Work: Today, it was the first day of fall break from college, and I...

By cbrocks - 16/10/2009 18:22 - United States

Today, it was the first day of fall break from college, and I was really excited to sleep in and relax the entire weekend. Apparently my boss caught wind of my happiness and scheduled me 8am-2pm each day of break, "seeing how I don't have anything else to do." FML

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By NoSleep - 26/09/2009 14:30 - United States

Today, I had my first day off in weeks. I was excited about getting to sleep in, until my boss called me at 6:30 in the morning to remind me I didn't have to come into work. Thanks. FML

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By That's capitalism, baby - 10/05/2023 12:00 - United States

Today, I was excited to finally take a day off work and relax at home. However, as soon as I was on the couch to Netflix and chill with my cat, I got a call from my boss saying I was needed at the office to fix a major issue. I ended up spending the entire day at work and didn't get to enjoy my "day off." FML

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By Hareega - 19/12/2009 07:39 - United States

Today, I took my first day off in 3 weeks just so I can sleep in. The office secretary woke me up at 7.12 am with a page wishing me a nice day off. FML

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By NotAMorningPerson - 12/02/2011 04:02 - United States

Today, after informing my boss that I needed stress leave from my 70-hour-a-week shifts, I got my new work assignment. Sixty hours a week, starting at 2 a.m. FML

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By Yudith - 23/10/2024 09:00 - Canada - Montreal

Today, my colleague came back from vacation so I no longer have to do her job on top of mine. My bosses saw this as the perfect occasion to barge into my office every five minutes to hand me tasks. When I asked for a ten-minute break to do a task that needed concentration, they barged in again after five minutes. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/10/2013 09:01 - United States - Cedar Park

Today, I worked 24 hours straight fixing my company's servers. After it was over, I breathed a huge sigh of relief and promptly fell asleep at my desk. My boss found me an hour later, refused to listen to me, and fired me for sleeping on the job. FML

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By sleepy2010 - 08/03/2010 14:46 - United States

Today, I started my spring break. My college is letting the students stay in the dorms for break, so I figured that staying here would mean getting more sleep than going home. Not so much. The fire alarm has been going off every 20 mins since 7:30am because they're "fixing" it. FML

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By Shitty Boss Shitty Job - 15/06/2013 05:41 - United States - Davenport

Today, I woke up at 5:30 and made the half hour drive to work only to find out that it was my day off. After finally getting back home and into bed, my boss called, requesting that I come back to work since I was "already up". FML

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By idontevengetpaid - 05/09/2016 04:35 - Brazil - Rio De Janeiro

Today, I arrived at my internship at 7 am after three hours of sleep with a massive hangover. When I got there, my boss told me he had made a mistake and I was meant to come in next week. He then said, "Well, now that you're here, you might as well get some work done. Come in next week as well." FML

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By Nice - 28/07/2024 13:00 - United States - Steele

Today, I got roped into work on my day off because the two new guys weren't showing up. My boss promised that I would get tomorrow off if I did, so I said okay. However, as soon as I came in and got all ready to go, guess who came in? FML

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jane99 0

Friday 16 October 2009 23:36

You could have asked for a day off in advanced.

TheTruth1428 0

Saturday 17 October 2009 0:27

YDI if you put you have open availability. If you don't want to work at 8 AM just say you're unavailable.

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Wowzers0985 0

Friday 16 October 2009 23:10

That sucks :l

cupcakemann95 7

Wednesday 10 August 2011 3:59

Op I have to use up (from 7-3) 8 hours of my day in band 5 days a week, and 4 of the hours are outside in the blistering heat. Count yourself lucky

mandark 9

Friday 16 October 2009 23:10

FYL, even your boss knows you have no life D:

andlifesuxagain 0

Friday 16 October 2009 23:10

I dont think he can schedule you every day of break... its against the law

allmidnighteyes 10

Friday 16 October 2009 23:15

What the ****? How is it against the law? Most people I know who are working still have to work, even if their kids are on break from school. The OP's not in school for the time being and is (hopefully) legally able to work. His boss can do it if he/she wants, even if it's a douchenozzle move.

idkweird 0

Friday 16 October 2009 23:20

I think they were referring the the fact that his break is most likely longer than a week, and you can't work that many days in a row.

youreanidiot 0

Friday 16 October 2009 23:41

fall break is usually a three day weekend...

douchie 0

Saturday 17 October 2009 0:08

You must be thinking of work rules for like 15-16 year olds, because there is no law saying how many days you are allowed to work in a row.

kingdavid89 0

Saturday 17 October 2009 0:13

are you kidding? It's not against the law. The OP ought to be happy he has a job.

aellos 0

Saturday 17 October 2009 2:17

Yeah, like he said. I know people who have worked nine days in a row. Then again, they could still be illegal.

rawr_ima_bear 0

Saturday 17 October 2009 6:18

Hi alan. I saw your name in one of rachels comments. I saw her name in one of your comments. Just so theres no confusion

thevoiceoftruth 0

Saturday 17 October 2009 7:34

I've just worked 35 twelve hour days in a row. I didn't think I was breaking any laws.

redbluegreen 40

Saturday 17 October 2009 8:55

O hai.

allmidnighteyes 10

Saturday 17 October 2009 8:56

Hi Tori, I'm a bear. And I will DESECRATE you. Have you by any chance wrestled a bear once? Because I have, and I beasted it. I ate it later with some Alaskan Flounder. It tasted like Kevin Bacon. OMNOMNOM RAWR

redbluegreen 40

Saturday 17 October 2009 8:58

Hush, Alan. Be nice, or I will take away your dessert!

allmidnighteyes 10

Saturday 17 October 2009 9:01

but you can't take Tori away from meeeee! D: RE: OH I WILL | v

redbluegreen 40

Saturday 17 October 2009 9:03

⇧ Buttmunch. Oh, it's like that now? It's like that? See me in my room, Alan. Watch me crumble those cookies.

allmidnighteyes 10

Saturday 17 October 2009 9:09

PANCAKEFACE. http://i38.tinypic.com/2vsnm8k.jpg YOU SEE THAT RACHEL? THAT IS YOU. YOU. HAVE A PANCAKE. ON. YOUR. FACE. ಠ_ಠ

redbluegreen 40

Saturday 17 October 2009 11:27

YOU KNOW WHAT ALAN, YOU KNOW WHAT?! You owe me waffles. http://i33.tinypic.com/zwkrbl.jpg My stick figures are so attractive. (Is it sad when I went to type in 'TinyPic' I typed in 'TwinnyPic'? I thought so.)

Ajjas013 6

Sunday 18 October 2009 4:02

The epic battle between Alan and Tori continues...

redbluegreen 40

Monday 19 October 2009 1:10

My name isn't Tori, sweetcheeks.

Ajjas013 6

Friday 16 October 2009 23:11

Your boss has no life.

bre_zip_it_up13 11

Friday 16 October 2009 23:11

your boss is a bitch

jazzy1432 0

Saturday 17 October 2009 7:18

In my first year of university, I had 2 weeks off before my first of 4 exams, which were all in the same week. I worked 8 hour shifts each day, leaving me with hardly any time to study properly. My boss fired me the day before my first exam, and I couldn't do anything because I wasn't part of the union yet.