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By in pain - 15/03/2011 22:57

Today, I got into a bad car accident, where I got severe whiplash, swollen knees, and cuts everywhere. I called my boss to let him know I wouldn't be able to make it in and he fired me for being 'not dependable'. FML

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By patch91 - 05/04/2011 02:03

Today, I got in a car accident on the way to work. I received an abusive phone call from my boss saying he shouldn't have to cover my lazy ass. I was driving to cover his shift because he was too drunk to show up to work. FML

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By Mycardoesn'tevenwork - 22/02/2016 20:16 - United States

Today, I was in a car accident on the way to work. I called my boss and told him I had to deal with the police and the accident report and didn't know how long it would take. He got mad and said I "should have picked a better time to do this". FML

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2023 15:00

Today, I helped save three people, including a newborn, when I was sole witness to a bad car crash. My boss said that wasn’t a valid reason to be 4 hours late for work and fired me. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/04/2013 05:07 - United States

Today, in my rush to do my hair and get to work, I managed to trip over my dog, hit my eye on the counter, and sprain my ankle. I arrived at work with a black eye and a painful limp. My boss didn't care, and fired me for showing up late. FML

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By ReallyNow - 01/09/2011 17:17 - United States

Today, I got rear-ended while on my way to work. This wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't pregnant, suffering from a horrible UTI, and running a fever. My boss called in sick, so now I'm stuck running the office alone. With whiplash. FML

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By piece of crap car - 04/01/2017 06:27 - United States - Portland

Today, I was supposed to start my first day of work at my dream job. However, my car had other plans and refused to start. When I called my boss to tell him I was going to be late, he told me not to come in at all and fired me on the spot. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/09/2009 21:04 - United States

Today, when I got to work, I found out that I was being laid off. Two hours later, I found out my boss had my name on the wrong list. I was elated. I went to lunch, but on the way back was rear-ended, in the rain. I was an hour and a half late getting back to work. I was fired upon returning. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/01/2017 14:00

Today, I was enjoying my first vacation day in 2 years. My boss then called me to come in, saying it was an emergency. I got to work and got fired. Yes, my boss made me come in just to fire me. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/07/2022 00:00

Today, I found out that my boss was actually legally obligated to send me to the hospital after I was hit on the head while working. I had to finish the entire work day while heavily concussed, and by the time I got to the ER I had lost complete feeling in my right side. They asked me to come in the day after. FML

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By idiot - 09/07/2012 21:26 - United States

Today, I was sitting in my car waiting my shift to start. I must've fallen asleep because I woke up to a call from my boss firing me. I was in the parking lot. FML

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Wednesday 16 March 2011 7:59

sue him.

newjerseyguy 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 7:56

fight it

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shinydragonmist 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 17:26

well call your boss back and ask if you come in today if you can have your job back and if so go back to work and destory their morale and if it is retail also really mess up costumer realitions then sue even if you do/do not get your job back fyl

sngbbi 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 18:01

sue!!

jayAZ 3

Wednesday 16 March 2011 18:27

sounds like my boss! hope ya heal soon!

luda2300 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 19:01

I am sorry for your car accident that is very unfortunate. However, if you did not explain to your boss that you were in a bad car accident and just told him you couldn't make it in, then you deserved to get fired, especially if you had missed work on numerous occasions prior to this incident.

kaceemae 7

Wednesday 16 March 2011 19:26

whiplash and swollen knees? you call that a bad accident? you didn't break anything and no one died apparently, and you didn't say you were admitted to the hospital, so I fail to see how that is a bad accident. however it does suck you were fired. wrongful termination.

suprmidgt 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 20:20

I wouldn't use the term whiplash in court and it's probably best to eliminate the word from your vocabulary as it is not a legal term.

kykyshay 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 20:23

you should've quit a long time ago!

bonsaiboy26 1

Wednesday 16 March 2011 20:44

report to the BBb and sue

RockstarRN 10

Wednesday 16 March 2011 21:39

Sheesh! How many times have you called in?!?! I can't imagine it was your first.

Flipflops4ever 0

Wednesday 16 March 2011 22:07

Aha I see my comment was moderated - what I wrote was sometimes pol have a legit reason for missing work but they word it so badly (meaning to their boss) that it appears fake (meaning to the boss), so the boss thinks the person is playing hooky - I'm sure the moderators thought I was calling the FML itself fake