Tops - caught eating Combo’s. Young and stupid and was honest. Showed the door.
Kmart - Asked the HR person why my buddy and I were not on the schedule. Told us we were no longer going to be on the schedule.... wrote “I quit” on a piece of paper and gave it to her. Technically fired, didn’t matter as I was working a full time job at the time.
Local telecom/computer company - was brought in 2 months before the day I was let go. Told, no matter what happens to the division I was working in, I’d always have a job there. Fast forward 2 months, told they were deep sixing the division and I was being laid off... Oddly, it was a few weeks before I was vested (later told that by the HR rep, my seniority at 4 1/2 years would have vested my prior to 5 years).
That worked out great. Literally 48 hours later I was working for them again as a sub-contractor, started my own company. Did fairly well with it, lasted 2 years. Realized then it wasn’t I hated having a boss, I hated the telecom industry.
Folded the business, went to school and now work health care.
Wasn’t fired, but found this funny. Worked at Perkins for a month night shift busting suds after getting fired from Tops. Got the job at Kmart, and rolled over to Perkins and told the manager I was quitting immediately. She told me “you’ll never be allowed to work for Perkins again without a 2-weeks notice”..... uhm, that was the point!