‘They would clock in and then go home’: HR managers share the wildest reasons why they had to fire an employee

Working in HR must be a challenging experience, as they have to deal with a lot of office drama, both from the managers and the employees. But with all that drama, there must be hilarious moments and stories that those HR people will remember for their entire careers. Plus, having the opportunity to fire someone when they actually deserve it, can actually be an extremely interesting and yes, even funny, experience.

This is what brought on the topic of this AskReddit prompt, in which HR workers have been asked to share the wildest reasons why they had to fire an employee, and some of those reasons made it here, as we had to share these bizarre stories. From buying cars on the company's credit card to causing a group fight between a number of employees, the people of HR did not disappoint with their stories.

Scroll down to read the wildest stories we could find. After you are done, click here for a story of an entitled coworker who caused an office dispute when she wasn't invited to a birthday party.

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