“He stole food from the boss”: 8 stories about very quick layoffs
Miscellaneous / / August 22, 2023
They literally asked for it.
Another interesting one appeared on Reddit thread. In it, users discuss cases when their acquaintances or colleagues were fired almost at the snap of their fingers. We chose the most interesting stories.
1. “On his first day at work, he looked at his future boss and said that he would not work for a woman. He was naturally shown the door, ”- huiscoslaqueue.
2. “In the 90s, I worked for an ISP and the company had a guy who worked the night shift. It soon became clear that he did not answer calls at all, but only played video games. He was given a warning. The next day he came to work with a Voodoo2 graphics card to install in his work computer and play with higher graphics settings. He was fired before he sat down at the table, ” Beestung.
3. “My colleague explained to his own supervisor that he had found a wonderful loophole for additional earnings: if the buyer gave the exact amount in cash without change, he simply put the money in his pocket and canceled order", - DudebroggieHouser.
4. “My supervisor started selling Amway cosmetics right from the office and clearly hinted to our clients that they would be treated differently when buying. I reported it to our HR managers. When they asked if this was true, he took out a catalog and tried to sell them something. He was fired on the spot, walking knight.
5. “A colleague commenting on the big breasts of the boss’s wife as she passed by… and the boss was walking right behind her. After 5 minutes, he was collecting his things, ”- BrokkenArrow.
6. “I worked in a restaurant, and when a visitor wanted to return the Mai Tai, the waiter sipped it without leaving the table and said that, in general, everything was in order with taste,” ThatsRubbishMate.
7. “The first day at work, the guy was hired through an employment agency. My colleague and I put the goods in boxes, seal them with tape and put them on pallets. The newcomer does not have time to do anything, does not cope well with the scotch roller and eventually decides to take a break. He goes to the cafeteria and eats. Except this is his boss's lunch: he stole the boss's food prepared by his wife. After 15 minutes, the boss comes and asks who ate his barbecue. The guy sits with sticky fingers and sauce on his shirt and denies everything, ” BigNotGay420.
8. “A colleague came to work drunk, and when his supervisor began to tell him off, this colleague just threw up,” — November3422.
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