Fast food worker fired by manager for throwing his half-filled soda away, gets immediately reinstated by his manager's boss: 'He asked why I was back since he fired me'

Hot-headed managers really think they can get away with anything. However, regardless of how impassioned, frustrated, and even justified they may be, there is always a limit to what they can do or say, and this fast food manager definitely reached his limit.

There are, of course, plenty of valid reasons to fire someone on your team. If they're actively undermining authority and refusing to complete their tasks and responsibilities, those are grounds for dismissal. If they make unprofessional remarks to other coworkers or customers, those are grounds for dismissal as well. But if they make a simple mistake—like accidentally throwing away a manager's snack or soda—that's not exactly worth firing someone. And yet, this manager decided to throw an entire temper tantrum over this innocent mixup.

Thankfully, the employee stood his ground and refused to apologize, given the fact that he had asked his manager if the drink belonged to him and was ignored. Furthermore, the tantrum simply does not match the act itself. Everyone knew this, and so the manager didn't just lose an employee that day (albeit temporarily); he also lost a ton of support from everyone else.

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