Facebook Leads To Boss Catching Worker Taking Phony Sick Day

We've done stories before on the bizarre new relationship between social networking sites on the Internet and your odds of getting a job. Many employers check what you write on your blogs and your pages before they consider hiring you - and tales about your latest debauched night can often squash your chances.

But what about after you've already landed the position? It turns out your Facebook page can still get you into big trouble with the corner office.

Consider what happened to an employee of a Sydney, Australia communications firm named Kyle Doyle.

On a beautiful day in August and fresh from a night of partying too hard, the 21-year-old decided he simply needed a day off. So he phoned work and told his boss he was sick and was taking  time away for medical reasons.

And then he updated his Facebook profile with the following entry: "Kyle Doyle is not going to work, f*** it I'm still trashed. SICKIE WOO!"

What this would-be Ferris Beuller didn't consider is that his boss would actually discover his celebratory note, landing him in hot water.

It started when company reps contacted Doyle by email, asking him to provide proof of his 'illness.' He realized they were suspicious and wrote back, defending his absence, noting he had some medical issues that were allowed under the company's policy.

When his superiors responded that they didn't believe him, the recalcitrant worker stubbornly stuck to his story, eventually firing off a reply demanding that his boss provide proof he wasn't ill that day.

And that's when the employer sent along a screen grab of Doyle's Facebook page and his momentous message to the world.

Caught red handed, he sheepishly responded with a final admission. "HAHAHA LMAO [laughing my a** off] epic fail. no worries man."

But clearly, the jig is up. Doyle has since wiped out the message and hidden his profile from the public. But it's too little, too late.

There's been no word yet from the company on what they plan to do about his illegal one day vacation, with a spokesman noting only that it's an internal matter and an investigation into the employee's actions are under way. So far, he's still working there.

So the next time you fake a sick day, remember to also take the day off from those social networks. Because you just never know who might be looking.

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