These Are The Wildest Reasons People Got Fired (You Won’t Believe #7)

When I was 17, a coworker had an asthma freak-out. Manager said no ambulance, so I took her to the ER. Got fired for leaving my shift. Yep, the worst job I ever had.

There was this guy bouncing an imaginary basketball ALL THE TIME—break rooms, parking lots, on the computer. Turns out he was faking it for nearly two years to get medically discharged. Yep, not even kidding!

A new server messed up big time. Took orders, then went outside to smoke. Too high to enter the order—customers waited 45 minutes! That was his first and last day.

So, this snowmaker named Nino is drying clothes and cooking chili beans on a space heater inside a chairlift shack. He falls asleep, beans explode, chaos ensues, and he ends up covered in chili, glass, and blood! Spoiler: he never came back.

Had a new employee who ignored his shift to go shopping because his mom wanted to. When he finally called, boss said, “No rush, just turn in your apron.” Bye, Bob!

Not me, but someone got fired for, uh, masturbating with a holed apple at work. Yep. That was their nickname for a whole year.

Sister hired aunt at a call center. Aunt called in saying her husband died to stay home. Coworkers pooled money to send flowers to "dead" husband. He had no idea—fired ASAP.

Promoted to night manager and had to call my grandparents to fire them. Grandpa’s response? "I love you, but tell your crappy boss I'll be in tomorrow, and he can fire me himself." Classic.

Wife fired a guy at Guitar Center who came in late because he was still high from smoking catnip. Apparently, he wanted to experience life as a cat. Not the best excuse.

One lucky employee texted about ditching work to do cocaine—sent the text to the boss by mistake. Immediate resignation followed. Not the smoothest move.

Kid working the deli ate all the skin off every rotisserie chicken. Absolutely all of it. Got fired for skinning the stock.

Every lunch she’d drink about half her soda, then refill it in the bathroom with whiskey. Smelled great—until day 4 when she spilled the cup all over the office. Bye, sneaky sipper.

Got fired from a dog kennel for playing with a wolf—didn’t know it was a wolf. They thought I was some reckless teenager. Oops.

Friend of mine who’s blind was caught taking naps at his desk. Took the company a while to catch on that he was out cold!

Fired a girl hiding in the walk-in cooler, eating candy straight from the box with her bare hands. Denied it at first but got caught red-handed! Classic fast food player.

Co-worker leaves work without telling anyone, gets arrested for drag-racing. Calls store from the back of a cop car to explain. Yeah, he didn’t last long.

Employee swiped a sausage biscuit, tried to hide it by flushing it away. Toilet backed up, flooding the bathroom, and she totally lost it. Fired on day three.

Guy got canned for snapping pics of another employee pooping and posting it on Facebook. Pooper filed sexual harassment charges. Nightmare.

Guy pulled a knife on his boss, who fought back with a lead pipe. Got fired. Next day, he shows up to interview with the same company. Talk about clueless!

Guy farted on me and called me a horrible name. Easily fired—nothing saves that kind of nonsense!

Where to start: guy accused manager of planting fake $20, got caught. Another guy skimmed money from ATMs—claimed he made $6k. Then there was the guy who tried to run me over after being fired. Work was crazy.

Working in a factory, two techs got fired because they wrote their maintenance logs in Klingon. Bold move, but it didn’t fly.

Had a new guy on the job who couldn’t read a ruler or measure. Thought it was no big deal. Spoiler: he didn't last a week.

Company apartment used by clients, but assistant called in sick and had a boyfriend over for some private fun… until manager found them. She even apologized for faking sick days but not the sexy party. Fired quick.

Resident saw a 'devil' at the window. Turned out a CNA in a devil mask slammed on the glass. Almost gave the resident a heart attack. Fired on the spot.

Got fired at 15 because I went to a math exam instead of work. Told the boss exactly that. He said, 'Who am I going to get now?' I said, 'I don’t give a...' Boom, fired.

Employee agreed the review was correct but still refused to sign it. Boss said ‘sign or you’re fired.’ She replied, ‘You can’t do that.’ She found out she could.

Manager caught someone stealing a pocket toy and playing with it in the stockroom. Fired immediately. Definitely a first for them.

Employee kept leaving his stinky gym clothes in his desk. After several warnings and a clean-up intervention, he still left them there. Terminated for being a walking funk.

Got a call: two bodies found at the studio! Turns out my buddy brought an older woman back after partying. Both passed out, naked, at work. Fired immediately.

Tech lost his license, lives across a swampy field. Walks through mud barefoot, slips, pukes, and passes out at work. Sent home drunk, then fired.

Lady threw a toddler-level tantrum because someone ate her bagel by mistake. Profuse apologies from the other party didn’t save her. She was fired that night.

Sales clerk stole computer duster to get high, then hid in the supply closet during work. Don’t do inhalants, kids. Immediate termination.

Frank worked drive-in, got hungry and pulled open a packed nugget box to eat one. Ate half in front of customers, stuffed the rest back in the box, and handed it off. Fired immediately.

Guy working concessions was secretly filling soda cups with beer to drink on the job... at 15 years old. Fired when found out. No underage beer allowed.

A guy drew d**ks on hundreds of brake parts. Some made it into new cars before Honda caught on. Fired for sure.

Not me, but someone got fired right on day one for snoozing in a chair facing the VP’s office. Talk about starting off on the wrong foot!

