by Michel R. Baylor

Created on: July 27, 2011

Following are 10 weird and bizarre ways people were fired:

The Racial Slur

Working for a well-established travel agency can have many benefits.  The travel department staffers were high spirited booking trips for clients of every nationality from around the world.  The Italian-American manager of the department was a nervous wreck, easily excited.  When an employee spoke to her, she would become fidgety, moving papers and other desk top items around during conversations.

One of the agency’s black staff members laughingly used the term “nigga-please” to another black staff member.  The manager stormed out, screaming to the top of her lungs, her hands flailing shouting, “Oh my god, that’s a “racial slur.” Both of the black employees assured the manager there was no offense taken and that the term was used as an endearing exclamation.  By the end of the day, both employees were terminated.

The Snow Plow

City-Girl-Sue moved to Anchorage, Alaska, to attend a private school that specialized in wildlife preserves.  Luckily, she landed a much-needed part-time job at a prestigious property management company that paid a handsome salary.   She assisted the executive vice president (VP) responsible for the upkeep of several city properties.

The VP put City-Girl-Sue in charge of calling snow plowing companies just before snow storms.  The snow storm came; snow plows were needed, City-Girl-Sue didn’t call the companies to plow.  The city was buried in snow, people couldn’t get to work and the whole town was in an uproar.  City-Girl-Sue exclaimed, “I was going to call today.”  City-Girl-Sue was fired on the spot.

The Beautiful Odor

Justin was a hard worker.  He was one of the best operators answering phones for a newspaper circulation department.  There were rows and rows of desks equipped with telephones ringing off the hook.  People worked in close proximity to each other.

Justin loved to eat and would bring huge sack lunches every day.  He was overweight and proud of his plus size body.  He dressed professionally, wearing slacks, nicely pressed shirts, and decorative ties.  He was a friendly guy.

As beautiful as he was, every time Justin stood up in his seat to stretch between calls.  The horrid odor of “butt-crack” offended co-workers around him.  One day the smell was so loud, Justin was escorted

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