The obvious boring ways to lose a job range from failing to meet the employers expectations and include giving the employer a reason to get fired. It is that easy.

Simple ways of losing a job are poor timekeeping which would involve turning up to work late regularly, taking too much time on tea or lunch breaks. The time keeping is important as the employer loses productivity by the worker not being at his or her work station or work area. Therefore if a key employee is late, this can hold up some of the other on-time workers who rely on everyone being on-time and getting the work done.

Of course the other simple ways that would constitute to getting fired would be to take too many days-off by phoning in sick. A few days might be acceptable, though once it becomes a habit or in cases whereby the employee has not bothered to phone in at all the work related issue becomes much more serious.

Abusive behaviour during work whether it maybe arguing in a nasty way with colleagues is another important area where most employers will clamp down in this seriously. Sexual harrasment and other violations are also prime reasons for dismissal.

Being lazy and not doing the job that is required of a person is in effect stealing from the employer and the task is never completed. So again the employer is faced with a situation where vital company funds are being spent on wages of lazy and perhaps incompetent employees where the work is not being completed to the required standard or where strict time deadlines are not being met. The employer again will have to review poor performing employees with perhaps warnings and disciplinary action if necessary before eventually telling them that they are fired.

Another area where an employee is at risk is whereby a customer for example has phoned in with an order and in processing the order incorrect details have been entered into the computer system or the wrong information has been written down. The end consequence is sending out wrong goods to a customer who has received goods that he did not want. The company will lose money and customers as they will have to spend valuable time in getting the unwanted goods back and sending the customer the correct items.

The employee might have received first and second warnings if they are long serving employees. The new starters on the other hand might not be so lucky in being given the freedom to do as they like.

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