10 Times People Got Away With Things That Should Have Gotten Them Fired

One employee hit the Occupational Health and Safety inspector with a forklift.

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An employee who worked in retail once challenged a customer to step outside and fight. The customer walked out.

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A supervisor freaked out on a sales guy and just clocked out. He came back and clocked back in, and the company acted like nothing happened.

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One employee tried to sleep with the boss’s wife at a work party. They were fired months later for something unrelated.

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An employee in car sales showed up drunk or hungover constantly.

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