The Dumbest Work-Related Court Case Ever
Sharon Smiley was an administrative assistant at a Chicago real estate company.
After more than 10 years with the company, she was fired. Her offense? Working through lunch.
According to Open Forum and multiple other news outlets, Smiley was told that company policy required her to take a half-hour lunch break. Smiley was, at the time, off the clock, but was sitting at her desk working on a spreadsheet.
She was then instructed to go to HR to discuss the issue and was fired for “misconduct and insubordination with the HR manager.”
That
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