'Dude was fired on the spot': 20+ Food service workers who got fired for their huge mistakes

I'm not saying I agree with the dishwasher who threw away hard-to-wash dishes instead of cleaning them… but I understand him. On a spiritual level, many of us wish we could act this way. There are only so many ways you can be bad at washing dishes, and that's just one method that could quickly get you fired from your restaurant job. 

Restaurant kitchens are known for having some shady characters who work there. The thing is, you can get away with almost any bad behavior there… as long as you can cook a mean meal fast and keep those customers coming back. Some chefs are hotheads who can't get along with others on the line. Others keep overworking themselves, then passing out in a bathroom somewhere to sleep and then missing their shift. Some will take out their frustrations on management or the front-of-house staffers. We all make some mistakes sometimes, but these back-of-house workers prove that it takes all types to run a place, and management will only put up with so many mishaps before they're forced to fire that person. 

A common sentiment in these stories were head chefs who were forced to fire workers who were behaving poorly… but, as that head chef added, they were a heck of a cook. Who needs people skills or decorum if you can whip up an out-of-this-world omelette, or a burger that'll make a repeat customer out of every person who tries it? 

Up next, read about some more exciting food service adventures, like the worker who shared that "Less than 10 minutes after opening, 30 clowns walked in."