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By Anonymous - 21/04/2016 04:55 - India - New Delhi

Today, while trying to get my boss to reconsider laying off much of my department, I accidentally convinced him to lay me off too. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/01/2009 18:21 - France

Today, my boss got a promotion and I got laid off. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/11/2010 19:38 - United States

Today, after three weeks of my boss telling me how much he appreciates my hard work and has submitted my name up for a promotion, he called me into his office to announce I'm being laid off. FML

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By Workhorse - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United States - Athens

Today, my boss called me to inform me that I'm being laid off. In my ensuing fit of rage, I deleted the recent project I've been working on for weeks. Pretty soon after, he called me back to let me know it was a prank. FML

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Today, my boss made me give a presentation to several senior company officials about the serious financial losses our division has made this year. Barely an hour later, my boss had palmed all the blame off onto me and gotten me fired. FML

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By soon to be unemployed - 28/01/2014 22:36 - United Kingdom - Southampton

Today, my boss let me know that I'm being laid off, via a text message that ended in "lmao". FML

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By Paul - 02/05/2013 01:52 - United States

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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 - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - 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 gt - 23/09/2010 00:52 - Canada

Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML

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Won't someone think of the economy?

By tdizzlehi - 28/08/2020 02:00 - United States - Boston

Today, after coming out of a meeting during which I promised my employees better wages, I was met at the door by my CEO telling me to lay off all the employees I just talked to. FML

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Soninuva 41

Thursday 21 April 2016 22:23

I imagine the conversation went something like this: OP: Boss, you can't lay off that many people in my department! OP's Boss: Give me one good reason why I shouldn't. OP: If you want to, you'll have to lay me off, too! OP's Boss: Ok, you can join them.

Swandive235 27

Thursday 21 April 2016 22:17

Unfortunately you brought it upon yourself. If he's laying off people, then you'd usually want to avoid being on his mind when he's firing people. But nevertheless, props to you for standing up to him.

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calza13 14

Thursday 21 April 2016 22:29

YDI

upandover 15

Thursday 21 April 2016 22:30

Congratulations you played yourself.

Blizz18 14

Thursday 21 April 2016 22:31

No good deed goes unpunished. Sorry OP.

NYGiants1925 22

Thursday 21 April 2016 23:23

Good for you to stand up for your coworkers. But how the hell did you get yourself fired?

ssnow_fml 20

Thursday 21 April 2016 23:33

Well that didn't go as expected....

diablo2267 5

Friday 22 April 2016 2:15

Sounds like my life

Redmond64 16

Friday 22 April 2016 2:43

Good job

aqualad783 8

Friday 22 April 2016 4:53

Didn't this show up here a few years ago?

team_garra 8

Friday 22 April 2016 6:32

How does that happen to oneself?

Hildy93 21

Friday 22 April 2016 7:19

Captain sinks with his ship

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