Man fired after not coming to work for 24 years

[NaturalHigh]

Shri A.K. Verma, an executive engineer with India's Central Public Works Department (CPWD), took an earned leave in December 1990 and never came back to work.

Now, after 24 years and one month, he has been fired by the CPWD "for unauthorized absence from duty."

Verma sought extensions of his initial leave, but they were not granted; however, he still refused to come to work. In 1992, an inquiry was launched against him; in 2007, charges were brought against him by the then-minister of urban development.

Yet he was still not terminated — until now.


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[petronius]

1. Well that sucks - man puts in 24 years of diligent non-work, and they

fire him before he can retire. Bet they won't even give him his pension...

[A HERETIC I AM]

2. "Where have you been?"

"I was in the bathroom"

[phil89]

28. Summer school?

nt

[A HERETIC I AM]

31. Bingo!

Well remembered!

[Recursion]

25. I know. Even I would find it hard to slack off for 25 straight years

I would probably show up at work by accident at some point there.

[Logical]

3. OK, that even seems excessive even for me. I would of fired him at 20 years. nt

[Kennah]

18. I'm lazy. I would have waited 21 years to fire him.

[chrisa]

4. Aw man. They couldn't give it another day or two to see if he came back?

How unreasonable!

[NaturalHigh]

7. Poor fellow was probably coming back next week.

[polly7]

11. I know, right?

Haven't we all been there at one time or another? Put something off for a little bit, get all pumped and ready to go out there and get at it ........ and ... thud. Done. Poor guy

[oldandhappy]

5. well I laughed at this one

hilarious

[shenmue]

6. Now there's a thinker

[Nye Bevan]

8. "The Indian bureaucracy is known for being painstakingly slow"

No shit.

[NaturalHigh]

9. LOL...I had a similar thought.

[NaturalHigh]

12. I love that movie.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. Sounds like a straight shooter with upper management potential

[Initech]

14. I wouldn't exactly say I've been missing it.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

30. He's Milton

Watch "The bobs fix the glitch with Milton's pay check" on YouTube
The bobs fix the glitch with Milton's pay check:

[ProdigalJunkMail]

35. that was a LOOOONG time to not fix the glitch! n/t

[davidpdx]

15. That is pretty unbelieveable that it would go on for that long

Bet he turns around and tries to sue for his pension. Wouldn't that be hilarious.

[hedda_foil]

16. I have just one question

Did they keep paying him for his.non-work?

[NaturalHigh]

17. I wondered the same thing.

[Recursion]

24. Normally you always get 1/2 your salary, even after you're fired

Assuming he was suspended after the 1992 investigation, he would have continued to get half of his salary, and still does today if he hasn't gotten another job.

[Omaha Steve]

19. Just like US Congress

[Historic NY]

20. I hope he isn't asking for severence pay...

[kentauros]

32. He'll probably threaten to set the building on fire if he doesn't get it.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

36. very creative... n/t

[NuclearDem]

21. "The Indian bureaucracy is known for being painstakingly slow"

[gratuitous]

22. Dang! 25 years, and he could have gotten that gold watch

It was when they sent it out for engraving that someone noticed, "Hey, I haven't seen Shri in what seems like years!"

[Recursion]

23. Welcome to India

The state of West Bengal recently made a controversial ruling that state employees have to show up by 11 am or they get docked pay.

[jberryhill]

26. depends

Do a lot of them have to drive to work?

What I love about traffic in India is that it is egalitarian. Any non-stationary object is entitled to use any lane on any road at any time.

[Recursion]

27. But cows always have right of way (nt)

[jberryhill]

29. Cows, camels, elephants, oxen, monkeys and....

...snakes.

Although I was initially impressed with the tractor pulling the fuel tank wagon.

[underpants]

33. Kramer was only on strike for 12 years

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strike_%28Seinfeld%29

[NaturalHigh]

38. I didn't watch the show regularly, but I vaguely remember that.

Bagel store, wasn't it?

[underpants]

39. Yes n/t

[Vinca]

34. A year here, a year there - next thing you know it's a quarter of a century.

Do they owe him any vacation time???

[ileus]

37. all I need to not be fired for 23 years...

wonder if this trick will work for me?