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By Pox - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I got chickenpox. I'm 28 and having chickenpox as an adult is excruciatingly painful. When I told my boss I wasn't going to be at work today because of chickenpox he replied, "That's the worst excuse I've ever heard. Adults don't get chickenpox." He then fired me. FML

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Same thing different taste

By Swaby - 01/03/2009 08:14 - Hong Kong

Today, I found out I could not go to the Philippines because I have never had Chicken Pox. The school took the radical decision to prohibit students who have never had Chicken Pox to leave the college. I am condemned to stay in Hong Kong in some shitty project because I am a healthy young man. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/06/2015 04:20 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I have food poisoning. My boss told me that if I didn't come into work, I'd be fired. Not 30 minutes after sitting down, I sneezed and shat my pants. My boss still won't let me leave. FML

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No excuses

By Allergic to Assholes - 30/01/2016 09:33 - United States - Indianapolis

Today, I got in trouble with my boss for not showing up to work yesterday. It seems going into anaphylactic shock isn't a valid excuse. FML

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Contagion

By breejanai - 11/04/2017 04:00

Today, while working as a veterinary assistant, an owner stood extremely close to me and kept accidentally petting me instead of her dog. After her dog was examined, she asked me if I'd ever had the chickenpox because she has shingles and it's contagious to those who haven't. I haven't. FML

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Obstacles

By Anonymous - 06/07/2023 12:00 - Slovakia - Bratislava

Today, I'm halfway through of packing my stuff as we are moving to another flat. I discovered that I got chickenpox, which means that I should do no hard physical work. I've got a fever and a headache. It started raining in the morning, so loading stuff to truck is going to be so much fun. FML

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By haileelouxxx - 22/08/2014 12:05 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, my boss slapped me across the face with a raw chicken breast. FML

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By Lorena - 21/04/2012 19:26 - United States - Kapolei

Today, just three days into a much-needed vacation, my 5-year-old daughter has come down with chickenpox. FML

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By Spotted - 18/02/2009 22:09 - Canada

Today, at Church, the little boy sitting behind me asked his mother if I had the chicken pox, because there were red dots all over my face. I've had bad acne since I was twelve. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2015 13:37 - United States - Palmer

Today, my boss forced me to come into work despite having a bad cold. While waiting a table, I violently sneezed and sprayed a child's face with snot. His dad got so pissed that my boss had to pretend to fire me just to calm him down. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/06/2019 16:03

Today, I told my supervisor how awful my coworker was at her job. I then got fired. FML

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You deserved it 544

chili10 18

Friday 4 February 2011 9:06

you should have taken a picture and sent it to him or something.

Timmy_Boy 17

Friday 4 February 2011 9:06

your boss is an idiot

Comments

swampstomper 0

Saturday 5 February 2011 2:47

call lawyer sue the pants off him

mackattack1991 0

Saturday 5 February 2011 3:20

Why are bosses always so incompetent?

nachtfee 9

Saturday 5 February 2011 3:29

Yes, suing is totally a better response than just getting a doctor's note...

dansco 24

Saturday 5 February 2011 3:37

Unfair dismissal! Sit back and think about the money you will get from the prick ;)

k9obsessed 5

Saturday 5 February 2011 5:47

Your boss is clearly unaware of the fact that one can get chickenpox as an adult if one never had it as a child.

gijoyincali 0

Saturday 5 February 2011 6:46

I have two words for you: Wrongful Termination. Oh wait, I just thought of six more words: Discrimination based upon a medical condition. I'd look into either action if you aren't given your job back.

sleepygamer 0

Saturday 5 February 2011 11:09

Very much this. There's also the very real possibility that his boss was wanting to find reason to fire him anyway, and this provided the excuse, hence the wilful stupidity. However it still falls under the two things listed above. Get a doctor's note, get a lawyer, sue. I doubt you'd get your job back, but it's likely you'd either get an out of court settlement equivalent to or greater than the wages that would have been paid for the time you were ill and in court, or a greater amount if the boss' company doesn't want to admit fault.