JustGav Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/23/sickie_woo/ An Oz call centre employee has become an overnight net celeb down under after an email exchange between him and his firm's workforce manager regarding a "sickie" escaped into the wild yesterday. The correspondence, currently doing the rounds of Aussie inboxes, concerns a day's leave of absence claimed by Kyle Doyle on 21 August. Read on... From: Niresh Regmi Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:35 a.m. To: Kyle Doyle Subject: Absence on Thursday 21st 2008 Hi Kyle, Please provide a medical certificate stating a valid reason for your sick leave on Thursday 21st 2008. Thank You NIRESH REGMI Real Time Manager, Workforce Operations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Kyle Doyle Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:38 a.m. To: Niresh Regmi Subject: RE: Absence on Thursday 21st 2008 Niresh, 1 day leave absences do not require a medical certificate as stated in my contract, provided I have stated that I am on leave for medical reasons. Thanks Regards, Kyle Doyle Resolutions Expert - Technical -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Niresh Regmi Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:39 a.m. To: Kyle Doyle Subject: RE: Absence on Thursday 21st 2008 Hi Kyle, Usually that is the case, as per your contract. However please note that leave during these occasions is only granted for genuine medical reasons. You line manager has determined that your leave was not due to medical reasons and as such we cannot grant leave on this occasion. NIRESH REGMI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Kyle Doyle Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:43 a.m. To: Niresh Regmi Subject: RE: Absence on Thursday 21st 2008 Hi Niresh, My leave was due to medical reasons, so you cannot deny leave based on a line manager's discretion, with no proof, please process leave as requested. Thanks Regards, Kyle Doyle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Niresh Regmi Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:50 a.m. To: Kyle Doyle Subject: RE: Absence on Thursday 21st 2008 Hi Kyle, I believe the proof that you are after is below From: Kyle Doyle Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:55 a.m. To: Niresh Regmi Subject: RE: Absence on Thursday 21st 2008 HAHAHA LMAO epic fail No worries man Regards, Kyle Doyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Honesty is the best policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbasupra Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Busted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 People are retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 strictly speaking he was still sick:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tim_palmer Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Exactly that happened to my mate, except they knew before he called in sick so they told him to stop lying and come in lol. Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Nice! pwned by the boss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Assclown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I cannot see the pic!! Bloody firewall!!! Can someone please host and remove facebook from the file name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Ding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Big brother IS watching you. I closed my facebook account for a while as 'work' were going through all 'employee's' facebook accounts and disciplining people for all sorts of things. IIRC three were sacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Big brother IS watching you. I closed my facebook account for a while as 'work' were going through all 'employee's' facebook accounts and disciplining people for all sorts of things. IIRC three were sacked Is that legal? Surely what happens outside of work is irrelevant? As long as your work is up to scratch and you're not a cause for concern at work then what you do in your private life is up to you. *mental note for future reference: Do not leave evidence lyring around on the net for all to see* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I cannot see the pic!! Bloody firewall!!! Can someone please host and remove facebook from the file name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Is that legal? Surely what happens outside of work is irrelevant? As long as your work is up to scratch and you're not a cause for concern at work then what you do in your private life is up to you. Of course it is legal... by using facebook you are putting the informtion in the public domain. If your boss wants to check your facebook well then he can. More importantly if you are foolish enough to pull a sickie and then boast about it, well you should be sacked IMHO. If you wouldn't tell your worst enemy something then don't put it on facebook...simple as that... even better stay away from putting your life in public view.. That is my thought on the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Is that legal? Surely what happens outside of work is irrelevant? As long as your work is up to scratch and you're not a cause for concern at work then what you do in your private life is up to you. *mental note for future reference: Do not leave evidence lyring around on the net for all to see* Well I'm not too sure. Don't most contracts have a clause about doing nothing that would damage the reputation of the company? For example, if the chappie up there was in a client-facing position where trust and integrity were core principles of the business, being exposed right across the web as a workshy liar would damage his ability to get the clients in, and what sort of company would employ people like that? etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Of course it is legal... by using facebook you are putting the informtion in the public domain. If your boss wants to check your facebook well then he can. More importantly if you are foolish enough to pull a sickie and then boast about it, well you should be sacked IMHO. If you wouldn't tell your worst enemy something then don't put it on facebook...simple as that... even better stay away from putting your life in public view.. That is my thought on the whole thing. Absolutely. If he's sacked, harsh though it is, it could be Darwin's theory at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Doh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 People are retarded. Yes, but remember- retards are people too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Is that legal? Surely what happens outside of work is irrelevant? As long as your work is up to scratch and you're not a cause for concern at work then what you do in your private life is up to you. *mental note for future reference: Do not leave evidence lyring around on the net for all to see* Im guessing in Kranz's line of work they are proably aware of what is and isn't legal;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thank you Of course it is legal... by using facebook you are putting the informtion in the public domain. If your boss wants to check your facebook well then he can. More importantly if you are foolish enough to pull a sickie and then boast about it, well you should be sacked IMHO. If you wouldn't tell your worst enemy something then don't put it on facebook...simple as that... even better stay away from putting your life in public view.. That is my thought on the whole thing. Absolutely... However you may be surprised how much of your personal details are really out there.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thank you Absolutely... However you may be surprised how much of your personal details are really out there.............. All depends on how paranoid you are I prefer to stay off the grid as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkystav Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 What a muppett! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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