Have you ever been caught in a situation where you were left in disbelief, wondering how in the world you just got fired on the spot? We hope you’ve never had to go through that, but it may comfort you that we’ve all had our fair share of frustrating moments while on the clock. The unfair termination stories we found today, though, take the cake for being the absolute dumbest reasons for getting fired. Can you imagine being let go for having a cold or not answering messages at a funeral during your time off?
Well, believe it or not, these tales of absurdity are not just figments of our imagination. They are real stories shared by real people on the internet, specifically on a Reddit thread that got thousands of responses. And we know you’re just as curious to discover these absurd termination reasons. That’s why we scoured through the thread and handpicked the most unbelievable stories of people who got fired — the ones that honestly made us question the sanity of some employers.
Let’s grab a cup of coffee (or don’t, if that’s what got you fired), sit back, and enjoy these tales of absurdity. These are the stories of people who were fired for stupid reasons, as shared on Reddit.
#61
"A former employee decided "retirement wasn't for her" and even though she didn't do what I did for the company, they gave her my job because I'd been there less than a year and she was "family." Yeah. Okay."
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18points
#62
"My sister had a coworker who couldn’t get anyone to cover their shift so they wrote my sister’s name in without her permission, and she never gets notified of the change. Neither she nor the coworker shows up for the shift. Management figures out what the coworker did. Both my sister and the coworker get fired."
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18points
#63
"Didn't wear a tie that I was never given. I was supposed to have a black tie as part of my security uniform. They never gave me a tie and told me not to worry about it. I worked nights anyway. Then some exec did a walk-through and saw I wasn't wearing a tie and told them to get rid of me."
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17points
#64
"I was basically told to train myself, my trainer didn't touch base on anything relevant to what I was hired for, was given a quiz to see where I was at, the questions weren't even questions, I was supposed to interpret them and answer them. It made no sense. I was let go the next day because I wasn't learning what they needed me to learn."
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17points
#65
"I wasn't fired but I was suspended for doing extra work to help people out because I didn't ask my manager beforehand. And no, the other work I had to do still got done when it was supposed to."
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16points
#66
"I struggled to put together a balloon bouquet when I'd never been trained. First ever job, so meh."
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15points
#67
"Got soft-fired for having a vacation over Christmas/New Year's that was approved by an old boss, business went under new ownership, and the new guy didn’t like it. Was already a hefty dollar amount invested in the vacation so, no backing out."
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15points
#68
"Romantic relationship with a patient. Stupid because it was 100% consensual and never occurred at work nor affected my job performance, but one of the other vet techs complained."
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14points
#69
"I said “that’s stupid” to something my boss said. Was then told to clock out immediately and was fired first thing the next morning. So that was pretty stupid."
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14points
#70
"I worked at Harvey’s in Australia. A new Part-Timer we had just hired thought it would be funny to Plank on different counters, white goods, and shelving. They then posted it to Facebook/Insta and he was friends with management who saw and fired him the next day."
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12points
