9 People Who Took Fake Sick Days — But Then Got Totally Busted

People get too sick to work all the time, and the responsible thing to do is to stay home and avoid infecting others—so, if you just say you’re sick, who’s to say that didn’t happen to you? These bosses, that’s who. So, fake a sick day if you must, but if you do, for the love of Ferris, keep your story simple and stay off Facebook.

1. Matt, whose daughter is in intensive care at Incredibly General Hospital.

2. Kyle Doyle, who begged for proof he was faking it.

3. Ed, who has missed a bunch of days and needs to work on his excuses.

“How about no?”

4. “Employee,” who shall remain nameless (and jobless).

Seems reasonable…

Maybe the “copied to clipboard” is a little suspicious.

All honest people need to explain that they’re “not bullshitting,” right?

Oof. More busted than his foot.

The manager of “employee” posted his bust on reddit with this note explaining his “managerial style.”

“Let me preface this by saying I try to be a very fair employer. Everybody fucks up, that’s how you learn, I get that. This management style will cause me to be taken advantage of from time to time. It’s a fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, go fuck yourself if you get caught kind of thing.”

5. This intern who called out sick and then got busted live on the radio

He can watch this video over and over again with all his new free time.

6. Kevin Colvin, who needed to spread his wings.

Something came up…

The message reads:

Paul/Jill –
I just wanted to let you know that I will not be able to come into work tomorrow. Something came up at home and I had to go to New York this morning for the next couple of days. I apologize for the delayed notice.
Kind regards,
Kevin

Then he went to a Halloween party and posted this photo to Facebook

Gotta dress as tinkerbell brb

Kevin returned from the party to find this email from his boss waiting for him.

7. This guy who’s boss decided to keep a record of all his fake excuses.

But wait… theres more.

Still, he got a year out of that job.

8. This road-trippin’ dude who doesn’t quite get how pictures work.

Usually, sunglasses help you hide your lyin’ eyes.

9. Finally, you gotta hand it to this guy for staying true to his story.

This is what happens when you don’t let your employees off for federal holidays.

The double negative will get you every time.