Coworker gets fired after calling in sick to audition for The Bachelor: 'Don't ever do anything that would embarrass [our] image'

Every employee is entitled to use their set number of sick days for whatever reason they see fit, even if that reason is to audition for a very popular reality TV show. 

Sure, this is not exactly a morally justifiable excuse for calling in sick, but it is an iconic excuse. This employee recounted how their coworker not only called in sick to audition for The Bachelor but also how she didn't exactly cover it up very well. Their president's one big rule at the company was never to embarrass the organization's image, so one can imagine how the CEO reacted when the coworker's picture took up half the page of a popular newspaper's Lifestyle section following the audition.

Many folks in the comments section were understandably curious if the coworker ultimately ended up on the show. Unfortunately, it seems like Mae did not make it on in the end, so it doesn't seem like it was worth getting fired after all. Still, the story is amusing enough for us! For more content like this, take a look at this post about a Karen boss who refused to let her salaried employee use the break room.