This was my dad's company rather than mine, but it's a good enough story that it's worth sharing anyway.
The boss goes into the office of one of my dad's co-workers to discuss some kind of technical issue. They disagree about the proper corrective measure, it escalates into a screaming match, and the boss fires the co-worker on the spot. Tells him to take his stuff and get out.
The co-worker comes back the next morning, just like nothing happened. Nobody's really sure what's going on, and since the boss had to go out of town for a meeting, they can't get ahold of him to ask. He doesn't seem to be causing any problems, though, so they just kind of do their thing and leave him alone. The co-worker keeps coming in and doing work, and a couple of days later, the boss walks past his door and does a double-take.
"Co-worker, didn't I fire you?"
Without looking up from his desk, the co-worker replies, "You can't fire me - I have too much work to do."
The boss thinks about that for a minute, shrugs, and walks off. Dude kept working there for another couple of years after that.
The boss goes into the office of one of my dad's co-workers to discuss some kind of technical issue. They disagree about the proper corrective measure, it escalates into a screaming match, and the boss fires the co-worker on the spot. Tells him to take his stuff and get out.
The co-worker comes back the next morning, just like nothing happened. Nobody's really sure what's going on, and since the boss had to go out of town for a meeting, they can't get ahold of him to ask. He doesn't seem to be causing any problems, though, so they just kind of do their thing and leave him alone. The co-worker keeps coming in and doing work, and a couple of days later, the boss walks past his door and does a double-take.
"Co-worker, didn't I fire you?"
Without looking up from his desk, the co-worker replies, "You can't fire me - I have too much work to do."
The boss thinks about that for a minute, shrugs, and walks off. Dude kept working there for another couple of years after that.