Clock Factory Firing

The humor comes from the double meaning of "put in hours." It sounds like the person worked a lot of overtime, but it also refers to the literal act of putting the clock's hands in their correct positions. The setup leads you to believe the person is talking about their hard work, then the punchline reveals the wordplay.

• Factory
• Clock
• Time
• Fire
• Job
• Hours

• I can't believe I got fired at the calendar factory. I mean... all I did was take a day off!
• A man got fired from the first coin factory. He exclaimed, "No! This is the only thing that's ever made cents!"
• I would make a clock joke, but I don't have time.
• I got fired for not doing enough work. Guess I didn’t put enough backbone into it.