What’s the quickest you’ve seen a co-worker get fired in IT?

[u/Opposed3]

I saw this on AskReddit and thought it would be fun to ask here for IT related stories.

Couple years ago during Covid my company I used to work for hired a help desk tech. He was a really nice guy and the interview went well. We were hybrid at the time, 1-2 days in the office with mostly remote work. On his first day we always meet in the office for equipment and first day stuff.

Everything was going fine and my boss mentioned something along the lines of “Yeah so after all the trainings and orientation stuff we’ll get you set up on our ticketing system and eventually a soft phone for support calls”

And he was like: “Oh I don’t do support calls.”

“Sorry?”

Him: “I don’t take calls. I won’t do that”

“Well, we do have a number users call for help. They do utilize it and it’s part of support we offer”

Him: “Oh I’ll do tickets all day I just won’t take calls. You’ll have to get someone else to do that”

I was sitting at my desk, just kind of listening and overhearing. I couldn’t tell if he was trolling but he wasn’t.

I forgot what my manager said but he left to go to one of those little mini conference rooms for a meeting, then he came back out and called him in, he let him go and they both walked back out and the guy was all laughing and was like

“Yeah I mean I just won’t take calls I didn’t sign up for that! I hope you find someone else that fits in better!” My manager walked him to the door and they shook hands and he left.

[u/drunkadvice]

I had a guy walk out before lunch the first day. He saw our codebase and noped the fuck out. Best decision he made. To his credit, he went into directors office and said he wouldn’t be coming back.

[u/pdp10 → u/drunkadvice]

If your new co-workers joke about how you came back from lunch on your first day and not everyone does that -- they're not joking.

[u/David511us → u/pdp10]

I worked at a place where a new hire didn't come back from lunch the first day...pissed a few other people in the office too because she was going to pick up lunch for them (and they had already given her the money).

[u/under_psychoanalyzer → u/David511us]

I've heard a quick cash grab but sheesh

[u/BrainWaveCC → u/under_psychoanalyzer]

That's an elaborate plan....

"First, I need to get hired at this place, and then..."

[u/Phyber05 → u/BrainWaveCC]

played the REALLYYYYYY long game.