We’ve all had that coworker who calls in sick, leaving the rest of the team to pick up the slack. But what happens when you discover they’re not actually sick, but rather enjoying a day at the beach? One banker faced this dilemma and decided to take matters into his own hands, ultimately leading to his coworker’s termination. Here’s the juicy story that has everyone talking!
Vacation Plans Ruined

Coworker Calls in ‘Sick’

Sacrificing Vacation Time ️

Suspicion Arises ️

Caught Red-Handed!

Confrontation Time ⏰

The Truth Comes Out ️

Swift Consequences ⚖️

The Aftermath

Name-Calling Ensues

Was Exposing the ‘Sick’ Coworker Justified?
After sacrificing his own vacation time to help out at work, our banker protagonist discovered his ‘sick’ coworker enjoying a beach day with his girlfriend. Deciding enough was enough, he confronted the coworker and ultimately exposed him to their boss, resulting in the coworker’s termination. While some people are calling our protagonist selfish and a snitch, others argue that it wasn’t fair for him to cancel his vacation day while his coworker lied about being sick. Let’s dive into the internet’s top responses to this heated situation!
Exposing a coworker’s sick day beach trip: fair play?

Reporting a coworker’s sick leave abuse on social media. NTA.

Setting boundaries and not enabling bad management.

Cancelled vacation to brown nose, got coworker fired. YTA.

Comments section turns political with hilarious metaphor

Canceling vacation doesn’t make you a victim. ESH.

Employee shamed for taking vacation day YTA strikes again

A commenter calls out the original poster for their selfish behavior

Coworker caught lying about beach day, NTA for exposing him

Curious about the OP’s involvement in company staffing decisions

Company snitch exposed for ruining coworker’s beach day

Don’t sacrifice your day off for a company that won’t value you

Don’t sacrifice your breaks for work, and honesty is key

Firing coworker over beach day: justified or major a**hole move?

Taking a ‘sick’ day like him? Never put evidence out there

YTA coworker exposed for taking a mental break

Setting boundaries with coworkers is important to avoid workplace drama

Banker cancels vacation day to cover for coworker’s mistake. ESH.

Did the banker report the coworker out of fairness or spite?

Voluntary work on day off leads to coworker’s job loss

Banker criticized for exposing coworker’s beach day, deemed YTA.
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Unlikely one incident led to firing. NTA comment agrees.

Moral dilemma: Cancelling coworker’s vacation day for ‘sick’ leave. NTA?

Censoring aside, a comment about the morality of snitching.

Work-life balance is important, but lying and getting caught sucks

Don’t be a snitch, mind your own business. YTA.

Don’t mess with people’s livelihood for brownie points

Fiery reply to banker who exposed coworker’s beach day

Coworker lied about being sick for a vacation. NTA.

Canceling vacation days due to coworker’s absence: ESH situation ♂️

Employee calls out snitch for getting coworker fired

Defensive comment defends coworker’s beach day, receives no replies.
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Banker gets coworker fired for beach day, called out for brown-nosing

Taking a vacation day to expose a coworker?

Coworker’s sick day is not your problem. YTA.
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Don’t play the martyr, YTA for getting your coworker fired.

Don’t shame your coworker for taking a mental health day

User suggests OP should mind their own business and grow a backbone

Questioning the motive behind exposing coworker’s beach day

Toxic work culture and unreasonable demands make everyone suck here.

Coworker takes a sick day to go to the beach

Taking the trash out on holiday? NTA for exposing coworker.

Employee called out for snitching on short-staffed coworker. YTA.

Don’t sacrifice your vacation days for a coworker’s irresponsibility. YTA

Posting on social media during work hours and getting fired. NTA

Vacation time and mental health are important. YTA for snitching.

Employee calls out coworker for taking day off, backlash ensues

Calling out sick for a beach day? NTA says commenter.
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Coworker takes earned sick time, gets tattled on

Don’t cancel your vacation day, YTA. Your boss should do better.

Employee lies about dad’s death, gets caught and fired

Canceling a coworker’s vacation day? ESH and ostracism awaits

A sick day lie and a beach day snitch ️

Employee exposes coworker for playing hooky, but was it necessary?

Taking one for the team? ESH for fake sick day.

YTA exposed for ruining coworkers’ work-life balance

Worker defends coworker and criticizes tattling, blames company staffing.

Canceling vacation day for boss? ESH. Logic and snitching discussed

Savage revenge idea with a touch of humor

Toxic workplace and snitching, everyone sucks here.

When calling in sick goes wrong

Don’t mess with someone’s sick day YTA

When coworkers forget social media is not private

When a coworker lies to skip work

Choosing to work instead of taking a vacation: NTA

Banker fakes sick day, coworker cancels vacation, ESH in office

Blocking on FB: the greatest gift of all

Vacation day sacrifice and a ‘dick move’ narcing

Exposed faker gets what he deserves. NTA wins.
