20 Employees Share The Reasons Why They Were Rightfully Fired From Their Jobs

Some workplace stories end with a warning, but these ones end with a firing, and in a few cases, a story people could not wait to share. From bizarre behavior to outright bad judgment, the reasons these employees lost their jobs range from funny to flat-out unbelievable.

The list pulls together 20 people who were let go for reasons that were, in many cases, hard to defend. Some crossed a line, some made a mess, and some seemed to speed-run their own termination in the most memorable way possible. Read on.

Take this story for example:

TikTok user Kirstie G. shared the reason why she got fired from Target. She was working in the food section of their store when one coworker approached her wanting to buy breadsticks.

Instead of charging her coworker the actual price for the breadsticks, which was $1, she gave them to her colleague for the price of silly straws, which was 25 cents. Their manager caught that and asked Kirstie if she had given away free food, but she said no.

Then the manager asked if she sold the breadsticks for the price of a silly straw; Kirstie said yes and was promptly fired. Her video received a lot of attention, and people responded with why they were rightfully fired from their past jobs.

@hey_brighteyes

You can watch her full story time video below:

1. Colleen Ballinger, also known as her character Miranda, was fired from her job at Disneyland because she sang in her Miranda voice after being asked by her coworkers to do so. The management of the most magical place on earth told her she needed singing lessons.

@colleen / Via tiktok.com

That is one way to get a performance review.

2. That's 96% off! What a steal!

@callmemooncow

3. How many hamsters were those, and why did they need that many?

@wavy...1

4. That's a double shot that was not on the menu that day.

@blondebun7

5. She didn't deserve to be fired. What a legend!

@yazzyisamess

That one sounds hard to top.

6. Your time has run out, my friend.

@braingarner

7. This has "you can't fire me because I quit" energy, and what a way to welcome your 21st year: unemployed.

@hjcarp29

8. Did you say that when they asked why you left your station?

@poppunksquid

9. She made a dog and a dog owner happy that day, at least.

@oops.myb

That is not exactly a standard workday.

This potluck conflict is similar to the debate over firing a colleague for sabotaging a vegan dish.

10. This employee is definitely in the wrong industry. Do you have the fire department on speed dial?

@scottmurri

11. Their company is lucky to have them both.

katybetz00

12. Ranch-flavored soft serve? Only at Mickey D's.

@fattmatt90

13. When the recruiter asks you why you were let go from your previous job, how can you frame, "I got fired because I farted over the loudspeaker at the dealership," better?

@benadrylbill

That explanation is going to be tough to polish.

14. The company listened, and now you're unemployed. You can't say they don't listen to the needs of their employees.

@mammamia2903

15. At least you now know you can't also forge checks — that's another industry off your list.

@myramechelle

16. There was a leak in the company, alright, but not in the tanks.

@dutchlikesk200

17. This one really put the snow in white Christmas.

ebonysaintrose16

18. At least you can laugh about it now, friend.

@user5534747955157285

19. Your friend has bigger issues than unemployment.

@mentallyillmarvelfan

20. That's not how you want to meet the CEO of your workplace.

@nyx4237

Half of the things people did in this list you can't spin to make them better. Some are illegal, life-endangering, and definitely warrant immediate firing, possibly jail time.

The good thing is they know they deserved to be let go and didn't try to chalk it up to "professional differences." Good luck out there, kids; the rat race ain't fun.

Some lessons come with a pink slip.

Think Kirstie’s breadstick situation was messy, wait until you see the coworker fired for stealing lunch for weeks.