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"GOLDEN TURKEY AWARDS" OF 2021

You're back to an in-person Thanksgiving this year.

But if you forgot how to be social - have no fear!

If you're nervous because it's been a while,

these crazy HR stories will make your relatives smile!

GOLD WINNERS

Epic Zoom Fails

After over a year of Zoom meetings, some people still couldn’t figure out how to use the technology. We heard countless stories of toilet flushes, kid, pet, and spouse cameos, and plenty of inappropriate attire options - from the waist down! But, some of the most entertaining and memorable mishaps included the potato CEO, the cat lawyer, and the upside down congressman.

SILVER WINNER

Head of HR

Convicted of wreaking digital havoc on her former employer's computer system, including deleting over 17,000 job applications and resumes, and leaving messages with profanities inside the system after she was fired.

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BRONZE WINNER

Amazon Driver

Fired after a video went viral of a woman slipping out the backdoor of his delivery truck.

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HONORABLE MENTION

Miami Nurse

Fired after posting photos of a baby born with a birth defect on social media.

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Missed our previous awards?

See the Golden Turkey awards from 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016,

2015 and 2014