I got fired… for dropping ice cream
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I worked at a ice cream shop and had been working here for 2 months and everything was going smoothly. Today as I was scooping ice cream for a customer, I accidentally dropped it.
My manager later came and asked to come to his office. I was fired on the spot.
He said something along the lines of “our ice cream is too expensive and we can not risk losing them” so he fired me instead. Like wtf??
Ice cream here costs $5 a scoop. It is not f-g expensive. And fired for a simple and common mistake like dropping an ice cream? Am I overthinking??
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Netizens’ comments
- Manager almost certainly wanted to fire you before you dropped the ice cream. I can’t say why that might be, but I’m certain the dropped ice cream was just an excuse.
- I’ve never seen a restaurant where some food doesn’t get spilled, it’s inevitable until they repeal the law of gravity.
- Sometimes people are just looking for an excuse, instead of admit that they can’t afford to pay staff, because their business isn’t going great.
One of my kids got fired literally a week after they were given a raise and a promotion. Business was owned by a couple. Wife worked the books, husband ran the kitchen. The husband gave a raise and promotion to my kid. I don’t think he talked about it with his wife (who handled the money), and as soon as she got that promotion/raise, suddenly everything she did was wrong. She couldn’t do anything right.
Instead of admitting that he made a hasty decision without talking his his accountant/wife first, he kept criticizing everything she did, and fired her.
I’ll bet their business isn’t that profitable, so they fired you over a scoop of ice cream instead of saying ” we can’t afford to pay all our staff, and have to make cuts somewhere”. - In comparison, I once broke a 3k dollar door and my boss said F man that sucks. I’ll order a new one tomorrow. Try not to break that one. Your boss wanted to fire you from the get go.