*ahem* Either your boss is a dumbass, or that's what we call "favoritism." Explain the problem. If he still goes on about it, then you can complain. Outside of necessary work operations, there's no requirement for you to converse with your coworker anyway. I highly doubt that his invasion of your personal life is legally permitted unless it affects your work performance either.

k no no **** that! you should punch your boss in the face, hell i would. you hurt her feelings? See that's the problem, you shouldn't have hurt her feelings, you should have hurt her physically, like stapling her face or something. And how does that make your boss's business anyway? his job is to make sure everyone is working, it is no way his business for you to talk to every coworker or be friends with them.....thats not his job...

OP here. Wasn't really expecting this one to get posted. To everyone who's asked- yes, he's my ex now. I didn't think it would make as much sense if I'd said she slept with my ex-boyfriend. And yes, I did lose my job over this. Said coworker and I were very good friends before all of this, hence the 'no longer speaking to her' part. I didn't simply stand there and get screamed at the entire time. I tried to give my side of the story and explain why I'd stopped talking to my coworker, but my boss just kept interrupting me and yelling, "I don't care!" and telling me I was full of shit. I eventually just left when she outright called me a liar. It was a small, locally owned business- so no union rep to call- and my coworker and I had two very separate jobs that didn't really require any interaction. I still spoke to her when I had to, if it had something to do with work. Apparently, she'd been going to our boss after I left for the day- who knows how often- crying about what a bitch I was and how unfair I was being, and saying that all of it was my fault to begin with. The boss even claimed that my coworker would need therapy because of me, and said that just my presence at the shop was making it impossible for her to do her job. The full story is obviously way too long for a single FML, so you can see why a lot of the details got cut.

You're boss and your co-worker are embarrassments to the fight for equality between men and women. They are embarrassments to women everywhere. Women like that make us all look like whiny little babies that can't handle being in the real world. I would have told your boss to tell the co-worker to put on her big girl panties and get back to work.

oh shit that's ****** up dude I can't understand that someone should not care that he was sleeping with your boyfriend If you can read this (the person who posted the fml) tell your boss that he's an ass

Probably your boss' bed buddy.

ur boss is an ass... and so r u for letting him shout at u for an hour.. idiot

awwwwwwwwwwww! he only wanted a nice working environment in the workplace.

fuckkk

I would have walked out of the room till he calmed down and asked for an explanation. Or interrupt him to say that she's screwing your b/f behind your back and aren't talking to her.