Honest mistakes usually have their own share of hard-hitting consequences.

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You might be the most hardworking employee but a small honest mistake can get you dismissed from your job.

Here are 3 mistakes you might unknowingly make but can get you fired.

1. Promising too much but delivering too little

While you accepted that job you interviewed for, you promised to achieve the specific job requirements and expectations to the fullest.

Therefore, if you promise your boss you'll deliver a certain task within a certain period of time then you fail to do so, it will not only make you look incapable but also will make your employer have second thoughts about hiring you.

This is why taking up jobs that do not fit with your skill set should be avoided at all costs, because it will catch up with you in the long run.

While job-hunting, try finding jobs that you qualify for.

2. Improper use of company's resources

Inappropriate use of the company's resources is a serious offence in most companies and can get you fired.

Whether you take a pen, a sheet of printing papers, a notebook that belongs to the company thinking it's not a big deal, just know to your employer's eyes, that's stealing.

Also, being fired because of misusing the company's resources might lower your chances of securing another job.

3. Spreading negativity

Your employer hired you to make his or her job easier, not the other way round.

So, creating unwanted drama by spreading negative energy at work can get you out of the door really quick.

If you want to keep your job, quit gossip, talking ill about your fellow workmates, complaining about the job or any form of negative stunt.