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25 Employees Who Got Fired For Reasons Their Coworkers Will Never Forget

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Most people get fired in a boring meeting where someone from HR keeps using phrases like “moving forward” even though you personally will not be moving forward with the company.

Then there are the employees who make their exits memorable.

A recent AskReddit thread asked people to share the most spectacular reason they’d ever seen a coworker get terminated, and the answers make quietly scrolling job listings during work hours seem incredibly responsible. These stories involve theft, secret office living arrangements, spectacular lapses in judgment, and at least one employee who apparently thought the company credit card was more of a suggestion.

Here are some of the wildest reasons employees got fired, according to the coworkers who witnessed the whole thing.

1.

Employee fired for body odor, gave warnings, bought soap, and handled HR conversations.
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Man with a gun at the office, possibly due to theft of Snickers.
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Man used corporate credit card to fly himself to Vegas for marriage.
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Fire alarm inspector inspecting alarm system with barcode scanning device.
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Woman discovers device taped to her desk drawer, leading to her firing.
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Story of an employee fired after working in recruiting and IT at a large corporation.
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A Reddit post about a guy fired from Sears for stealing electronics and having crack on him.
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Story of young IT support guy chased by security and police after office chaos.
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Employee recounts being fired after exposing fraud in a sales report.
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10.

Employee recounts secret service arrest at Florida resort hotel.
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11.

Employee being shown around store on first day, in outdoor garden area.
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12.

A humorous story about a CEO and a client during a stressful work situation.
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Old manager fired for extorting pain pills from employee, made him give pills for not marking him as.
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14.

Employee recounts story of a boss who exploited funds and circumvented government censors.
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A Reddit post about a Halloween hiring and firing story with a costume.
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Employee recounts being suspended but not terminated, with details of client theft of gummies.
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Customer's complaint about a problematic flyer and a messy incident at the restaurant.
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A Reddit post about a construction apprentice fired after leaving his bong on a truck.
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19.

Story of employees getting fired for gaming at work, including a boss catching a gamer.
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20.

A drone saw a stack of iPads and stole them, returning only after police arrived.
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21.

Employee's first day at company, gets drunk, put in wheelchair, boss calls police.
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22.

A humorous story about a logistics company's forklift operator and a kid.
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23.

Math teacher fired after taking 2-week leave for his mother's memorial.
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A Reddit comment about a workplace incident involving a young lady and her father.
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Story of employee fired for drug use after gambling with company credit card.
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