Pompous Employee Tries Exerting Authority On Subordinate After Getting Caught Breaching Safety Protocol, Only To Get Fired On The Spot
When it comes to workplace safety, one would assume that certain rules are just common sense, right? Well, strap in for a tale that proves common sense isn't always that common.
[ ADVERTISEMENT ]
Our narrator (Original Poster) works for a company that takes safety as seriously as a toddler takes their favorite toy. Regular safety briefings are the norm, and they recently had a chat about the golden rule of compactor safety: never, ever climb into a compactor unless it's unplugged from all power sources. Seems straightforward, doesn't it?
Fast forward to the crime scene: OP, diligently doing their job, approached the compactor only to find a pair of legs sticking out like a bizarre modern art installation.
She couldn’t hide her shock, and before she knew it, a yell tumbled out, “What are you doing, you idiot!” But Mr. Idiot, as we shall fondly call him, wasn't in the mood for safety lectures. No, he was more interested in playing the blame game.
He questioned OP’s right to yell at him and demanded her manager. And here she was, trying to save her reckless colleague from turning into a human trash cube. But if it was the manager he wanted, then that’s exactly what he’d get, OP thought with a smirk.
The manager was a stern figure with zero tolerance for safety violations. When OP relayed the disturbing events of the past few minutes to her, she wiped off the smug smile plastered on the reckless colleague’s face in an instant.
Oh, but the consequences didn’t end with a sound verbal lashing; he was also given the corporate boot. The smell of garbage trailed behind him as he shamefully shuffled to his desk to begin clearing it out.
Let’s dig into the details
Some background on the story
OP was stunned to see someone doing exactly what they had been briefed never to do
They both got into a shouting match and OP got their manager involved
OP briefed their manager about the incident
The manager gave the other person a dressing down and got him fired
Check out some of the highest upvoted comments below:
“As a safety officer I approve of your bad manners! I have to yell at people on the regular.”
This is an Interesting story
This Redditor has a similar story to tell
“Miss Heroine needs an awesome manager award.”
“The words ‘common sense’ don't exist when it comes to safety.”
“People so titanically stupid as to climb into a powered trash compactor without a spotter are a liability.”
“Don't ever play with your safety or the safety of others. Good on you OP.”
Safety briefings aren’t mere formalities; they’re the shields that protect us from becoming victims of workplace mishaps. So next time you're tempted to take a shortcut or ignore a safety rule, remember the Compactor Chronicles and think twice—because no job is worth risking life and limb.
What do you think about this story? Let us know in the comments.