Health and Work: Seize the day

Seize the day

By Nick - 06/08/2013 14:44 - Australia - Baulkham Hills

Today, I dragged myself to work, suffering from a bad cold. My boss quietly told me to go home and rest, to avoid spreading it around the office. I thought it odd since he dislikes me so much, but I did as he said. He called later in the day to suspend me for leaving work early. FML

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By SickandTired - 22/03/2011 16:59 - Australia

Today, I went to work despite having a nasty cold. I didn't call up sick because last week when I called in, my boss said I was being "unprofessional and unacceptable." My boss sent me home with a written warning today, claiming that coming to work sick was "unprofessional and unacceptable." FML

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By Mark - 27/02/2015 18:24 - Malta - Naxxar

Today, I was feeling terrible so I called in sick to work. My boss refused to believe me and told me he'd fire me if I didn't come in. I dragged myself to work, only to spend most of the day glued to the toilet. Now he says I won't be paid for the day because I barely did any work. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/04/2015 15:40 - United States - Ann Arbor

Today, despite having a stomach bug, I went into work, as my boss is overseas and had warned me not to take any sick leave until she returned. After 4 hours and vomiting twice, I left. She found out and sent me an email bitching me out for coming in sick. 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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Asshat

By Anonymous - 04/05/2023 06:00 - United States

Today, I woke up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose. As my boss is an asshat who hates allowing sick leave, I thought I could power through it, but halfway through my workday I sneezed so hard that I threw my back out. I had to go home early and now I can't move without pain. FML

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Seize the means of production

By Anonymous - 13/02/2022 04:00 - United States - Washington

Today, I’m at home, sick with a really bad sinus and ear infection. If I'd gone to the clinic earlier, then it wouldn’t have spread to my ears, but my boss wouldn’t let me take a day off. FML

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You deserved it 139

By sick - 06/10/2010 03:20 - United States

Today, I got up and left for work despite being really sick, because I had a big meeting. Halfway to work, in deadlocked traffic, my boss texts me to let me know he's rescheduling the meeting to tomorrow because of personal conflicts. FML

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By gothicvamp93 - 04/01/2015 06:46 - United States - Jacksonville

Today, my boss called and yelled at me because he said I was "spotted" out after I called off sick. I was out getting the medicine the doctor had just prescribed me. FML

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By sick of life - 23/09/2011 14:48 - United States

Today, I called in sick to work for a second day. After months of my boss trying to get me sacked by spreading vicious rumors about me, taunting me into retaliating, and generally making my life a living hell, he finally got his chance. He sent me a text saying, "yeh dont bother son ure fuckin fired." FML

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Earache

By Anonymous - 10/06/2015 13:26 - United Kingdom

Today, I asked my boss for a couple of days off to recover from a nasty ear infection which has left me hard of hearing. However, he didn't understand why that would affect my job and refused. I work in a telephone call centre. FML

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UsernameAnxiety 14

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:03

That's a bitch move.

meggieeee92 15

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:04

You should have went back to work and coughed and breathed your germs all over him so he gets sick.

Comments

dontkilljay 14

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:18

In all honesty, do you really want to work underneath someone like that? I mean, given, the economy sucks but I doubt you'll ever be happy in the same environment as such a dick. Maybe you should look for work somewhere else or in a similar field..

thewife5 19

Tuesday 6 August 2013 21:27

I don't know why everyone keeps saying the economy sucks.. My stocks haven't looked this good in years. Op.. Things are looking up.. You have some time off, job search is officially on!!

Grayness_ 26

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:19

Didn't you tell him it was him who told you to leave early? Tell his superior. That's a bitch move man. I hate people like that.

SillySweetGirl 18

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:19

Use a microphone to record that piece of sh*t. And don't forget to report him.

wtfchirp 9

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:20

My boss did they same thing! Only instead of suspension she wrote me up with a warning

JasonUMN 15

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:20

Wow, that's a cold move.

angelofmusic113 9

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:25

I'd try to report him somehow. Explain the situation to whoever is above him and maybe they can remove the suspension.

Blayde_fml 2

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:27

Wow. Same has happened to me. I get all thinga now in written confirmations from not only my supervisor but.plant manager. I would go to H.R. though... wherever you work. Shitty move on his part.

jw90 18

Tuesday 6 August 2013 19:29

This happened to me once. I started making my boss sign a piece of paper before going home early. That way he can't fire me for having to many points built up. Yes we have a points system at my job.