The context of the following conversation is Skylar was stealing things from the office a lot. Skylar finally got caught and fired.:
Skylar says My boss caught me stealing a ream of copy paper last night and fired me..
The friend responds You got fired just for taking a ream of paper..
Skylar responds Well, actually it's not the first time..
The friend responds Oh, okay.  Had you been warned that you'd be fired if you did it again?.
Skylar responds Yes, he told me if I did it again, I'd be fired. I thought I could manage not to get caught..
The friend responds Well, it sounds like some free copy paper wasn't worth losing your job..