Fired for Laughing

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on June 14, 2008 at 12:11 am


We posted about the waitress who was fired for cutting her hair for charity before, but this one is even better: Darra Kollios got fired because she was laughing!

"I had a customer at the bar and the owner came up to me and said, ‘Please stop laughing,’ Kollios said. "We giggled — the guy at the bar and myself. And then I said, ‘Are you serious?’ And he said, ‘Yes, if you laugh again, you will have to go home."

Kollios said she was then fired on the spot.

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19 comments to "Fired for Laughing"

  1. Jonathan
    June 14th, 2008 at 12:35 am

    You never know... it might be one of those laughs. ;)

  2. heather
    June 14th, 2008 at 12:36 am

    And a 'bah Humbug' to you Mr. restaurant owner

  3. * Miss Universe
    June 14th, 2008 at 1:48 am

    The story has just been updated.

    She has received two job interviews and a radio interview request since this has been publicized

  4. not.us
    June 14th, 2008 at 2:13 am

    WTF is wrong with YOU PEOPLE.

  5. Olivia
    June 14th, 2008 at 2:50 am

    This is ridiculous... however I don't think the "shaving her head" thing was. If you're going to do something that drastic to your appearance, consult your employer first. They have rules about that kind of thing at most places.

  6. ted
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:26 am

    Something tells me there's more to this story than one instance of laughing.

  7. inna
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:53 am

    who's laughing now!? (i could not resist)

  8. prophet
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:33 am

    Maybe she farted.

  9. Thomas
    June 14th, 2008 at 10:13 am

    Maybe she had that snort-laugh. I'd fire that laugh.

  10. Christophe
    June 14th, 2008 at 10:27 am

    Under Florida law, employees are considered "at will". I'm so opening a business in Florida! ;)

  11. boaby
    June 14th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    The article forgets to mention why she was laughing, how loud she was laughing and the name of the resaurant (to piss off the manager, if I lived in America :p).

    It strikes me as odd that tehy left out why she was laughing. Was she laughing at someone who made a faux pas ? Did someone have their skirt tucked into their underwear ? Did someone have noticeably hard nipples ? Was the customer coming on to her ? And she laughed one of those laughs from cartoons/older movies where they say something like "Oh stop, you're too kind" hEEE HEEE HEE HEE.

  12. simon
    June 14th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    this is frikkin epic.

    a laugh that can get u fired. LOL

    ok, now i wanna hear that laugh...

  13. CheeseDuck
    June 14th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    What was she laughing AT?

  14. Ali S.
    June 14th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    @ CheeseDuck

    That's what I want to know as well. Maybe she was laughing at some poor guy who suffered from a disability and her cackling was offensive to everyone!

  15. Wes
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    If you want to hear the laugh, watch the video at the link.

    And there wasn't necessarily more to the story. Ever had a boss who was just a douchebag? It's not such a stretch.

  16. Lea
    June 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    There has got to be more to this...

  17. seekshelter
    June 14th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    i know what she was laughing at... there was a hair in some dudes burger.. and he ate it..

  18. MoonCake
    June 15th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    has he ever kicked out a customer for laughing?

    no shirts + no shoes + laughter = no service?

  19. Pol x
    June 16th, 2008 at 11:11 am

    "Under Florida law, employees are considered "at will," which means they may be terminated for any reason as long as they're not under contract and it doesn't involve age, sex or race discrimination."

    Wow, you Americans really seem to have NO rights in your own country.


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