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Bizarre and amusing list of reasons people claimed they were fired from work in 1905
11.28.2017
08:34 am
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An article in the Chicago Tribune, Illinois, on October 15, 1905, supplied a list of reasons given by people as to why they had been fired from their jobs. The list included such bizarre reasons as tearing a hole in an employer’s pants, having a nosebleed which stained a pair of socks, and perhaps best of all getting sacked for laughing at the boss when he was kicked by a cow—which is something worthy of inclusion in anyone’s resume.

There are also some of the usual no-nos like being drunk, running away, laziness, carelessness, and being impudent, as well as a few unexpected and definitely odd entries like “refused to marry boss’ sister,” “told ghost story,” “joined the wrong church,” and “too good for job.” This list shows how work was shifting from predominantly land-based agriculture to town and city industry/white collar employment. It also suggests work back in those days was very much dependent on the whims and prejudices of the employer. So nothing has changed?
 
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Thanks to Steve Duffy, via Vintage Blognook.
 

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
‘Abuse of tea’ and other strange reasons for admission to a Scottish insane asylum, 1847
List of reasons for admission to an insane asylum from the late 1800s

Posted by Paul Gallagher
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11.28.2017
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