While we all dream of ascending to more influential roles within our careers, it's evident that each step of the ladder comes with its own unique set of drawbacks. If you're a manager, sure, you have a greater pay-check and added responsibility, but it can also be a rather thankless job. Case in point: a bunch of managers and supervisors took to Reddit to share stories of times when they had to fire employees on the spot, and they are seriously cringe-worthy.
1. Harsh"He slashed my tire after I told him to go work instead of sitting in the break room."
2. Sounds fair enough“I gave my secretary a document that I wanted incorporated into a letter I had written, and she hucked the document like a frisbee into her trashcan. It was literally my only copy so I had to walk over and fish it out. That was her last day.”
3. This is not the ambulance driver you'd want to have in an emergency...“I once had an employee snap chatting as he drove an ambulance with a crew member and patient in the back, through an intersection during a red light.”
4. A PR nightmare“I had an employee who got drunk on her lunch break, flipped her car, went to jail, mugshot with our company logo on her shirt. Perfect.”
5. An unsuccessful coup“I work in pizza delivery and we had a guy back in the day (fellow manager) who tried to shut down the store 5 hours before the time that corporate set for us to close. He clocked every person out and sent them home and then just refused to take the phone calls or anything like that.”
6. I have no words"Rubbing a pregnant co-workers belly 3 times after being asked to stop and then asking her if her husband was good at sex."
7. This is beyond creepy"Guy had a crush on a female co-worker. He passed her a note at work one day with a gob of hand lotion inside it and the words, "I got really excited thinking about you earlier.
Girl freaked out. Went to management. Guy got escorted out."
8. Anger management training?"Years back a co-worker got into some trouble for something and got called into the owner’s office. Few mins later we heard a huge thump, idiot broke his hand on the boss's desk during their disagreement. He got a police escort off the property."
9. I hope the birds were ok!"I had an officer under me. He was reported in a tree. I went to investigate the last place he was seen. He was still there, attempting to pepper spray birds. I wish I could have made that up."
10. Yes, that's a fireable offence"My husband is a manager and his employee somehow had another employee’s ID and then stole that person’s check and cashed it. Caught it all on camera. She still denied it."
11. Never, ever, add your boss on social media"Had a girl call in and say she was terribly sick. She’s friends with me and the other two bosses on social media. An hour after calling out she posts pics of herself at a local pool."
12. Ever heard of patience?"Setting a paper packing machine on fire because it got stuck."
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