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By Wolfrunner87 - 13/07/2015 05:06 - Australia - Broadmeadows

Today, my bosses were boasting about their work-funded retreat, including the $1,800 bottle of wine the company paid for. This would be fine if they hadn't just told me there are no funds to pay me for the work they've got me doing. We are also the biggest company in our industry. FML

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By JobHunter - 28/07/2009 12:27 - Malta

Today, on my way to work I stopped at a winery and spent around $120 on 2 bottles of wine for my boss, since it was his birthday. When I gave him the gift, in exchange he let me know I am being laid off - his consolation was "if you can afford this wine I'm sure you'll be OK". FML

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By knuckleheadknock - 10/11/2016 02:11

Today, my rather large boss told me how the company needs to save money, how we are going downhill fast, even suggesting that we might go bankrupt very soon. He then went on to ask me to go get him some very expensive scotch using the company credit card to, "help him cope with the stress." FML

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By Not Worth a Lunch - 02/02/2015 14:25 - United States - Durham

Today, my boss told me they were letting me go because they "could no longer afford to pay me." Never mind the catered lunch they had the day before, which cost more than a week's worth of my salary. FML

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By OfficeSlave - 25/08/2011 21:55 - United States

Today, I found out that my company is paying more for hors d'oeuvres at one party than I will receive for my entire year long internship. FML

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By Aryah - 17/12/2016 16:43 - United States - Irving

Today, I found out why the temps were not invited to the company Christmas party. The company paid for the regular employees to go to a nice restaurant, gave them nice presents, and handed out substantial bonuses. They keep telling me they can't hire me on because the company can't afford it. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/04/2014 23:16 - United States - San Francisco

Today, after months of busting our asses and working round the clock on our latest project, I and the whole office just got bad news: when our boss promised extremely generous bonuses for doing all this, he was point-blank lying, and intended to take credit for our work all along. FML

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By workworkwork - 03/11/2017 05:00

Today, at the winery, my boss proudly made a spectacle of the new, high quality bottles. After over a year of employment without breaking a bottle, I shattered 3 before lunch. FML

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By trustyourfamily - 14/09/2015 22:56 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my boss bragged to a coworker, in front of me, about how much money he saved on a project because he majorly underpays me. My boss is my dad. FML

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By Anonynonynon - 13/02/2015 19:05 - United States - Kansas City

Today, I'm working for a company that makes over a million dollars a year, yet leaves me with no choice but to pee in a cup because they won't pay to fix the only toilet in the building. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/02/2016 21:36 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML

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Monday 13 July 2015 18:46

Report to HR?

SammieIsabella 15

Monday 13 July 2015 18:48

If the company can afford to send them on a retreat and an expensive bottle of wine, then they can afford to pay you for your work there. Go to HR and explain the situation. If they don't do anything, go above their head.

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Yazoo77 16

Monday 13 July 2015 18:46

Report to HR?

capnbzarr 43

Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:27

In an ideal world, that would be an effective and appropriate response. But in the real world, publicly shaming the company on Facebook would probably get better results. Even if you get fired, the publicity is another jewel in your resume to attract an employer who actually has a moral compass.

capnbzarr 43

Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:30

...or, at the very least, it would be much more entertaining for the rest of us.

itslaelae 17

Monday 13 July 2015 18:48

Corporate scumbags. I'm sorry OP

SammieIsabella 15

Monday 13 July 2015 18:48

_Heisenberg__ 15

Monday 13 July 2015 18:48

Find the bottle of wine and dump it on those assholes

BooBerry777 14

Monday 13 July 2015 23:39

... or just drink it.

pengyvan 21

Tuesday 14 July 2015 4:24

Why not both?

gracehi 31

Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:38

Wasting an $1,800 bottle of wine on an asshole? Heresy!

punxroxr87 7

Tuesday 14 July 2015 10:12

some people just wanna watch the world burn

XBurytheCastleX 25

Monday 13 July 2015 18:48

Well, give their offices a makeover while they are gone. Wink wink

Greattitan2 13

Monday 13 July 2015 18:48

What a bunch of assholes

Miss_Syntax 15

Monday 13 July 2015 18:49

Take the wine and quit.

teapotrevolt 27

Monday 13 July 2015 19:06

I don't think you quite understand. There is no wine at this point.

LoverWordsFood 27

Monday 13 July 2015 18:53

I would suggest to go to HR and talk to them about it. If that doesn't work, I would go through pros and cons for working at this company and if you can afford to be without them. That's just a really shitty situation to go through and figure out how to approach HR about this. This sounds similar to a friend of mine and they just ended up quitting and going somewhere else since no one cared.