Archive · 28 May 2025
Employee's Sick Day Lie Exposed by Viral Instagram Reel
Imagine you tell your boss you're sick so you can go on a trip.
You post a video on Instagram, and it goes viral!
Oops, your boss sees it.
That's what happened to this employee.
They said they had a stomach bug to get a day off, but were actually in Coorg.
A video of them at a homestay ended up online, and even got sent to the boss!
Now, the boss knows the employee wasn't really sick.
They didn't get fired, but the boss doesn't trust them as much now.
An employee called in sick with a stomach flu to take a day off for a trip.
The employee was caught in a viral Instagram reel from their trip to Coorg.
The employee's manager saw the reel and sent a message about their health.
The employee admitted to lying to their manager on a Reddit post.
The employee has not had any work from home requests approved since the incident.
- Who
- An employee and their manager.
- What
- An employee pretended to be sick to take a day off and was exposed by an Instagram reel.
- When
- The incident occurred the month prior to May 2025.
- Where
- Coorg, India.
- Why
- The employee wanted a day off for a trip to Coorg, India.
Manager
Employee
Truthfulness
Manager
The manager discovered the employee's deception.
Employee
The employee lied to the manager about being sick to take a day off.
- Reported Illness
- Stomach flu
- Destination
- Coorg, India
- Evidence
- Instagram reel
- Reel Popularity
- 13,000 likes
- Consequence
- Denied WFH requests