Getting fired isn't a pleasant experience, and it often turns people into quitters because they'd rather quit than go through the firing process again.
But some employees were born to be quitters, and it's a wonder they're able to hold down a job at all when they give ten percent or less effort while they're at work.
I had an employee apologize to two different tables for forgetting to put their food order in. They had been waiting like 45 minutes and nothing had been entered into the system.
We looked at the camera system because he had been acting weird all day. After he wrote down their order, he proceeded to go outside and fire up a joint. He was apparently too high to remember to put in the order.
It was his first, and last day.
EDIT: Sorry for the confusion, I meant it was his first day on the floor by himself. He had a week's training before. -via iStankonia
According to Redditors this is all iStankonia's fault for hiring a stoned towel as a server.
Not every bad employee is high, some of them are drunk.
Every day at lunch, she would drink roughly half of her Jimmy Johns (or whatever) soda, then take it with her to the bathroom to fill it back up with whiskey. She did a pretty good job covering up the smell, and since she did it from day 1 it wasn't immediately obvious that she was getting drunk.
Found out on day 4 when she knocked her full cup over and we all got covered with booze. -via Smitty_Oom
And then there are those employees who are simply fed up with the job and looking to make a spectacular exit.
I didnt personally fire this person but I was manager on duty at a resturant I work at.
New-ish server was dealing with a complaint a customer had with their BLT. Rather than having me talk to the table he took a bite out of it and said "Im not seeing the problem." -via Mirraklewhippn
The Managers of Reddit were asked "what is the stupidest thing an employee did that forced you to fire them?" and in among the drunks, thieves and stoners were some real corkers:
Not me, but my boss.
Boss had to fire a lady in our office because she lost her "marbles" when someone ate her bagel from the fridge. She literally had a tantrum, like a toddler. Also, the girl who ate it, ate it by mistake. She thought it was a bagel from the office breakfast we had earlier that same morning (it was in the same packaging as the office stuff). Now, I absolutely hate it when people eat my lunch, but the girl who ate the bagel profusely apologized. Even stated she would go and buy her a new one right on the spot. But tantrum lady couldn't let it go. So, that ended up being her last night. -via kt20871936
See Managers Share The Stupidest Reasons They Actually Had To Fire Someone here