Bosses reveal why they fired someone on their first day

Onboarding, meeting new employees, and slotting into company culture all make starting a new job – for both the new starter and employer – a nervy, sometimes awkward, affair.

However, some workers eschew diligently getting on with the job at hand for other acts, leaving their boss no choice but to fire them.

A Reddit thread recently asked a question, “Employers and managers who had to fire someone on their first day, what happened?” on this very topic.  

Below is a collection of the best answers.