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15 Dumbest Ways to Lose Your Job
Zac Frank and Tania Khadder
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Other times, a person will lose their job because they have done something so incredibly foolish, you wonder how they ever got the job in the first place.
This article is about those people.
MrCoffee
15 days ago
2 comments
Reporting someone for making racial comments. About eight of us in the room and this guy says, "He was working harder than you could pay a white guy to..." This wasn't the first racial comment he had made. My GGGrandmother was the color of a stop sign but I have blue eyes only a slightly reddish tint to my skin ... so I look real white but I was offended. Had heard the company had this great policy so i went and talked to someone. Next thing I know I am layed off with ten weeks severance as long as I "sign right here". Big company too. You use their products at least once a week.
JerryGJones
16 days ago
8 comments
The weather man has turets syndrome, and that's why he blurted out the profanity.....maybe the boss should have been informed of that before letting him on the air.
grobi43
3 months ago
16 comments
I do not understand why these folk would do these stupid things! If they were not happy in their jobs why did they not attempt do try and re-educate or get retrained on other occupations so they could compete for better-paying jobs! There is no excuse for the behaviors here!
balcom4
4 months ago
2 comments
I agree on not disabling ur phone's GPS- try not cheating the system then you wont get caught!
And sharing your client info for laughs? Seriously- where is your professionalism? If we have privileged info we're paid to keep it that way and if the media wants it they cant pay you more than your income ...
I can see how there is a need to vent frustration- but the guy in the teleconference was just showing off for his colleagues. We should all learn not to vent to our peers, call somebody outside the office from a location that cannot be heard by your peers. Your friend today may be your frenemy tomorrow.
Overall a feel-good article for those of us who havent comitted these self-sabbotaging acts!!!
DMac_357
4 months ago
20 comments
You recommended to disable the GPS tracker in your "work owned" cell phone. Since it's the property of your job, you can't legally disable the GPS or you risk ending up as an addition to this story for being dumb enough to listen to bad advice.