At some point during an employee’s career, they will likely show up to work late. Whether this is due to traffic on the roads, rail disruptions or a missed alarm, if employees occasionally turn up late to work then it is likely to be excused as long as there is a legitimate reason for this.
Yet, one worker who attempted to justify her late arrival to work with a ‘Photohopped’ image of a nail in a car tyre has been rumbled by her boss – Birmingham Live reported.
The worker’s efforts were ridiculed by a supposed colleague on Twitter – and it was made clear that she didn’t pay attention to the finer details in the photo.
my coworker called in (yet again) and said she had a nail on her tire that caused her to have a flat. i need everyone to stop what they’re doing and ZOOM IN TO THE NAIL IN THE PICTURE SHE SENT MY BOSS pic.twitter.com/4NcJGuvF4F
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