# Fired Three Hours Into the First Shift. 'Learn on Instinct.'

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Fast-food worker · via r/recruitinghell

A first-time fast-food worker showed up early for their debut shift at a burger joint. Three hours later, the owner pulled them aside: their burger-wrapping speed was unacceptable. "This job requires people who can learn on instinct," the owner explained, and sent them home for good. The post drew nearly 10,000 upvotes on Reddit, where commenters noted that "instinct" is not typically how anyone learns to wrap a sandwich.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · 9,700 upvotes](https://web.archive.org/web/20260611090407/https://old.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1u250gh/fired_within_3_hours_of_my_first_shift_at_a_fast/)*
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