Work, Death and Capitalism: Rage against the machine

Rage against the machine

By argument invalid? - 27/02/2019 16:00

Today, I got written up and may be placed under suspension due to my recent 5 consecutive day unscheduled absence. When I told them I was on a Bereavement Leave, they still will not accept my excuse because its still considered as "unscheduled". FML

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You deserved it 194

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By CakeEater - 13/05/2022 04:00

Today, after I let my job know I needed time off for a friend's funeral a week ahead of time and they declined to approve it, telling me to call in sick, the day of the funeral arrived and I called in sick, only to come back to a write-up and threats of being fired for not getting it approved in advance. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 171

You deserved it 86

Losing

By unemployed and bereaved - 25/11/2013 05:03 - United Kingdom

Today, my boss claimed that I've been lying to get days off because apparently nobody can be so unlucky as to have three family members die within a month. I'm just that unlucky, and suspended. FML

I agree, your life sucks 54 693

You deserved it 2 830

Cogs in the machine

By Anonymous - 25/09/2021 04:01 - United Kingdom - Lincoln

Today, I was dismissed from my job for my poor absence record. I'd not received any formal warnings, and was dismissed on the spot. My absences were because of my disability. He didn't even ask for medical records. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 003

You deserved it 163

By hell - 14/11/2015 21:08 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I got called into work on my day off. I ended up being written up for being 15 minutes late to a shift I didn't even have. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 902

You deserved it 1 807

Where were you?

By Alex - 31/01/2022 14:01

Today, I was suspended from my job for missing a team meeting that was planned during my lunch time. Needless to say, nobody had told me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 024

You deserved it 93

By a816090 - 27/05/2019 18:09

Today, I got written up because I took a dump at work that lasted longer than 5 minutes, and I didn't punch out for it as a "paid break." FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 086

You deserved it 163

Late stage capitalism

By Cron - 28/08/2022 00:00

Today, my time-off request was denied because I'd said on my application that I have “open availability.” This is normally true, except my mother passed away and I need to travel to go to her funeral. I attempted to appeal, but ended up fired for “misleading” the company by “lying on a job application.” FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 571

You deserved it 120

By Almost Fired - 15/08/2019 12:00

Today, I got written up for insulting a customer last week, who then rang up to complain about my bad attitude. I was on vacation all last week. My boss doesn't believe me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 957

You deserved it 140

By ExtendedVacation - 23/02/2009 22:00 - United States

Today, I submitted a vacation request to my manager and it was approved. I came back from lunch and was informed that I have been let go. FML

I agree, your life sucks 47 925

You deserved it 2 462

Unionize now!

By BanaNacakE92 - 10/07/2023 22:00

Today, after taking a much-needed mental health week off from work, I discovered I wasn’t on the schedule this week. Turns out, I was fired. Apparently, my absence made things “inconvenient” for my department, since they had to do double work due to my “selfish” PTO usage. FML

I agree, your life sucks 874

You deserved it 175

adjwejaelwkdc 21

Wednesday 27 February 2019 16:21

Start looking for another job. If you want to be a nice guy, give notice when you quit. But they've proved how little you mean to them, so walking out would be wholly appropriate.

RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 27 February 2019 16:12

How rude of your loved one to die without giving two weeks’ notice! Notwithstanding the final indiscretion, I’m sorry for your loss.

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RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 27 February 2019 16:12

How rude of your loved one to die without giving two weeks’ notice! Notwithstanding the final indiscretion, I’m sorry for your loss.

adjwejaelwkdc 21

Wednesday 27 February 2019 16:24

I've said that to an employer before -- "It was really thoughtful of my friend to die on a Friday evening so that I would miss less work."

adjwejaelwkdc 21

Wednesday 27 February 2019 16:21

Start looking for another job. If you want to be a nice guy, give notice when you quit. But they've proved how little you mean to them, so walking out would be wholly appropriate.

bloopaloop 27

Wednesday 27 February 2019 18:48

Do they have a bereavement leave policy? Did you have the leave days? Did you tell them you were taking the leave before you left? I'm sorry for everyone loosing someone, but we all gotta have our ducks in a row

A Frenchy in Eire 31

Wednesday 27 February 2019 18:58

Did you inform them you needed the time off on bereavement grounds, or did you just stop showing up without telling them why? If the former, you should be able to challenge that, if the latter, well you screwed yourself over.

Callyn 47

Thursday 28 February 2019 3:50

Did you not tell your boss before you took off? That's the only way this makes any sense.

slkeithh 14

Thursday 28 February 2019 3:54

I wonder about this one. Did you alert your supervisors of the family emergency? Did you tell them you wouldn't be present for the next five days? Did they say Okay? If not, and if you just assumed to so long on pure assumption, YDI.