Culture | Worker fired for 'not engaging in football chat'

Worker fired for 'not engaging in football chat'

A number of reasons may contribute to someone being removed from their position at work, such as misconduct, poor performance or consistently turning up late to work.

One worker, however, has revealed that she was fired from her role for a different reason entirely. According to the Daily Mail, a sales director of an FTSE 100 company claimed that she was sacked because she chose not to discuss football and go out drinking ‘with the lads’.

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