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By Haggis300 - 28/03/2015 23:44 - Australia

Today, my best friend went to my boss and offered to do my job for half the pay. FML

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By BossesLittleBrat - 25/09/2016 12:47 - United States - Jamestown

Today, my brat of a coworker tried to convince our boss that I should get paid half of what I'm making because I broke my right arm. I'm left-handed, broke it on the job, and still doing a better job than her. She makes double what I do. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/11/2010 08:45 - Canada

Today, my best friend was fired from the place we both work at because she's a bad employee. After they fired her she said, "If I go, I'm taking my best friend with me." So they fired me too. I actually liked that job. FML

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By working_as_usual - 08/10/2012 00:09 - United States - Valencia

Today, I was telling my co-workers about how I'd gotten tickets to a concert in a few days. My boss overheard. Later, he told me I now have to work on the night of the concert. However, he was kind enough to offer to buy the tickets off me for half of what I'd paid for them. FML

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By Patrick - 29/10/2020 03:08 - Trinidad and Tobago - Couva

Today, my coworker got a raise by making our boss give me a pay cut for doing his job while he was slacking off. As we were heading home for the day, he found $100. FML

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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

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By Anonymous - 12/08/2016 12:24 - United States - Huron

Today, I found out that a coworker and I may get laid off soon, all because my boss's niece told him she can do both our jobs all by herself, and for less money. FML

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You must obey

By Anonymous - 16/11/2022 14:00

Today, my company decided to give me a second role, since I’m "the best performing candidate.” When I turned it down, they asked me to work half-time instead. I quit. FML

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Meritocracy

By Anonymous - 24/02/2024 09:00 - Jamaica

Today, after six months of doing the job of 2 people, because all my coworker does is sleep and sit down with her phone, I told my boss that I can't be doing my coworker's job and getting the same salary as her. My boss added just $10 to my salary and told me to let her carry on doing nothing, while I still do the work of 2 people. FML

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By raquelcita - 26/08/2016 06:05 - United States - Winter Park

Today, I went to my boss with concerns that my manager is dumping her responsibilities on me. He agreed and told me to just do whatever she wants. She gets paid twice as much as me to talk on her cellphone all day. FML

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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

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mif_fml 27

Sunday 29 March 2015 16:28

Your best friend sounds like half a man.

howard007 18

Sunday 29 March 2015 16:28

A jobs not worth doing if its not done right. I think your friend wont get it, due to your boss wanting quality not low pay

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nickob96 25

Monday 30 March 2015 0:18

You mean ex-best friend right?

Haggis300 25

Monday 30 March 2015 0:59

Hey guys :) OP here- so I just wanted to clear up a couple of things because there seems to be a little confusion. I'm actually 16 years old, so it wasn't a proper profession- it's packaging for a small company, my boss leaves me stuff by the door for me to pack and pays me by the batch. My best friend has always wanted a job but is too lazy to find one of her own so she asked me for my bosses number and claimed she was just going to ask if the company is looking for anyone else. The job doesn't require much talent (it's literally taking things and putting them in bags) so my boss didn't have much trouble letting me go- her 'reason' was that she couldn't afford me. I'm still friends with my best friend though, just not gonna be talking to her for a while. Thanks for all the support guys :)

mackdeezy 22

Monday 30 March 2015 2:27

Its still ****** up. Hang in there.

IcemistDragon 20

Monday 30 March 2015 9:30

Uh. .ex best friend I hope you mean especially if your boss is contemplating it..

Ryan777777777 15

Monday 30 March 2015 14:34

"Friend" I would just stop talking to him that's beyond shady

jodielee 1

Monday 30 March 2015 16:37

Do you still class her as a friend?

Drosophila82 18

Monday 30 March 2015 16:39

BFFs share everything I guess

Speedy1979 13

Monday 30 March 2015 23:13

Looks like you lose a good friend there.

psycho_fuzzball 10

Tuesday 31 March 2015 1:05

what.a.friend.

arthur86 7

Tuesday 31 March 2015 10:32

Sounds like an asshole.

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