I used to think that when someone got fired it meant they were tied to the moon and people on Earth would throw torches at them.
A childhood belief about work

others believed things like this
- My daughter used to believe that when someone is fired from their job, it meant it literally.— Sally's mommy
- I thought "deployed" meant "fired".Anon
- I used to think that being fired meant they set you on fire.
Or they just chopped off your head.Anon - for years i was afraid to throw up because i thought it meant i was possessed like in the exorcist.Anon
- i used to think stigmata meant the really clear, white sunbeams that you could see reaching down to the earth.— lora
- I used to believe that if I got my hair cut like Farrah Fawcett's people would throw ashes on me.— mel