Most companies are clear on their corporate values鈥攂ut one French firm found itself in hot water recently after it fired an employee for refusing to embrace its self-ascribed 鈥渇un鈥� culture.

In a court ruling earlier this month, a judge in France鈥檚 highest court ruled that Paris-based consultancy Cubik Partners had unlawfully dismissed the man, named in the case as Mr. T, for failing to be sufficiently fun.

According to court documents, Mr. T was hired as a senior consultant by Cubik in 2011 and promoted to director in 2014. However, he was dismissed from that position for 鈥減rofessional incompetence鈥� in 2015.

That so-called incompetence arose when Mr. T refused to comply with Cubik鈥檚 鈥渇un鈥� values that the court said involved engaging in excessive drinking and other problematic behaviors. As his refusal to participate was given as a reason for his dismissal, the judge deemed he had been wrongfully fired.

The judge added that the company advocated practices including 鈥減romiscuity, bullying, and incitement to various excesses鈥� among its staff at these events.

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