'You're going to fire him or I walk': Top salesman gets a worrisome trainee fired on his first day after the guy reveals he's a creepy degenerate

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jan 2, 2024 1:00 PM EST

First impressions are important in the workplace. If you come off as a quirky weirdo on your first day, it's a tough trope to live down, but innocent awkwardness is to be expected. But sometimes coworkers can sense when someone is more than just a little 'quirky'. In fact, for some new hires, it's pretty clear right off the bat that you're never going to get along… fundamentally. Especially if that dicey, new hire acts like a total creep from the moment they first shake your hand. 

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  • When shy folks are meeting a ton of new people, it's understandable that they might struggle to act like themselves and may seem a little odd at first. Personally, I'm the type that blurts random stories to fill awkward silences, trying desperately to keep the conversation going with strangers, but there's a hard limit on what sorts of subjects are appropriate to talk about with new coworkers. A funny story about a silly incident in your past is a fun anecdote to share with new people, but a sketchy, lurky weird story is NEVER the way to go. 

  • In our next story, a salesman was selected to train a new hire at his office and knew right away that there was something strange about this guy. Not the normal kind of awkward strangeness, but a dark, creepy sort of strangeness that should be avoided at all costs. Scroll onward to read all the details of how this salesman saved his office from a total creep by getting him fired after spending the day with the new guy.

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    r/pettyrevenge. Posted by u/disappointed_shrew_ Getting a creepy man fired after his first day This guy was a cretin; a disgusting, creepy man. He dug his own grave by saying the things that he said, but I was the one that pushed him into it. Not for the things he said though, but for what he did to me...
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    At the time, I was working as a door-to-door salesman. The day would start with everyone going to the office, then everyone getting into a car to drive to a different suburb. This was his first day, and he was assigned to my car. His vibe was
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    off-putting from the start. Every word out of his mouth was about women and s. He started commenting on all of the female employees that he literally only just met, how "hot" they are, which ones he'd "bang", just gross stuff like that. I was glad none of them were in the car to hear it, but at the same time I wished one of them was. Perhaps with a girl in the car, he would have behaved himself.
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    He then asked me about the women that work in our other branch in another city, since I used to work there. I was not comfortable objectifying them in that way, so I said "I'm not going to answer that question". His reaction was disgraceful. I saw it in the review mirror;
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    he whispered something to another guy, then did a hand gesture. I confirmed with the guy afterwards what the creep said, and he said "he asked me if you were gay". If you're wondering, the hand gesture was the stereotypical hand flip thing that people do to mock gay people.
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    In case you're thinking that being called gay is what I got revenge for, don't. Being called gay isn't an issue for me, but on that topic, what was so | up about that accusation was that in this creep's mind, not wanting to objectify women means you're gay. To him, objectifying women was a requirement for heterosexuality. No, what I wanted revenge for was more a bit more petty.
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    At this point, we took a quick pit stop so we could get one last bite to eat before we reached the destination. He went to get his bag, which he left in my car boot. He went to the boot and tried to open the door. He met resistance. Now, for most people, what I call "smart"
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    people, if they try to open a door but can't, they reach the conclusion that it's locked. This, however, was not a smart person. In his mind, the reason why the boot wasn't opening is because he wasn't pushing the button hard enough. So what did he do? He pushed
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  • 09
    the button harder. He pushed the button so hard, that he pushed it up into the door. He broke my car boot. I 1. For the rest of was so J. the day, if any one of us needed to get stuff from the boot, we had to go through the rear seats.
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    He denied doing it, but I saw him do it. I was in the driver's seat, watching him in the review mirror try to open the boot. I saw the moment it happened, I saw the panic in his eyes. Whatever though, we had a job to do, so I decided to sort it out later.
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    I dropped everyone off at their individual streets, and we got to work. After stewing on it I decided I was going to get him fired, I just needed to figure out how. Luckily, he would dig his own grave...
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  • 12
    At the end of the day, I drove around town to collect everyone. I picked up the creep last. He got in the car, and he said "I just met the sest hottie with the biggests you've ever seen, what I would do to her. I started flirting with her, then her mum came to the door. Turns out the girl was 14 though, so I couldn't sell to her and the mum wasn't interested, but , I wish I could go back there". What in the absolute . The whole car went silent when he said that.
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    I get that some people look older than they are. However, if you're a 30 year old man and you're flirting with someone, the minute you find out they're 14 you shut the . You've made a mistake, now pretend like it never happened. Don't double down on it and repeat the story to people as if you've done nothing wrong. However, this is all I needed. It was like a gift from creepy heaven. This guy loaded the gun, all I had to do was pull the trigger.
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    I told the boss the next morning, I told him everything. He said "I'll have a chat with him". This was not the reaction I was hoping for, so I said "no, you're going to fire him, or I walk". I really didn't want to play that card but I was one of the top salesmen, and I knew he wouldn't want to risk losing me. I was bluffing, but luckily he didn't call me on it.
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    He did fire him that morning. The moment he walked into the office, the boss pulled him aside. Shortly after that, the creep left and never came back. People asked what happened, so I let them know. The other guys in the car backed up my stories, and everyone agreed it was the right decision.
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    The only guilt I felt was that it took him breaking my car to make me want him to get fired. He should have been fired for any one of the things he did. A better man would have reported him, regardless of the car incident.
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    CoderJoe1 14 hr. ago I'm certain it won't be his last firing. Don't worry, he won't take it personally, he'll blame it on anyone else. ↑ 67 ↓ Reply Share blackdahlialady 11 hr. ago That I hate to say it but that guy is probably going to end up in jail at some point
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    Few-Stock-3458 14 hr. ago This is pure gold. Well told, bold gold. Well done, sir. ↑ 107 Reply Share disappointed_shrew_ OP. 14 hr. ago Thank you. It's been five years, and the boot is still broken...
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    Few-Stock-3458 14 hr. ago You met a sociopath and removed him from your world straight away. Shame about the boot, but a small price compared to five years of dealing with that.
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    Final-Ask-7979 13 hr. ago What is a boot? The thing in the middle of a backseat that folds down? 44 Reply Share disappointed_shrew_ OP - 13 hr. ago In other countries, it's known as a "trunk".
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    hovering_vulture. 14 hr. ago Guy got what was coming for him. What an absolute I upvoted this story well before I got to the end. Well done, friend!
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