‘Why did you even hire me?’: Employee gets fired after only 4 days on the job, manager claims it's because they couldn't afford to have someone train them

Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor

Jun 22, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

The first days of a new job are always the most stressful. You feel the constant need to prove to your manager that they made the right choice to hire you, even when you probably know nothing about the job and don't have anything to show for it yet. Which is why it is surprising that the one who feels the pressure is the new hire when the employer is the one who actually has a lot to prove.

Having someone properly train a new employee to do the job right, is the real challenge, a challenge that is mostly on the employer's shoulder. If you can't find or afford one of your employees to spend a few days training a new employee, you might as well not hire at all.

Too bad the manager in this Reddit story didn't realize that he can't have someone training the new hire… before he actually got a new hire. Or did he have another motive in mind when he hired a new employee only to fire them after only 4 days? Scroll down to read the full story and decide for yourselves. After that, click here for a story of an overworked employee who quits his job for an offer that pays $70K less.