Depends on your company policy of course.For the most part, its like an impromptu point system, and if you get too many points, you are done. Common steps are verbal warning, written warning, suspension, and termination.Some places wonu2019t move you to the next step unless it is a repeat offense of the same kind you already had. Any workplace will probably reserve the right to skip steps as the severity dictates however. Assaulting a coworker for example would be far beyond just a verbal warning, but being fired the first time you are late would be a bit much too. Typically an offense u201crolls offu201d your record at a year, and if you havenu2019t done anything else since, you are back to the starting point.At my company, a verbal warning is just a record of an event, and doesnu2019t prevent you from being promoted. Written or higher have a 6 month stop on any promotions.