do anything
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Tarlachia 33
With your user name as it is, you've made us all accomplices. Thanks......
kalenedog 11
cant you sue for something like that?
nickfraser98 11
Make him step on a lego and eat wet bread.
Mikelbair1 14
You must have been a force nature on the playground.
Inkoseh 33
In Writing or an email at all? Ask for a raise or promotion at your job if another talk with him is pushed aside like that. Discuss how you love your job, but being lied to to take on projects no one else will is demeaning to your work. Discuss with HR. Start documenting everything, (Sadly, start 8 months ago). Good Luck.
ellyhan 11
You probably should have gotten it in writing. But that was a serious jerk move on his part.
Chazzster 32
Never trust a promise unless it's in writing.
LiLMAMA0523 35
Go over his head and get what you were promised. I had to do that once when an old manager promised me a promotion and then told me I wasn't getting it after doing everything she asked.
Suffolk_yourself 8
Any chance the boss is just playing it cool? He might not have been expecting you to raise the question about the bonus, so was unprepared. Does he seem the type to slip it into your wage packet without a big hoo-hah?
ohsnapword 21
Gratitude doesn't put food on the table.
tin_cup 27
This wouldn't happen if you were Mike Lowery!