10+ Employees who got fired on the spot: ‘Instantly he was fired, sued, and owed the company about $8,000’ – FAIL Blog

For example, a common way that a lot of people get fired is because they’re caught stealing from their job. This one is truly baffling. Some folks will be making 6-figure salaries while lounging around in an office chair all day. But because they decided to pilfer a 50-pack of pens, or a pudding cup from the office cafeteria, they find themselves across the desk from an HR person wearing a frown. HR doesn’t care how well a person is performing when they pull a stunt like that. It only takes one instance of theft to make an employer realize they cannot trust that employee, and just like that, they’re gone by the end of the business day.

That’s not even the most ridiculous reason that someone got fired, though! These employees thought they were safe at their jobs, but nope… 

Just check out some of the finest stories told in the r/AskReddit community in response to NoViolinist4540’s question. People couldn’t wait to share what happened to their least-responsible coworkers.