Weird Reasons for Being Fired...

People seem to be fired for the strangest things. Some of them are the employee's fault. Some are just weird employers. Some are just plain stupid. Below is a compiled list of strange firings from accidentalmommies.com and other sites. 

Fired for wearing a Green Bay Packers Tie

John Stone, a car salesman in a Chicago suburb claims he was fired for wearing a Green Bay Packers tie to work one day.  He wore it for his grandmother.  Stone was hired at another dealership after the firing.

Teachers fired for lap dance

During a high school pep rally in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, a math teacher and a gym teacher were fired for inappropriate behavior – one of them gave the other a lap dance during the rally.

Teachers are supposed to be positive examples, and this kind of behavior at a school function is definitely cause for firing, and it’s too bad they couldn’t be prosecuted.

EMT fired for Facebook

An EMT, Dawnmarie Souza, in Connecticut was fired for criticizing her boss on Facebook “Love how the company allows a 17 to become a supervisor“, but the National Labor Relations Board ruled in her favor and filed a complaint against the company.  She worked for a company called AMR.

I think it is ridiculous to fire someone because they let off steam like that, but I also think that people need to be held accountable for something they say on a website that can be viewed across the globe and potentially be considered slander.  You say stuff like that to your girlfriend on the phone, not post it “publically” on a website.

Burger King employee fired for taking bath in the sink

A Burger King employee and aspiring musician was fired for celebrating his birthday by taking a bath in the fast food restaurant’s sink.

They got it on video.

Clearly not a rocket scientist.

Renee Gork fired

Renee Gork, an Arkansas sports radio personality interviewed College Football Coach Bobby Petrino wearing a Florida Gators hat.  Petrino refused to answer her questions while she was wearing the hat, and allegedly it was the reason for her firing although her employer denies it.

Personally I think it’s obnoxious to wear a competing teams hat during an interview.

Coach Woody Hayes fired

Woody Hayes, the legendary football coach from Ohio State was fired for punching a player.  He still managed to make it into the College Football Hall of Fame.

David Steward fired

David Steward, a casino worker in Iowa was fired for posting a Dilbert cartoon that made fun of managers by calling them “drunken lemurs” on a bulletin board in the casino office.  The judge sided with Steward calling it “a good-faith error in judgment” but it didn’t matter, the casino closed not long after.

John Toomey fired from Macy’s

John Toomey, a long-time Santa Claus at Macy’s in San Francisco (20 years) was fired for telling a “naughty” or “off-color” joke to an elderly couple that chose to sit on his knee.  Santa wasn’t without a job for long, a local restaurant hired him and agreed to pay him more than he was making at Macy’s.

Edward Greenwood IX fired

Edward Greenwood IX was a government employee who was fired by the Mayor of New York for playing solitaire on the job.

Hooksett employees fired

Four town workers in Hooksett, NH were fired for gossiping.

Joseph Casias fired

Joseph Casias, a Wal-Mart employee in Michigan, was undergoing treatment for an inoperable brain tumor and cancer but was fired for his use of medical marijuana even though he was named Associate of the Year.  The ACLU is suing Wal-Mart on Casias’s behalf.

Woman fired for shaving her head For Charity

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Stacey Fearnall decided to shave her head for a cancer fundraising event in honour of her father who passed away from cancer. When she returned to her job at Nathaniels restaurant however her boss did not see the charitable side to her actions. After Stacey refused to wear a wig whilst working her boss fired her. Despite raising more than $2,700 for her charity Nathaniels owner Dan Hilliard defended his decision and said that certain standards had to be adhered to.

The Woman Fired For Writing Her Emails In CAPITAL LETTERS

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Vicki Walker was a financial controller with ProCare Health in Auckland until she was fired for her verbally aggressive emails. Vicki would write them out in capital letters, in a bold font and highlight all “important” issues in red. Staff complained about the emails and Vicki was relieved of her duties. She had the last laugh though after she was awarded $17,000 for unfair dismissal.

The Woman Fired From McDonald’s After Adding A Slice Of Cheese To A Hamburger

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A waitress in a McDonald’s restaurant based in the northern town of Lemmer, Netherlands sold a hamburger to a co-worker. They asked for cheese though, which she added. When management found out about this they were livid because she did not charge more for that slice of cheese. She was fired from her job but was later awarded 4,200 euros ($5,900; £3,660) for the last five months of her contract.

The Vodafone Employee Fired For Tweeting T-Mobile

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Hungarian Vodafone employee Müller Tamás was fired over a twitter comment he made to T-Mobile. It all started when T-Mobile decided to use Twitter to update their customers on the progress of their dodgy connection that was being experienced in Hungary. Angry customers wanted an explanation so T-Mobile tweeted, “There will be an official statement (released) about the network problem. Please be patient!” Tamás, working on the Vodafone marketing team and responsible for their social networking sites, thought it would be funny to retweet this comment with a pinch of humour, “OK, give us a ring!  RT @tmobilehungary There will be an official statement (released) about the network problem. Please be patient!” Vodafone did not see the funny side however and sacked poor Tamás.

 The Waiter Fired For Leaving Shift To Save Carjacking victim

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A waiter in in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., saw a woman getting carjacked so heroically abandoned his shift so he could go and save her. The knife-wielding carjacker attacked the 22-year-old female outside the 84 Thai Food restaurant in the Southland Shopping Center. Juan Canales was the waiter who rushed over and rugby tackled the criminal, who was later identified by police as Albert Means. When Canales returned to his shift though rather than be greeted as a hero his boss fired him.

The 120-pound Model Fired For Being Too Fat

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Stunning model Filippa Hamilton was fired by the Ralph Lauren clothing company after they told her she was too fat to fit in their clothes anymore. A statement released by the company disguised the truth after it declared the model had been fired”as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract with us.” Hamilton, who is 5-foot-10 and weighs 120-pounds, was shocked to discover that the fashion company had digitally distorted her body for their ad campaigns.

The Judge Who Was Fired For Sending Text Messages During Hearings

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Magistrate Danielle Gregory was fired from her job at the Marion County Juvenile Court after being caught sending a text message during a trial. These were not just ordinary text messages either; three of those she sent were pictures of herself that she sent to a married male employee. The texts were sent over the course of several different hearings as well. Tut tut, naughty judge.

 The Basketball Coach Who Was Fired For Not Apologising To The Losing Team After His Side Won 100-0

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The Covenant School’s girls basketball coach Micah Grimes proudly watched his team demolish the team from Dallas Academy by the amazing scoreline of 100-0. Grimes was criticized for allowing the win to get out of hand and then for not apologizing for the result afterwards. Grimes was interviewed by a local newspaper about the incident and said, “In response to the statement posted on The Covenant School web site, I do not agree with the apology or the notion that the Covenant School girls basketball team should feel embarrassed or ashamed”.

 The Teacher Fired For Not Signing A Loyalty Oath

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Wendy Gonaver was fired from her teaching job at Cal State Fullerton right before class one day because she refused to sign the loyalty oath that swore to “defend” the U.S. and California constitutions “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Gonaver is a Quaker from Pennsylvania originally and a lifelong pacifist, so did not believe she should be forced to sign something that went against her own beliefs and infringed upon her freedom of speech. Cal State Fullerton have a history for firing those who do not abide to their oath: they previously fired Quaker math teacher Marianne Kearney-Brown for writing the word “non-violently” before signing.