My parents always ask the ' why do you want to do THAT ' with a disapproving scowl on their face . They always demand a reason for everything . Even the weather or their own health , someone else must always be to blame and provide an explination <| sep |> But is this really the result of Karma ? I always thought Karma was payback that was completely unrelated to the original act . Example of karmaMan crashes his car , injuring a pedestrian and flees the scene . Later that day , he finds out he has cancer . Example of cause and effectMan crashes his car , injuring a pedestrian and flees the scene . Later that day , he is arrested for a hitandrun . In OP ' s case , the guy was just an incompetent asshole and was fired for it . Now he ' s out of work and looking for a job .