Watching your new coworker get fired for putting a Karen customer in a "Time Out" on their first shift at the coffee shop isn't always in the employee handbook. So, when a Reddit user asked, "What's the fastest you've seen someone quit or get fired?" people were ready to share the funniest, most surprising, or absolute worst ways they've witnessed a new employee bail on a job. Sorry, but it's against company policy to throw a party in walk-in freezer...
10 years ago I had my first job at a call centre. We had to call random old people to sell them stuff they don't need. I really needed the money so I sat down and called my first number. A very nice old lady picked up and I just couldn't stick to the script they gave me. We started talking about her grandkids and life in general. I didn't try to sell her anything. Instead I finished our phone call after more than an hour, stood up, left and never came back. - lordflip