Getting fired is rarely straightforward however it’s even worse whenever you or somebody you already know will get fired for an surprising or typically unreasonable motive. This thread the place a Redditor requested, “What’s the most ridiculous reason you’ve seen someone get fired for?” is stuffed with some jaw-dropping responses. Here’s what some folks needed to say.
1.“I had a supervisor who I did not like a lot however the motive she obtained fired was insane. She wrote an electronic mail to administration about an apparent security hazard, which was most likely the one first rate factor she ever did in that job, and safety escorted her out when she arrived for her shift the subsequent day.”
2.“Not that surprising however nonetheless will get me offended to this present day. An organization I labored at prides itself annoyingly on us studying with a trial-by-fire method. You simply get staffed with one other affiliate and be taught as you go. As a extra senior affiliate, I obtained paired up with new associates to be educated. I obtained one who once we began, I used to be instructed by the VP accountable for skilled growth to let her know if there have been any points as a result of this man was identified (actually 3 weeks into him beginning) for ‘not getting it.'”
“The primary project I labored on with him, he was asking foundational questions. Finally, I mentioned this must be fairly related throughout circumstances so for those who bear in mind out of your first case and he instructed me he had no coaching on his first case. The opposite affiliate assigned to the undertaking with him was on depart for the whole thing of the case and every time he requested the lead on the undertaking for assist, he obtained turned away and was instructed to ‘determine it out.’
I educated him once more and he was a stable affiliate as soon as he knew what he was doing however his fame was tarnished. They let him go just a few weeks later.”
3.“Over-performing. I shit you not. About 15 years in the past, my cousin obtained fired from a name heart supervisor place for this as a result of her crew’s stats have been making the remainder of the groups appear to be lazy slackers (which they apparently have been) as a result of her crew’s stats have been up to now forward of everybody else’s. But they have been always driving everybody about stats, even to the purpose of writing up different managers for his or her low efficiency, so it was much more complicated that they fired her for over-performing.”
“She filed for unemployment, they tried to battle it, and I helped her with the listening to (it was by cellphone so I used to be simply typing issues for her to learn or say), the place even the listening to officer was shocked, not solely due to the reasoning, however as a result of they really instructed the reality about it prefer it was by some means a foul factor and must be a motive to disclaim her declare. Evidently, she obtained unemployment and had a brand new job a couple of month later which she’s been at ever since.”
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4.“For crying after she obtained yelled at. Critically the boss pulled one of many newer workers into his workplace and began yelling at her about what a foul job she had been doing. I’ll admit she wasn’t doing nice, however the job had a studying curve and she or he had solely been there a couple of month.”
“She began crying. We may hear the entire thing, as we may each time he did this to any individual. He was an actual piece of shit, this man. Anyway, the extra she cried, the louder and angrier he obtained, and finally he simply yelled ‘GET OUT OF MY FACE YOU DON’T WORK HERE ANYMORE!’
I stop two days later with no discover. Three extra folks stop the subsequent week. I used to be instructed that they had bother conserving a minimal employees for at the least a few years after that. I finished following the drama a number of years in the past as a result of I’m attempting to not be such a petty asshole anymore.”
5.“I noticed a lady get fired from the workplace I labored at as a result of she needed to make use of the microwave to warmth up her lunch — that was HER FIRST DAY! The workplace supervisor hated the odor of meals within the workplace, so everybody needed to eat out, regardless that we had a completely working kitchen.”
“So, the brand new woman obtained into an argument with the workplace supervisor, shouts have been shouted, screams have been screamed and the beginner was referred to as down by the HR.”
6.“Somebody I knew labored for an enormous spiritual ‘charity’ working safety within the homeless shelter they run. The shelter collects donations all yr, together with meals. When folks donate meals that may trigger allergy symptoms, they don’t embody it of their Christmas hampers, they throw it in a dumpster. Completely good meals thrown in a dumpster as an alternative of gifted to their residents or donated elsewhere. So this man I knew went dumpster diving after his shift. Obtained fired over a field of Ferrero Rocher candies that have been within the rubbish in any case. They referred to as it ‘stealing’ and by some means nonetheless suppose they’re a superb charity doing ‘the lord’s work.'”
7.“A girl obtained fired as a result of her daughter was sick too many instances. Right here in Germany, when you’re a mum or dad and your child will get sick, you’re allowed to steer clear of work or get a house workplace, in an effort to handle it. But when your boss will get suspicious as a result of it occurs too usually, then he can fireplace you. Her daughter has a coronary heart downside, and which means physician appointments, hospital visits, and so forth. Her boss knew that already as a result of she labored there already over six years (her daughter was already born earlier than she took the job). However he performed the asshole and threw her out. She sued his ass off for that.”
8.“I obtained fired as a long-term temp again in 2002 when the corporate I labored for didn’t have separate logins for the pc, and a coworker accessed porn on the shared login laptop we used. He blamed me regardless that I had caught him taking a look at it. They fired me as a result of he was everlasting and I used to be temp, regardless that my stats have been additionally kicking his ass. Ridiculous! I used to be so pissed.”
9.“I obtained fired from a summer time camp I labored for when one of many campers who’s autistic was being bullied and no different counselor was stepping in. The boss of the camp mentioned just a little bullying by no means harm anybody and boy did these phrases come again to hang-out them. I managed to cover a tape recorder in my pocketbook after I went to work the subsequent day. As I had hoped, I used to be referred to as into the boss’ workplace and was instructed I used to be fired for interfering with the issue the opposite day.”
“I had hit file on a tape recorder earlier than getting in, and I obtained the boss once more to repeat what they mentioned to me yesterday and it was all of the proof wanted for the dad and mom who thanked me for serving to their youngster. In the long run, each the boss as nicely dad and mom of the bully and the camp all paid a hefty value with the camp being shut down and me getting a superb share of the cash paid to the household as nicely myself when the court docket dominated the household was discriminated in opposition to and I used to be wrongfully terminated for doing the suitable factor.”
10.“My boss obtained fired for posting a YouTube video on Fb. We had a strict social media coverage.”
11.“One time somebody almost obtained fired over utilizing a present card a buyer gave them after utilizing most of it. The present card had like six cents on it.”
12.“I used to be given a unique place than I used to be employed and educated for. This totally different place barely had any work. I am saying I would be achieved with my whole workload inside three hours of clocking in. I stored going to my boss to ask for extra work. After just a few days of this, I used to be let go — for asking for extra work.”
13.“I obtained fired as a result of I wasn’t maintaining with others. We have been filling pallets to be moved. I used to be filling fewer pallets than the others. The issue was that I used to be working on my own, and everybody else was working in pairs. I used to be doing it extra effectively and getting twice as a lot stuff on a pallet. So in actuality, I used to be doing as a lot work as two different folks collectively.”
“I feel the supervisor simply did not like me. However he wasn’t my supervisor, nor did he have the authority to fireside anybody. I used to be imagined to go work in one other division after this undertaking was achieved. This man ended up getting fired for pulling this.”
14.“This man was accountable for new worker coaching and making all their journey preparations. As a substitute of giving the lodge meal vouchers to the workers, he proceeds to gorge himself each morning on the breakfast buffet. A pair weeks of that and the lodge employees caught on due to how a lot meals they have been going by way of. I obtained an image from the lodge administration of the man mid-bite asking if he was one among our workers. I went to HR they usually walked him out of the constructing not lengthy after.”
15.“A feminine worker obtained a foot tattoo. She labored at a seashore restaurant they usually may put on sandals. The proprietor slut shamed her and fired her…over a shamrock on her foot.”
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