Work, Kids, Parenting, You're fired and Liar: How not to raise them

How not to raise them

By Anonymous - 03/10/2021 14:00

Today, my son claimed credit for a money-saving scheme at work that belonged to a colleague. He claimed this to someone in very upper management, but when they tried to ask follow-up questions, he obviously had no idea how to answer, admitted his lie and was sacked on the spot. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/03/2016 18:49 - United States - Atwater

Today, my slacker co-worker accused me of stealing because I got more hours than him. I was called into the manager's office and interrogated. They believed him, and sent me home for the day. I guess it pays off being the boss's kid. FML

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Rat Race

By mcd - 05/10/2020 08:01 - United Kingdom - Gloucester

Today, at work, a man punched me in the face because he said I took his son's job. He meant both me and his son applied for the same job. He also asked to speak to my boss, because he thinks I "cheated." FML

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By davey d - 15/03/2012 16:13 - United Kingdom

Today, I asked a co-worker if he'd cover for me while I slipped out to cash some money at the bank. When I got back, I found out that when he said "yeah, sure" he actually meant "yeah, sure, I'll tell the boss and get your dumb arse suspended". FML

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The blame game

By unemployed - 20/04/2013 00:16 - El Salvador - San Salvador

Today, my boss made me give a presentation to several senior company officials about the serious financial losses our division has made this year. Barely an hour later, my boss had palmed all the blame off onto me and gotten me fired. FML

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By Paul - 02/05/2013 01:52 - United States

Today, my boss called me into his office. After yelling and firing me, his assistant comes in telling him he had mistaken me for someone else. He did not give me my job back, as he claimed it would make an awkward work environment. FML

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White collar crime

By potting shed woman - 27/05/2021 04:01

Today, after I told my boss I'd found a serious error that cost the company thousands each year, I found out he'd fled abroad. Turns out the error was him stealing for the past 40 years, our entire department is under investigation and the owner is considering scrapping our office and firing us. FML

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You deserved it 84

OK Shaggy

By familydisaster - 05/08/2009 04:13 - United States

Today, I was fired from my job at a local family-ran restaurant. The Reason? The owner's daughter has been stealing money from the register little by little and has blamed me for all the lost money. The boss is still convinced it's me, though, because his daughter would "never tell a lie". FML

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By Unemployed - 17/09/2015 07:14

Today, I found out that after three years of telling my boss our strategy wasn't going to work, that I was right - it didn't work. I also found out that because it didn't work, I lost my job. My boss still has his. FML

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Great reference

By Anonymous - 21/10/2024 05:00 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, after I'd asked my brother be my reference for a job, he made up some story about a 9-month contract, then the work was done so they told me not to come anymore. My potential new boss told me how big of a liar I was and how it cost me the job. FML

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NDA FML

By Anonymous - 12/11/2021 16:00 - United States - Corpus Christi

Today, a coworker told me something I didn't realize was confidential, until later when my boss called me, saying someone may have shared something confidential with me, and me, not thinking so, said I don't think anyone did. We hung up, they called back and elaborated, and it dawned on me now they think I'm a liar. FML

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You deserved it 179

Ellimac21 14

Sunday 3 October 2021 14:09

FML for you but YDI for him. Your son deserved to be sacked 100% and hopefully he has learned not to do something so disgusting and stupid as claiming other people's work are his.

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 3 October 2021 16:08

So stupid!! He admitted his lie! The new technology of lying is to never admit it once the lie is clearly exposed. If he threw around terms like "fake news", "rigged" and "conspiracy," he'd be joining the C-suite instead of the soup line.

Comments

Ellimac21 14

Sunday 3 October 2021 14:09

FML for you but YDI for him. Your son deserved to be sacked 100% and hopefully he has learned not to do something so disgusting and stupid as claiming other people's work are his.

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 3 October 2021 16:08

bluntaf 3

Sunday 3 October 2021 22:13

he got what he deserved. Time to teach him how to be an honest man.

Brightside86 30

Monday 4 October 2021 2:27

I'm impressed by upper management. If Activation Blizzards management had been so quick to solve a problem they wouldn't be being dragged through the mud right now. Sorry about your son, I bet there was some truth to what he was saying and things just got out of hand. I know i've been in similar positions where I say something, people assume it means something different/more, and then I have to choose quickly if I want to backpedal this accidental misinterpretation of something the other person was impressed by.