Local marketing/PR executive sacked for attending a meeting without an oversized, brightly coloured hydration flask

INSTANT DISMISSAL: It’s been a bad start to the year for one  Sydney communications executive.

Account manager Meghan Smethurst has been unceremoniously fired for turning up to a meeting without the mandatory oversized water bottle.

“You’ve really let us, and yourself, down!” said the boss.

“One small glass of water is not enough hydration! This is a clear violation of our values.”

Other workers in the meeting reported a tense atmosphere as the young executive’s lack of oversized water bottle became apparent.

“It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion,” one attendee recalled.

“You could feel the disappointment in the room.”

Meghan Smethurst was sent to the HR department and promptly dismissed for her failure to comply with the office’s strict water bottle guidelines.

“I will never make that mistake again,” she told DBT.