30 Boneheaded Moves That Got People Instantly Fired From Their Jobs

The place where careers go to die (and the internet goes to laugh).

That’s r/byebyejob in a nutshell. It’s the digital break room where we gather to watch people crash a forklift through a wall, rage-quit on the store intercom, or absolutely torch their employment with one unhinged email. It’s chaos, but in a funny way.

And while some of these people are clearly done with their job, others don’t seem to realize that their job is also done with them. Because sometimes, your insane behavior does have consequences. Sometimes the boss is watching. And sometimes *shocker* companies still have a shred of morality and will actually fire someone for being awful.

It’s part schadenfreude, part life lesson, and fully entertaining.

So we rounded up 30 of the funniest, wildest, and most “welp, that’s the end of that career” posts from r/byebyejob.

1. “Texas Teacher Goes On A Racist Rant After Catching Her Sister With A White Guy. People Found Out Her Job, She Claims To Be Unfirable, Promptly Gets Fired The Next Day”

2. “Finally.”

3. “Actions Have Consequences”

4. “Thoughts and prayers to those hurt by cancel culture this year.”

5. “Ammosexual Dfw Meteorologist Just Lost His Livelihood And I’m Here For It”

6. “Welp, she gone”

7. “He Did It For The Women And The Whites”

8. “That dickhead that was harassing teenage beach goers about their bikinis got the boot”

9. 🙄

10. “Thought these two adjacent headlines fit the spirit of the sub:”

11. “Female Daycare Worker Is Fired After Shocking Video Emerges Of Her Terrifying ‘Bad’ Toddlers By Screaming At Them In Halloween Mask, As She Posts Groveling Apology And Claims Stunt Was Just A Joke”

12. “Screwed with the natives and found out.”

“The racist owner of the Grand Gateway Hotel said she is banning Native Americans from the property. Five tribal leaders signed a Notice of Trespass. Indicating the hotel has violated the terms of a Treaty made with the Sioux in 1868 based on the location of the hotel, and the racist comments made that they say violate article one of the treaty. They instructed the hotel and its subsidiaries to vacate the premises or be held liable.”

13. “Popular Crypto Journalist Fired From His Contract With Coindesk For Anti-Semetic Tweet”

14. “Maybe Her Opinion Will Change What She Has A Kid”

15. “US Soldier Kicked Out Of Army After FBI Says He Enlisted To Become Better At K**ling Black People”

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17. “Joel Koskan, Who Ran For SD Senate, Pleads Guilty To 2 Counts Of Felony Incest”

18. “Callous Paramedic Filmed Stealing From Woman, 94, Just Moments After She Died”

“Titley initially denied the allegation, telling police he intended to ‘secure’ the cash and take it out to family members.

However, he later admitted theft and was given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.

He was also ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work and pay £530 costs and a £187 victim surcharge.”

19. “WCSO: Directors At Catholic School, Children’s Program Arrested In Child Predator Sting”

20. “Racist Who Posted Video Online Calling Mexican People ‘Sub-Human’ Has Been Fired”

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22. “Florida Cop Responds To 911 Call From Man Experiencing Breathing Difficulties, When She Got There He Was Unresponsive And Later Died. So She Stole His Credit Card Info And Went On A Buying Spree. She Has Been Fired”

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24. “An Attempted Coup A Day”

25. “Wisconsin Track Coach Busted After Planting A Gopro Inside A Towel In Girls Locker Room To Record 18 Victims Over Two Years – Police Lead Him Away In Cuffs As He Boarded School Bus For Meet”

26. “Court Rules Against NY Worker Fired For Refusing LGBTQ Training”

27. “Former Sandy Fire Captain Sentenced To Prison For Recording Teen Girls With Hidden Cameras”

28. “Female Prison Officer, 29, Who Had An Inmate’s Baby Following Secret Year-Long Fling Is Jailed For Nearly Two Years… After Naming The Convict As Father On Birth Certificate”