19 People Got Fired On Day One of the Job

17.

My friend tried to drive a golf cart without knowing the hose from the power washer was wrapped around the wheel… ripped the whole thing out of the wall.

18.

Not me but my friend. We were both hired together and on the first day she sent me in with a note saying she couldn’t come in, they told me to tell her not to bother at all.

19.

I got a job as a waiter at a new restaurant. My first day was the day that they opened. We had to be there at 8 a.m. in order to get everything ready for the grand opening. I didn’t know that scrubbing floors on my hands & knees was a part of my job description as a waiter, but I did it anyways. By the time 3:30 p.m. rolled around, none of us had gotten any breaks. So I asked my boss if I could take a lunch break. He said “yea I’ll give you a break, you’re fired.” As far as I know, the only thing that I did wrong was asking for a break. When I went back at the end of the week to pick up my whopping $20 check, most of the wait staff that I worked with was there too. It turns out that the boss fired a few more people, and the majority of the rest quit.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.