25 Employees Who Violated Workplace Rules And Should Have Been Fired But Somehow Got Away With It
Work can get monotonous pretty fast. It's exciting when you're still learning the ropes and getting to know the people you will be working with.
After some time, one day just blurs into the other unless you have exciting co-workers. Colleagues who aren't so concerned about the employee handbook and workplace guidelines.
Working with them can be stressful, but you can always count on them to make things interesting. Admittedly, they sometimes take things too far.
Their workplace shenanigans affect everyone. Their once exasperating behavior turned into liabilities that could no longer be ignored.
Employees like these were the topic of an interesting Reddit post. A Redditor asked, "Have you ever witnessed something that should've gotten someone fired at work? If so, what happened?"
The query garnered a lot of attention. It received nearly 2,000 unique responses about co-workers who got away with breaking the rules.
- Most anecdotes were controversial, but there were some that should have been reported to the authorities and not just HR. They make notorious lunch thieves look tame in comparison.
Co-workers of this type are the permanent subject of water cooler gossip. Surely, they must know someone in upper management if the bosses are willing to look the other way.
The best and most popular answers are listed below. Anyone will long for a boring old desk job with colleagues like these.
1. He sure got down from that high horse really quick
_clydebruckman2. That's what they call teamwork
SeveralAngryBears3. It's bad for everyone when the wrong people get rewarded
AdamR91They have no incentive to be better
AdamR91So they just escalate until their actions finally catch up to them
AdamR914. No one can say he wasn't managing lines
MrAlf0nse, sterfri995. Did they enjoy the view?
TuPacSchwartz411
6. Was it a coincidence or were they in on it?
BW_Bird
7. Nothing to worry about, 'tis but a scratch
LyricalJerrycal
8. Why would you use a work laptop for those kinds of searches?
johnwalkersbeard
The white noise machines worked a little too well
johnwalkersbeard
9. Forget getting fired. How about a police report?
TheRadJellyfish
10. I don't think think that's what the customer meant when they asked for extra dressing
RewardNew5810
11. There goes everyone's bonus
amethyst_haired_emo
No wonder the customer couldn't believe the sale price!
amethyst_haired_emo
12. This is the kind of boss who only promotes the employees who are willing to kiss her ass
Prixm
13. In a building full of beds, he chose to sleep in a closet? If you're going to risk your employment, at least be comfortable.
[deleted]
14. Pretty sure that's sexual harassment
PangolinIllustrious6
15. Oh, that's rough
single-left-sock
16. Why wasn't she fired if she was responsible for losing the client?
iateacakeonce
17. That nurse should have been fired! The patient deserves praise.
SecretPersonality178
18. A menace to society
i-piss-excellence32
Did no one think to file a complaint to someone, somewhere?
i-piss-excellence32
19. A terrible day to be literate
scruntyboon
20. Don't hate the player
Dano558
21. Do your co-workers have an album full of your sleeping face?
PD216ohio
22. Well, at least you know the airbags work
EddieRando21
23. Offer them a colonoscopy
thiccdiamonds
24. Why would you believe your own ears? If it happened, it was just a joke. You're just too sensitive.
Elleseebee928
25. Was he arrested?
gottabe_kd
All of these are probably fireable offenses at any other company. It's normal to make mistakes, but the anecdotes above aren't simple lapses.
It must be shocking to work with people like them. Bosses may ignore it, but employees like these are responsible for the fast turnover rate.
