SouthCoast’s Most Embarrassing Firings and Workplace Blunders That Lead to Hilarious Exits

The stories of how people get fired are sometimes as entertaining as they are embarrassing. Take, for example, the time I was fired from a job for eating a hot dog. It sounds ridiculous but it's true.

It all started when I was 16 or 17, working at a local grocery store. I was one of five chosen to work in a brand-new café. We were the charismatic crew intended to make the café flourish, and it’s safe to say the café is still going strong all these years later.

One night, I was tasked with taking leftover hot dogs from the steamer to the employee break room after the store closed. As the night manager locked the final door, I gathered up the remaining dogs in to-go boxes and walked them down the aisle to the break room. Along the way, I made the mistake of eating one, even though there was no one left in the store besides employees. Little did I know, this innocent act would lead to my downfall.

The next day, or perhaps a couple of days later (it seems so long ago), I was called into the owner’s office. The incriminating security footage of me stuffing my face with a hot dog had made its way to the top, and I was told I was being let go. The hot dogs were going to be tossed out anyway, and I’m not a fan of wasting food, but it didn’t matter. Eating on the clock was a fireable offense.

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Despite the firing, the owner promised me a positive referral to wherever I ended up next as a “thank you” for being a great employee for five years. In retrospect, everything happens for a reason, and I’m quite happy with where I ended up. Plus, I can now eat as many hot dogs as I want without the fear of being reprimanded.

We recently asked you to share your own weird or embarrassing firing stories, and the responses did not disappoint. Getting fired can sometimes be a laughable experience.

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