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15 Stupidest Ways to Lose Your Job
Zac Frank and Tania Khadder
5. Busted by GPS
John Haplin worked for the NYC school system for 21 years. He was a carpenter supervisor who, <a href=”http://www.centernetworks.com/man-fired-thanks-to-gps-tracking“ target="_blank"> according to his managers , was falsifying time-records.
How did they know? They’d been tracking his whereabouts for five months, via the GPS system in his government-issued cell phone. They found that he’d repeatedly accepted payment for times when he was clearly not working. Haplin says it was unfair for his employer to track him without warning. Fair or not, he no longer has to worry about them tracking his location.
Moral of the Story
Disable the GPS tracker on your work phone.
How did they know? They’d been tracking his whereabouts for five months, via the GPS system in his government-issued cell phone. They found that he’d repeatedly accepted payment for times when he was clearly not working. Haplin says it was unfair for his employer to track him without warning. Fair or not, he no longer has to worry about them tracking his location.
Moral of the Story
Disable the GPS tracker on your work phone.
gaby133
almost 4 years ago
32 comments
Don't play with IRS, money or property!....they will get youuuu!!!!!!
gaby133
almost 4 years ago
32 comments
Ellygrl,
Not just in South Africa, but here too ......you will not go and tell your boss what you really thing about he/or her....not if you love and want to keep your job. They will not fire you for what you said, leaving room for you to sue them, but, nobody is perfect, so sooner or later you will make a mistake and off you go.
smschafle
almost 4 years ago
50 comments
"...scourge on local youth"...who is this person commenting on the stories. I sure hope he or she isn't a nurse!
smschafle
almost 4 years ago
50 comments
Leave Bill O'Reilly alone. He doesn't unleash a string of expletives on T.V...never has...and I've watched him for years. Liberals never tire of putting someone down or ruining reputations...gesh, you liberals need a life. Try nursing!
Gwennlpn
almost 4 years ago
24 comments
I'll never order pizza out again!!!!!
ellygrl
almost 4 years ago
2 comments
In South Africa, do they protect freedom of speech?
Account Removed
almost 4 years ago
These were interesting!