New hire shows up 15 minutes late and insists he 'doesn't take orders': 'By 3 PM his keycard didn't work any more'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jun 12, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

What was this guy thinking, truly? 

Have you ever encountered that type of person who is so bragadocious and full of themselves, but they're also not fooling anyone with their swagger? This type of person will wear a pricey watch to try and signal how wealthy they are, but then they can't stop talking about how much they paid for it, which immediately makes them look really uncool. This type of person wears gaudy clothes covered with brand names, and insists on leasing a car they can't even afford just to keep up appearances. You can't fool everyone for long, though. If you have a huge ego, people are going to be bemused, annoyed, or just straight up find you irritating to be around. 

This employee tried to act too good for everyone else on his very first day of work. He clearly thought he was making everyone admire his confidence, but there's a thin line between being confident and being insufferable. Check out the very funny story below, as well as comments from people who loved how quickly justice was dished out to this braggart. 

Next, read about some diners who had very ridiculous requests for their waiters, like one person who was adamant that she be made a "pepperoni pizza with no pepperoni," for some reason.

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  • 01
    First day, brand new hire..we'll call him Chad..joins our team. Shows up 15 minutes late with Starbucks in hand and a Bluetooth earpiece like it's 2009. Whatever, we all have bad mornings.
    via u/nothatbasicgirl
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    During orientation, our supervisor kindly asks him to fill out some onboarding forms. Chad smirks and says, Yeah, I don't really take orders from people unless they sign my paycheck. Everyone thinks he's joking. He's not.
    via u/nothatbasicgirl
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    Later, when shown how to clock in, he says, That sounds like micromanagement. Then proceeds to ignore every instruction and wander off to get a feel for the office vibe.
    via u/nothatbasicgirl
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    By lunch, HR had a chat with him. By 3 p.m., his keycard didn't work anymore. Blink and you missed it truly a short but memorable season of Chad.
    via u/nothatbasicgirl
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    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    ceekay 0101 Were there no red flags during Chad's interview that would allude to this behavior? I can't imagine their interview was stellar and then did a 180 before orientation.
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    Savingdollars Is this what "don't be a Chad" means?
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    Fresh_Caramel8... That's impressive! I hired a guy and on his 2nd day, i went over our timesheet process, leave policies, etc. after i fired him (less than 3 months later) he submitted a complaint and one item was how i wasted his time going over that information because "he was here to do a job".
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    Um ok ... i mean, if you don't want to get paid, you do you.
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    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    Ecstatic_Court6... "Mom they wouldn't pay me what I was worth so I had no choice but move on."
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    The_Yamen Is that the same "HR" that conducted his interview? How do these people even make it this far?
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    docentmark Found my old Motorola Bluetooth earpiece in the back of a drawer the other day. I'm ready if 2009 comes back.
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    heretoforthwith Maybe the idiot thought if he got fired he could collect unemployment.
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