By HowAreYouAlive - 09/07/2014 04:24 - United States - Ashburn

Today, my coworker called in to say that he couldn't make it to work today because he was in a coma and asked if I could cover his shift. This isn't the first time he's tried to use this excuse. FML
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subhaan786 19

Surely your manager or whoever isn't dumb enough to fall for someone saying they're in a coma? Like if they're the ones calling in I mean?

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theladygamer 10

Seems like your coworker is a special kind of stupid.

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Siettadulce 21

I think your coworker might want to do some more research into his excuse.

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reneetlovesyou 30

He put more thought into it than "A family member just died." There are so many FMLs about that horrid excuse.

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cakefete2 30

So true. One week it's "RIP grandma". The next week, "I need the day off, my grandma has a doctor's appointment".

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JBChristian 47

We all have two grandmas you know. Dead or alive. Except for incest victims of course, what am I thinking?

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reneetlovesyou 30

I have 3. I consider my step-grandma a grandparent, so technically you can have 4 I guess. And I don't see how it relates, but it goes the same for incest victims.

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22milesaway 13

Explain your co-worker's excuses to your boss. The problem will solve itself.

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jack_jill05 14

to get him fired? its no different than when someone calls in "sick" to hang out with their kids or whatever and asks you to cover their shift. Maybe OP should just tell him to tell the truth..

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PresidentNorth 16

I'm glad you took a different perspective to it #23. good to see more creativity amongst people.

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QueenofWheels 13

He said coma. This guy is to stupid to have a job

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Garrison21 11

You should have told him that if he didn't show up for work you would put him in a real coma

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mrwilsong 6

How did this idiot get hired in the first place??

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RedPillSucks 31

He's definitely in a coma if he thinks that bonehead excuse will work.

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WhoopteDo 26

let him know that you're currently sedated for your upcoming surgery and unfortunately, can't cover his shift.

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martin8337 35

I wonder how one dials a phone while wearing a straight jacket.:-)

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QueenofWheels 13

That's for crazy people not stupid people. Stupid people get to run around free.

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Sakuraashita 15

Tell your boss, then tell your co-worker that after your boss heard about this tragedy he/she decided to give your co-worker "permanent unpaid leave" to "cope" with this personal crisis.

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