“Why did the chef quit?”/“They cut his celery.”

“Celery” sounds a little bit like “salary.” A riddle is:
 
Q: Why did the chef quit?
A: They cut his celery.
   
The joke was posted on Twitter by WISCO VIEWERS on June 23, 2013.
   
       
Twitter
WISCO VIEWERS
@celery_styles
@Harry_Styles Why did the chef quit? They cut his CELERY!! *ba dum tss*
11:58 PM · Jun 23, 2013·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
℮ Victory hand △ Π
@iamevanjames
Why did the chef quit? They cut his celery.. http://instagram.com/p/l2zHwYKpXH/
3:14 PM · Mar 22, 2014·Instagram
 
Twitter
shauna
@SaidShauna
Replying to @Nashgrier
@Nashgrier why did the chef quit? They cut his celery….
1:59 PM · Nov 17, 2014·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Allison Gray
@RealAllisonGray
Why did the chef quit his job??
Because they cut his celery!!!!
12:01 AM · May 30, 2015·Twitter for Android Tablets
         
6 May 2017, News Mail Bundaberg (Bundaberg, Queensland), pg. 21:
Why did the chef quit?
They cut his celery.
 
Facebook
Campus Kitchen at Lee University
February 19, 2018 ·
Why did the chef quit?
They cut his celery.
 
Google Books
The Funniest Joke Book Ever
By Lisa Regan
London, UK: Arcturus Publishing
2019
Pg. ?:
Why did the chef quit his job?
They cut his celery.
 
Twitter
Bespoke Framing
@BespokeF
Monday Joke:  Why did the chef quit?
They cut his celery!
http://ow.ly/Ys8l50B0de7
#dailyjoke #bespokeframing
4:00 AM · Aug 17, 2020·Hootsuite Inc.