People Are Sharing The Weirdest And Wildest Ways They Got In Trouble At Work (20 Tweets)

A recent viral thread on Twitter really tickled my funny bone and I think it will hit yours too — these are the absolute craziest stories from people who got in trouble at work.

I was always a rules-kid myself and that really carried over into the workplace; I don’t like doing anything that will get me yelled at or “in trouble” so I always kind of watch people who DO have that laissez-faire attitude with some amount of fascination. SO WILD! SO DARING!

Let’s check out some of the craziest things people shared with tuckwoodstock when they asked, “Sorry to do prompt Twitter, but what’s the wildest reason you’ve ever gotten in trouble at work?”

1. Snapchat

2. Eat together

3. Sitting

4. Bigger phone

5. Steal some apples

6. Bomb scare

7. Brain surgery

8. Fired for “stealing”

9. She had a stroke!

10. Stop work

11. Breathing

Breathing in a disrespectful manner.

— Sarah Matthews 🐀 (@superbfinch) July 20, 2022

12. Nazi stealing

I refused to work on jewelry that the woman proudly claimed her nazi ancestor “acquired during the war” (jewelry store in Hillsboro)

— Spooky Swamp cryptid 🍉 🥀⚧️ (@Showmeurbeans) July 19, 2022

13. No power

i got scolded by my district manager when i called to tell him i was closing the store early because the power went out. He told me we should stay and clean and wait for the power to come back on and i basically said i wasn’t gonna stay and clean in the dark.

— Transie Malone (@fagfemme_menace) July 20, 2022

14. Sexual harassment

Reported sexual harassment. They let me go. Two months later the man I reported was caught defrauding to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars and it was a rare case of feeling like karma served up justice.

— Sarah C. (@barbapapa858688) July 19, 2022

15. Not even my job

I didn't turn up for work and got a long 5 minuite rant about how I'm selfish and ignorant and don't think of anybody but myself, I've let everyone down, I'm a shame to my mother, etc.

The problem was that I didn't work there.

— Deposed King of Lanzo (@Dedjartes) July 20, 2022

16. Accused of stealing

Got a call from my boss early morning after I closed the night prior. He was yelling at me for not putting the cash in the safe and stealing it. He didn’t let me talk. 2 hrs later he called again, his wife had taken it out. He didn’t apologize, just let me know I didn’t steal it.

— Jo Luehmann (@JoLuehmann) July 20, 2022

17. Lying

Boss: Someone told me you were sleeping at your desk.
Me: What‽💡Oh—someone must have taken me literally when I said, "I'm asleep at my desk," & then got some caffeine.
B: So you're calling your coworker a liar.
Me: No. I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding.
B: You're lying.

— Tam 🌻 (@Tam5) July 20, 2022

Kate Hackett

Kate is a freelance writer, actor, author and columnist living in Los Angeles.