Number One Reason People Are Fired

I ask the fifth-grade students what the number one reason is that people cannot keep their job? Here are their guesses, given to me in a variety of ways: cannot do the work backtalk the boss late every day call in sick a lot don’t understand the job don’t know how to do the job are lazy have a frowning face have a bad attitude are grouchy can’t read can’t write can’t add Then I tell them they had great ideas, but the number one reason people cannot keep their job is because they do not get along well with other people, and they spread rumors or make trouble. The trouble makers always start screeching and screaming at me. I roll my eyes. Thinking they might have a bit of a bump in their future career paths.