Have you ever seen someone do something at work that you thought should get them fired? There are a few reasons why someone might not get fired for doing something wrong, such as the company being short-staffed or the person being a valuable asset. But it’s important to remember that not all companies are created equal, and sometimes even the most fireable offenses can be overlooked.
A user asked on the forum, “What is the most fireable thing you have seen someone do at work that didn’t get them fired?
Here are some responses he got!
FORKLIFT FORK STABBING
“I once saw a guy stab the forks of his forklift a solid foot into the sidewalk. The whole chunk of concrete needed to be reset and reinforced. I had a magnificent view because it was me.
I was not fired for this. I got a better job a few months after this event and left voluntarily.”
STEALING MONEY FROM THE COMPANY
“Stole $40K from the company. How did she not get fired? She had proof the company’s owner was raping a 13-year-old (his stepdaughter). Well, she bragged to someone about how she was untouchable and why. That person reported it to CPS. CPS investigated, and the guy figured he had nothing to lose, so he reported her for grand larceny. They both got arrested on the same day.”
WORK DRUNK
“This was in car sales. The dude showed up drunk or heavy hangover constantly. But he sold many cars, somehow, so they didn’t care.”
DATA MISHAP
“Accidentally send out the entire company’s (3,000+ employees) headcount to the company distro. The file contained everyone’s salary, birthday, government numbers, etc.”
MAIN COOK THREATEN TO TAKE OTHER EMPLOYEES
“What will you do? Fire me? If I leave, I’m your only line cook that’ll take three waiters, a busboy, and the dishwasher with me!” I was the dishwasher.”
FIGHT WITH CUSTOMER
“When I worked retail, I once challenged a customer to step outside and fight. The customer – I’ll never forget this – said, “Dude, you’re at work,” and walked out, shaking his head. Sometimes the customer is right!.”
FAKES COWORKER’S DEATH ON APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
“It was me, but I faked a coworker’s death by putting a makeshift memorial up in his assigned parking spot on April 1st. It had his picture, flowers, a handful of candles, the whole deal. The head of HR was not amused. Everyone else loved it, though.”
“To make matters worse, this was during peak covid. I had just returned from a short vacation and had no idea my friend I did this to had been out for three days due to suspected covid.”
SMOKING CRACK
“Smoking crack, being visibly high on crack. O.D.ed on the job multiple times. Everyone in the department, including management, knew this was going on. He was a fourth-year electrical apprentice who could not pass the journeyman’s exam because, you know, crack.”
COWORKER RENTS PARKING LOT TO BMW CAR SALES
“I watched a coworker rent an entire big box retail store parking lot to a BMW dealership for cash on the side so they could park excess inventory. Corporate didn’t know. He pocketed all the money.”
DRIVING A TRUCK WITHOUT LICENSE
“A guy got a DUI, lost his license for three months, and didn’t tell anyone at work about it. He drove a company truck daily for work, and they only found out after he got his license back. I know he was still there five years later.”
CO-WORKER AVOIDING WORK AND CLAIMS OVERTIME
“Not do her job. Find any excuse to avoid work. Spend half the day chatting on the phone. Then worked unapproved overtime, claiming that she had too much work and needed to catch up. Yes, I’m talking about you, Stephanie. The worst co-worker I ever had.”
ASSAULTING OTHER COWORKERS
“The third guy(a good friend of mine) that got assaulted got fired because he was upset about being punched in the face several times(because he thought the guy he punched stole his soda, which he didn’t). The day after the guy got fired, the idiot that punched him brought in a cake to celebrate that the other guy got fired.”
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