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26-year-old fired for Googling ‘stupid things’ instead of working. No, it’s not pornography
A man claimed he was fired for Googling “stupid things” for 50 hours, adding he regrets his “heat-of-the-moment” behaviour.
“Stupid ways to get fired,” is what some people are saying after a TikTok video of a man went viral. The man claimed he was laid off from his job for Googling “stupid things” on his work computer. Reportedly, the 26-year-old was called by his boss and lectured about searching for unnecessary things during his work hours. Subsequently, he was fired from his job as a customer service administrator, three months after he joined.
What did he search on Google?
Josh Williams searched for things like “Turkey teeth” and "Simon Cowell's botched Botox", reported the Mirror. His “heat-of-the-moment” behaviour reportedly impacted his prospect of finding a new job.
“I felt really rubbish”
"It had come to the point where the workload for myself just wasn't enough for me. I just didn't have any work given to me so I found myself googling on the company computer,” Williams told the outlet.
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"It was just stupid stuff. About Simon Cowell botched Botox and stuff. It was quite embarrassing... I felt really rubbish. Obviously I'd spent all my savings going on holiday getting my teeth done to come back to no job,” he added.
Why the TikTok video?
"Obviously my rent wasn't being paid because I lost my job, I had no income coming in. I got behind on my bills I got behind on my rent. I knew I had no income coming in so I thought the only other source I've got is TikTok so that's why I decided to put it up on there,” he said, adding that he used his savings to get Turkey teeth procedure before joining the job from which he was later fired.
Reportedly, his financial burden eased a little after he made around £450 ( ₹50,000) from the video he posted on TikTok.
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"I received a lot of hateful criticism but as I said it was the income that it was gaining what made me keep it up. I suppose when you post I suppose you've got to expect some sort of criticism but obviously it made me feel quite rubbish but I stopped reading them after a while to stop it from getting to me," Williams continued.
"I massively regret keeping the video up now. I think the sort of two days after posting it I wanted to delete it but I wanted the money so I kept it up there,” he added.
What is he doing now?
As Williams shared with the outlet, he is now employed as a supply chain coordinator in the food industry. However, he is passionate about creating content and wants to pursue a career in this field.