Fired a guy who couldn’t resist saying, “Popeyes Chicken,” every time he answered the phone. They told him to stop—he didn’t. Fired soon after.

Guy called in with the excuse ‘I'm just not feeling it today.’ Boss wanted something better to work with. Took forever to fire him thanks to corporate rules.

They used racist slurs, then claimed they didn’t say them out loud. When presented the proof, they blamed Tourette’s—with no medical evidence. Fired immediately.

One employee locked a coworker in a closet. The trapped person called the cops. HR had a nightmare on their hands and didn’t hesitate to fire the culprit.

Manager in a mall ignored employee parking rules, parked in customer spots daily, got fined repeatedly, and then fired when he did it one day too many.

A night worker showed up drunk, blew a breathalyzer that changed color, and claimed he’d been doing shots up until hours before. Fired immediately—no wiggle room.

Girl stole products from warehouse, sold them on eBay as new with warranty. Got fired, legal action started, and her dad was sent home with pay held until cleared.

Coworker took everyone’s keyboards, dipped them in Jello, then showed up dressed as Bill Cosby in blackface. Fired for multiple offenses.

Employee’s work computer turned up with enough adult content to shock even Reddit. Watched at work. Caught quickly and fired within an hour.

Stayed up partying, barely slept, called in basically saying I almost pooped my pants and turned around. Yep, boss wasn’t impressed.

Had a guy who didn’t want to learn, lied, shouted, and showed up drunk. Complained about bad reviews. Can't keep that kind around.

Sent a new hire to install a 24x36 shelf. He brought it back saying it was too small and wanted a weirdly cut shelf. Didn’t last long.

Developer shuffled between teams because he did no work. Only surfed and waited for blockers to vanish magically. Wore toe-shoes without socks or washing.

New-ish server had a customer issue, took a bite of their BLT and said ‘I don’t see a problem here.’ Fired for major disrespect.

Friend at Subway took off pants and underwear while making sandwiches—with only an apron and shirt on. Manager laughed, no firing. Wild!

Tried to forge a $20 tip on receipt. Yep, caught immediately. Nice try, but the job’s done.

Server decided to sip from customers’ Dr. Pepper and Coke to tell which was which—right in front of them. Fired fast—no sip passes.

Two females in an office job got into a physical fight over one claiming the other wasn’t ‘hood’ enough. Fired right away. Ridiculous!

Hired a vegan bagel shop worker who refused to touch meats. Another guy vanished mysteriously on day one. Worst? Girl jailed for locking kids in closet while buying coke; she got fired.

Offered job to a new hire, stepped out for paperwork, came back and bus pass was missing. He stole it, refused to return, and quit by walking right out.

At a busy burger joint, fry guy was caught getting oral sex from the owner's barely legal daughter in the walk-in cooler. Fired right after dinner rush.

Called in saying he thought he was having a stroke. Our whole team watched him pack up beach gear and vacation off with his girlfriend. Fired.

Guy scared by driving car, pooped himself, and asked a coworker to wash his soiled underwear. They didn’t hire him.

Got fired for making a shrimp slushie in the slushie machine. This one’s pretty self-explanatory and gross.

Baker’s assistant called in sick on day three, then rolled through the drive-thru for coffee. Not the best excuse to be off.

Co-worker wore a tongue ring that said “blow me” and kept flipping it up to customers. After repeated warnings, fired for being a pain.

Someone kept calling in due to pink eye. Turns out she was just a heavy stoner. After too many calls, she got canned.

Coworker borrowed company van to move furniture, disappeared for days. Found driving van like a getaway car, lost in traffic. Police involvement and immediate firing followed.

22-year-old college kid got hired and then sang Barney and Disney songs during every customer call. The singing stopped when he was fired.

Coworker asked me if I wanted to see her 'kitchen magician' Tweety Bird tattoo on her... you know where. Barely lasted a few weeks before being fired.

Told new hire to vacuum. Came back to find him vacuuming while lying down. Cute effort, but he was already on thin ice. Fired soon after.

Clown performer kept asking the DJ to help her dress, eventually tried to force herself on him under the DJ booth. She was fired ASAP, and later caught having sex in the play area.

Hired a friend to help him out, but he kept not waking up and missing work. Despite warnings, had to fire him. Sad story of friendship and failure.

Fired assistant manager for leaving the store unlocked multiple times, stealing cookies, throwing tantrums, and threatening coworkers with a knife. All in a day’s work.

An employee asked a female coworker if she shaved her 'cooter'. Boss had to fire him after hearing about the incident. Awkward!

A lady kept pooping beside the toilet in the women’s restroom to annoy coworkers. The nightmare ended with her getting fired.

Boss caught a waitress giving another waiter head in the back freezer. Fired immediately. Workplace romance gone wrong.

Fired a woman who spent way too much time gossiping with my wife. Should have just fired my wife—ended in divorce later.

Supervisor overheard employee say he has a joint. Asked if true, he says no, because he smoked it all already. Boss nearly died laughing before firing him.

A 22-year-old blatantly grabbed and 'jiggled' breasts of a 16-year-old coworker. Tried to excuse it by language barrier and obscene gestures. Fired immediately.

Our 'quiet guy' suddenly disappeared. Turns out he moved to Idaho and just assumed he'd be OK. Management fired him for the lie, not the move. Remote work rules, folks.

Had an employee from the local tribe who only knew about 20% of his duties after 2 years. ‘Untouchable’ thanks to connections, but wasn’t exactly killer staff.