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Man fired from his job after bosses printed out his search history revealing 'stupid' things

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Updated 19:30 30 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 19:24 30 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Man fired from his job after bosses printed out his search history revealing 'stupid' things

Josh Williams took to social media to open up on the 'backlash' he received

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Getting fired sucks but one guy revealed that he got let go from his job for an 'embarrassing' reason.

Even if you hate your job, you would much rather tell your employer to take the role and shove it than for them to tell you ‘security will now escort you out the building’.

With that being said, a lot of the time people believe they have been unfairly dismissed but 26-year-old Josh Williams confessed on social media that his employer was likely right for giving him the boot.

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He spoke in a TikTok video after being fired just three months into his role as a customer service administrator.

The Brit claimed his bosses called him into a meeting and laid into him for his regular sick days and spending his time at work Googling ‘stupid’ material, allegedly printing out 50 hours worth of his search history.

What ‘stupid’ material you might ask?

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In the clip, Williams explained: "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.

"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."

Josh Williams admitted he did Google 'stupid stuff' while at work (Kennedy News and Media)
Josh Williams admitted he did Google 'stupid stuff' while at work (Kennedy News and Media)

He went on: "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."

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But his rant on social media might not have been the best idea.

In a follow-up video, Williams said that since being fired he had been rejected from three new roles, with employers likely seeing his TikTok video.

He added that he did come to regret making the video and it was very much a ‘heat of the moment’ idea but he decided to keep it up on his profile to bring in some money.

After losing his job and spending all his cash on his Turkey teeth procedure, Williams admitted he was backed into a corner.

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Williams said he regretted posting the videos online after being fired (Kennedy News and Media)
Williams said he regretted posting the videos online after being fired (Kennedy News and Media)

The 26-year-old 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.

"When it came to me actually applying for other roles in the same sector, there were two or three jobs where I went in for the interview and they obviously recognised the video and said that my values didn't align with their company."

Williams wants to use his experience as an opportunity to warn others not make to the same mistake as him.

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"It really did backlash on me," he said, before adding: "So yeah it was a silly thing to do, going forwards I hopefully maybe would have learned my lesson.

"It might seem quite funny but I think looking at my situation and how it's impacted me I'd say it's probably one of the worst things you can do for you know future jobs and your career path and stuff.

"Just be really cautious before you put anything online even if it is just in the heat of the moment."

Featured Image Credit: Kennedy News and Media

Topics: Life

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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