'HR showed him the camera footage': 20+ Employees whose huge mistakes got them immediately fired

Messing up in front of the big boss can lead to immediate job termination. It only takes one wrong word in front of one wrong person to lead a worker suddenly out of a job. 

Some workers think they're entirely immune to getting in trouble. Maybe they've been at the same workplace for decades, and have gotten cozy enough that they've started breaking not just one or two rules, but a dozen. Under the watchful eye of management (not to mention the dozens of cameras some workspaces have) they soon find out that management isn't taking kindly to their rule-bending. 

Others didn't even get the chance to linger on after their mistakes. Making one off-color joke can get you immediately canned. Whether you're in a Zoom meeting or in the middle of a crowded office, that's just not a "mistake" that HR professionals take lightly.

Check out the wild ways that these people got shown the door. Then, read about some waiters who made unforgettable mistakes at their jobs, from dropping food on children, to dropping cheese rounds into a lady's purse: "We had a great laugh afterwards." 

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