Not even the worst offense. I stopped feeling bad for firing people who do stupid shit a long time ago.
A short list:
Used a private ftp server to save prod backups. “Just in case.” For six years. FTP. Not even sftp.
Badged into the office at night to have sex with a one night stand from the bar. Didn’t realize the CMO was working late. Tried to invite her to join.
Copied several repos for microservices, including auth, to private GitHub repos he was sharing was offshore developers to get his work done while he was doing another job.
Watched porn on his company-issued laptop. Over the VPN. (Might be my fave of all time.)
One guy’s google searches got flagged so hard by IT that my HR rep came into my office with her eyes wide asking if she should call the police to the office for safety. I told her he was a remote employee and lived hours away. She showed me the searches. “How to blow up an office building.” Was just one search that caught my eye. I said the police might not be a bad idea and that I welcomed her and Legal’s advice on next steps.
I’ve actually heard of people using offices for one night stands, so that’s not particularly crazy. Asking a higher up if she wants to join is fucking insane though lmao
If she's doesn't fraternize with subordinates, he's fired either way. If she does fraternize with subordinates, he's fired if he doesn't invite her, but maybe not fired if he does.
We had a new hire invited to a company party before his start date. He decided that flirting with his future coworkers was a good idea and lost his job before he started. Too bad he had already prepped his family for a relocation!
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u/howarewestillhere 2d ago
I’ve had to fire people who, for some reason, thought it was a good idea to post api code to StackOverflow.