1. Dressing: Everyone knows that you should avoid clothes that are too tight or skimpy. If your clothing is revealing, You may have difficulty getting attention for your ideas. But baggy clothing thats two sizes too big can be just as detrimental.If your clothing is shapeless, you will end up looking sloppy.
When choosing work outfits, stick to items with a contemporary cut and avoid anything that is ill-fitting or too large. Also don't wear the same designer clothes again and again.
Women have also been fired from their jobs for looking too hot.
2. Spreading gossip: At your workplace you will overhear things,someone will disclose something, and there will always be some rumours flying around. You have to ensure that you sre not one of those that are active in spreading gossip.
3. Misusing office property: You should never use office property such as telephone,email and instant messages for personal purposes.Spending a lot of time on personal phone calls, chatting with friends, exchanging information using office email, using office printer for personal reasons and so on can be a good reason for you to be shown the door.
4. Blaming Others: When you make a mistake, dont get into the habit of blaming others.Making mistakes is human nature-every employer understands this.Though it may be tough and embarrasing to accept a mistake, you need to own up to your errors, if you want to hold on to your job.
5. Disclosure Of Confidential Information: It is a breech of contract if you disclose business information that can harm your employer. This reason is enough for your employer to fire you, and it will badly affect your future prospects as well.
6. Posting Harmful Information about your employer on a blog or facebook. If you have a blog or are invovled in any type of writing for the public domain,You should never post any information that could be harmful to your employer.
You should never bad mouth your employer on the blog or post company secrets.
7. Remarks: You should avoid making remarks that can be seen as racist or sexist.Showing intolerance towards some groups of people and being offensive towards them is also something that could get you fired.
If it is reporter and you are found doing something that constitudes harrasement and hampers the performance of a colleague, then your boss can conclude that you need to be relieved of your duties.
8. Stealing: Though your employer provides you with items necessary for your job, such as office supplies,you should not use it for personal purposes or it amounts to stealing.