Work, Bosses and Awkward: Mission impossible

Mission impossible

By Anonymous - 13/09/2023 12:00 - Philippines - Makati City

Today, my manager forced me to call the guy she fired a few weeks ago, and grovel shamelessly to him to come back to work, and that I'd better convince him to return, or else. The problem is, not only does he hate my manager's guts, he's now working a godsend job in Japan, which pays 4 times as much, and gave him a car and a house. FML

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You deserved it 85

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By David - 02/09/2016 06:01 - United States - London

Today, my boss found out I had applied for a much better paying job. He told me I'd do a better job and make more money there. Then he fired me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 15 672

You deserved it 2 336

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

I agree, your life sucks 54 082

You deserved it 2 624

By NotJobbing - 11/08/2015 23:05 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my lazy bastard of a co-worker punched me straight in the jaw because he didn't get the promotion I did. Being his new manager, I fired him. A few hours later, I was fired for "abusing" my power. FML

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You deserved it 3 152

Know your place

By Anonymous - 06/12/2014 18:23 - United States

Today, I asked my boss for a raise. I pointed out that due to a technicality, if he hired someone to replace me, he'd have to pay them more anyway. He said he'd gladly pay more for "someone who knows his goddamn place" and made it clear I'll be jobless very soon. FML

I agree, your life sucks 32 479

You deserved it 9 051

By Anonymous - 03/10/2018 12:00

Today, the manager that made my life a living hell for 3 years, who was demoted 6 weeks ago and transferred to another store, was transferred back to us as a salesperson. Now we work side by side 42 hours a week on the same exact schedule. FML

I agree, your life sucks 3 299

You deserved it 192

By AnonUser464 - 08/01/2013 16:40 - United States

Today, my boss called me over to his office; he wanted me to fire four hardworking employees. One of them was the girl I was going to ask out. FML

I agree, your life sucks 42 518

You deserved it 3 424

By faeliality - 18/04/2016 08:39 - United States

Today, my boss called me and asked why I haven't been showing up to work. I didn't show up because he fired me last week over the phone. Then he fired me again for not showing up to work. FML

I agree, your life sucks 22 769

You deserved it 1 357

By Anonymous - 09/07/2016 15:14

Today, I overheard my boss talking about me on the phone. Turns out he was drunk off his ass when he gave the go-ahead to hire me, and he's now searching for any excuse to legally fire me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 979

You deserved it 912

By kris - 25/04/2014 15:40 - United States - Upland

Today, not even a week after I was laid off from my job, I got a call from my old boss. He offered me a "new" job at the company, which turned out to be just like my old one, but with drastically reduced pay. I'm so broke and desperate that I accepted. FML

I agree, your life sucks 42 675

You deserved it 4 329

By Dino - 21/10/2018 14:00

Today, I drove a total of 4 hours for my boss to demote me, downgrade my pay, and make the kid I hired my new boss. Why? Because I asked about the $500 missing from my paycheck. FML

I agree, your life sucks 3 864

You deserved it 180

Iamthebanzai22 21

Wednesday 13 September 2023 6:30

Maybe you should also be looking for that job in Japan because your manager sounds like a total idiot

Charlie Given 26

Wednesday 13 September 2023 12:30

sounds like it's time to go apply where your old coworker is working and tell your manager to go **** off

Comments

Iamthebanzai22 21

Wednesday 13 September 2023 6:30

Maybe you should also be looking for that job in Japan because your manager sounds like a total idiot

Charlie Given 26

Wednesday 13 September 2023 12:30

sounds like it's time to go apply where your old coworker is working and tell your manager to go **** off

Chazzster 28

Wednesday 13 September 2023 19:38

OP, all you can do is to communicate what you boss told you to say. It’s not up to you or your boss if former coworker comes back or not. Don’t expect boss to be happy about this, but they cannot fire you over something that is beyond your control. Or if they do, they are a complete idiot… Bear in mind the circumstances - Former coworker may or may not be telling you the truth about how much their job pays or the job perks they get. They probably want to rub it in that there is no way they are coming back to work for someone stupid enough to fire them and then wants them back… OP, you might want to start looking for a new job on your terms and your timing. Don’t quit until you find one and get the offer officially, though. Any boss dumb enough to do this is dumb enough to cause lots of other problems.