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Top ‘I Was Fired’ Stories For Employees of the Year

Top ‘I Was Fired’ Stories For Employees of the Year

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'Give us a lower quote, or else': Karma comes for a nepotistic boss when he tries to pocket $10k in commission by promising his client a lowball offer; ends up losing $60k+ because of inexperience

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company lets client of 50 years go

'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company fires client of 50 years over their rep's demanding attitude

'They backtracked real fast': Data analyst laid off without notice, offered reinstatement at reduced pay when things began falling apart

'They backtracked real fast': Data analyst laid off without notice, offered reinstatement 'at reduced pay' when things began falling apart

‘Surgeon smiled and told me not to worry’: Surgeon grants patient 18 months' worth of business-class flights, amounting to $20,000 in company expenses

‘Surgeon smiled and told me not to worry’: Surgeon grants patient 18 months' worth of business-class flights, amounting to $20,000 in company expenses

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'I got fired over a $5 hamburger': Worker gets fired from gas station for eating an expired $5 burger during shift

'I got fired over a $5 hamburger': Worker gets fired from gas station for eating an expired $5 burger during shift

‘You said the check was mine': Company backtracks after sending a woman a check for $1,200, woman refuses to send money back at their request

‘You said the check was mine': Company backtracks after sending woman a check for $1,200, woman refuses to send money back at their request

‘You didn’t do your job, now you won't get one': Receptionist fails to make travel reservations for supervisor, supervisor opens her own company and refuses to hire her

‘You didn’t do your job, now you won't get one': Receptionist fails to make travel reservations for supervisor, supervisor opens her own company and refuses to hire her

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'I couldn't train them': New hires don't take printing job seriously, printer room shuts down, company loses over $20,000

'I couldn't train them': New hires don't take printing job seriously, printer room shuts down, company loses over $20,000

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'The company saved £5k on fees, but got one day of work instead of five': Penny-pinching company gets taught a lesson when their traveling salesman is forced to fly coach

Jesse Kessenheimer

'My boss implied that not attending would have repercussions': Employee faces consequences if he doesn't go out with boss and coworkers, internet reacts

'My boss implied that not attending would have repercussions': Employee faces consequences if he doesn't go out with boss and coworkers, internet reacts

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‘I was clocked in the entire time': Company docks employee's pay due to lack of customers, employee applies for unemployment

‘I was clocked in the entire time': Company docks employee's pay due to lack of customers, employee applies for unemployment

'Our boss had banned... birthday celebrations': 30+ "Cool" companies that didn't live up to the hype

'Our boss had banned... birthday celebrations': 30+ "Cool" companies that turned out to be cringy and toxic

‘Our eyes met; she knew it was up to me': Employee uses promotion to shut down boss's retail store, leading to boss's termination

‘Our eyes met; she knew it was up to me': Employee uses promotion to shut down boss's retail store, leading to boss's termination

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'I found a better job and quit': Lab technician forced to work in the call center after their entire staff quits, gets payback by transferring angry customers to his swindling manager's office line

Jesse Kessenheimer

'That was the day I got to fire an entire company': 15+ Bosses recall the most satisfying times they fired someone

'That was the day I got to fire an entire company': 15+ Bosses recall the most satisfying times they fired incompetant employees

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Hardworking 16-year-old won’t give his dad weekly $50 he saves up from his first job, encouraging him to build his own career: ‘He has been getting overly invested into my job and things [revolve] around my work life'

Hardworking 16-year-old won’t give his dad weekly $50 he saves up from his first job, encouraging him to build his own career: ‘He has been getting overly invested into my job and things [revolve] around my work life'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Landlord restricts laundry room to 9am-6pm and sells a "$40 VIP pass" for after-hours use, residents refuse to comply: ‘Those hours are exactly when most people in the building are actually at work’

Landlord restricts laundry room to 9am-6pm and sells a "$40 VIP pass" for after-hours use, residents refuse to comply: ‘Those hours are exactly when most people in the building are actually at work’

Remote worker stops answering his older coworker's calls after being phoned 5-6 times daily, including during flights and customer dinners

Remote worker stops answering his older coworker's calls after being phoned 5-6 times daily, including during flights and customer dinners

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

Software engineer refuses to fix neighbor's laptop after being swarmed with requests from being labeled by the neighbor as the building's free IT support: 'He told everyone in our 20-unit building that I’m a tech genius who helps everyone for free'

Software engineer refuses to fix neighbor's laptop after being swarmed with requests from being labeled by the neighbor as the building's free IT support: 'He told everyone in our 20-unit building that I’m a tech genius who helps everyone for free'

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