25 Employees Who Violated Workplace Rules And Should Have Been Fired But Somehow Got Away With It

It's what Squidward must have felt like everytime SpongeBob did something dumb at work

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• September 2, 2023

Work can get monotonous pretty fast. It's exciting when you're still learning the ropes and getting to know the people you will be working with.

After some time, one day just blurs into the other unless you have exciting co-workers. Colleagues who aren't so concerned about the employee handbook and workplace guidelines.

Working with them can be stressful, but you can always count on them to make things interesting. Admittedly, they sometimes take things too far.

Their workplace shenanigans affect everyone. Their once exasperating behavior turned into liabilities that could no longer be ignored.

Employees like these were the topic of an interesting Reddit post. A Redditor asked, "Have you ever witnessed something that should've gotten someone fired at work? If so, what happened?"

The query garnered a lot of attention. It received nearly 2,000 unique responses about co-workers who got away with breaking the rules.

• Most anecdotes were controversial, but there were some that should have been reported to the authorities and not just HR. They make notorious lunch thieves look tame in comparison.

Co-workers of this type are the permanent subject of water cooler gossip. Surely, they must know someone in upper management if the bosses are willing to look the other way.

The best and most popular answers are listed below. Anyone will long for a boring old desk job with colleagues like these.

1. He sure got down from that high horse really quick

2. That's what they call teamwork

3. It's bad for everyone when the wrong people get rewarded

They have no incentive to be better

So they just escalate until their actions finally catch up to them

4. No one can say he wasn't managing lines

5. Did they enjoy the view?

6. Was it a coincidence or were they in on it?

7. Nothing to worry about, 'tis but a scratch

8. Why would you use a work laptop for those kinds of searches?

The white noise machines worked a little too well

9. Forget getting fired. How about a police report?

10. I don't think think that's what the customer meant when they asked for extra dressing

11. There goes everyone's bonus

No wonder the customer couldn't believe the sale price!

12. This is the kind of boss who only promotes the employees who are willing to kiss her ass

13. In a building full of beds, he chose to sleep in a closet? If you're going to risk your employment, at least be comfortable.

14. Pretty sure that's sexual harassment

15. Oh, that's rough

16. Why wasn't she fired if she was responsible for losing the client?

17. That nurse should have been fired! The patient deserves praise.

18. A menace to society

Did no one think to file a complaint to someone, somewhere?

19. A terrible day to be literate

20. Don't hate the player

21. Do your co-workers have an album full of your sleeping face?

22. Well, at least you know the airbags work

23. Offer them a colonoscopy

24. Why would you believe your own ears? If it happened, it was just a joke. You're just too sensitive.

25. Was he arrested?

All of these are probably fireable offenses at any other company. It's normal to make mistakes, but the anecdotes above aren't simple lapses.

It must be shocking to work with people like them. Bosses may ignore it, but employees like these are responsible for the fast turnover rate.

Chelsi