One of my college friends was a pretty quiet and meek guy (though funny as all hell once you got to know him, I'd even bet he lurks here) that occasionally irritated people by how introverted he was. Not the kind of person to cause problems or to stand up for himself if a teacher or authority figure got mad at him for literally existing very quietly.
He got absolutly screwed over by our new tutorial center supervisor who was a lying two faced snake for various reasons, but the most relevant to the story is that she fired old tutors for the dumbest reasons.
One of my friends was fired because of a complaint made against her a full semester prior, when bitch manager wasn't even there. Complaint boiled down to "she was focusing more on her own homework rather than helping other people".
My quiet friend though was totally fucked over, he was fired for sitting quietly talking to no one and not participating in a loud sexual conversation two students were having near him. Bitch manager randomly decided that he was part of the conversation, told him he was fired and he didn't have it in him to fight about it. I'm realizing now in hindsight this was part of our college cutting student jobs and she just decided to be particularly shitty about it.
Anyway, first, I appreciate all of you ladies and gents sharing your amusing stories with me and the rest of the forum. Thanks.
Secondly, I remembered another incident that I probably should have put in the OP but I forgot. Better late than never!
#5: When Men Act Like Boys, Bad Things Tend to Happen
I had to find this out second-hand, so I'm only going to stick to the details that I strictly can verify with others.
This happened when I wasn't at work; I believe I was on vacation when it happened. So, I had a coworker named... "Trent". I'm not entirely sure of his age; he's either an extremely young Millennial or an older Zoomer. I think it's more the latter. He was okay, I guess, but he had a certain... lack of maturity that prevented him from really doing well at his job; at least, not well enough to earn the yearly bonuses he so desperately craved. He also was more thin-skinned than he let on. Oh, sure, he could dish it out no problem, but he couldn't take it. Insulting his gains was a big trigger for him; he was kind of a wannabe gym bro.
We also had another coworker named... Aaron. I didn't know Aaron too well because he wasn't around very long. One day, he somehow thought it would be funny to throw a pen at the back of Trent. Now, my factory is really trying to get workers to stop that kind of horseplay; joking around a little is okay, mostly if it's verbal, but throwing objects or roughhousing is a good way for someone to get hurt or maybe trip over something. Most people got the message and knocked it off quickly, but some people have to learn the hard way.
Now, what
should have happened was someone reported to the managers what Aaron did, he would have gotten a warning, and everything would have been okay. What
actually happened is that Trent went ballistic and started to beat the ever-living shit out of Aaron. I don't know if Aaron fought back -I sadly forgot that detail- but several coworkers had to physically separate the two. Both were promptly fired and never seen again.
I've seen enough people come and go to know that the old adage "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional" is very much true, but it's not every day that I see the direct consequences of refusing to grow up like this.
