Lying Male Intern Busted in a Dress on Facebook
Some people will just never learn. If you're gonna call out of work to attend a party, try not to post pictures of it the next day online.
Kevin Colvin, an intern at Anglo Irish Bank, told his boss, Paul Davis, that because of a family emergency he had to return to New York City. Instead, Colvin was apparently partying in Worcester, Massachusetts. One of the hedonistic intern's co-workers found this freshly posted picture on his Facebook page and Colvin was busted.
The best part is, not only was Colvin busted for lying, but he was busted for lying while dressed in a skirt, or a Peter Pan outfit (we can't tell). No, actually, the best part is that Kevin's boss replied to the original "family emergency" e-mail by blind-CC-ing all his other employees! (No word on whether Colvin lost his job or not, but it just goes to show you how careful you need to be on Facebook these days.)
Kevin, gold and green are just not your colors -- you look a little sickly.
From Valleywag
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
Jef @ Nov 13th 2007 11:48AM
most of us make up stories to get out of work this is no different,his punishment for getting caught would be to show up and work for a day in the outfit. I'm sure if he had no problem putting it all over the internet then should be none at work. hahaha good luck
Victoria @ Nov 13th 2007 12:18PM
How embarrassing. I hope he got fired.
Keith J. Mohrhoff @ Nov 13th 2007 12:28PM
How do they know the 'party' took place at the same time as the 'family emergency'?? It's not like it was real-time, live action video, right? Just because something got posted today doesn't mean it happened recently. Obviously, this person gets a certain amount of personal/sick days per year. What they do with them should be her--er, I mean, his--business.
steffie @ Nov 13th 2007 1:44PM
Hey, everyone of you told a fib to get out of work.
Ben @ Nov 13th 2007 1:55PM
LOL! What a douche!
Someone at switch really needs to follow up on this and tell us the aftermath!
al @ Nov 13th 2007 2:06PM
It's not so much that he lied to get out of work - we've all done it. But that he's so stupid for posting pictures online....I wouldn't want someone that stupid working for me.
aerospacemajor @ Nov 13th 2007 2:16PM
Steffie is wrong: SOME of us have NEVER "fibbed" (that is, "LIED") to get out of work. It's called being honest.
looksbooks54 @ Nov 13th 2007 2:16PM
Just what kind of party was this?
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BILL @ Nov 13th 2007 2:16PM
DOOOPP!!!
randyjet @ Nov 13th 2007 2:17PM
Rudy Guilani will hire him in a NEW YORK minute! A boy after his own heart.
jeff @ Nov 13th 2007 2:18PM
Sucks to be him....lmao. Should still keep job, most people have told a story to "lay out". LOL what a sissy.
LEONA CARUSO @ Nov 13th 2007 2:29PM
I THINK THE ONE WHO SPILLED THE BEANS SHOULD BE DOCKED. REMEMBER IN SCHOOL WHEN SOMEONE WAS A TATLETALE? MOST PEOPLE HAVE TOLD LITTLE WHITE LIES AT SOMETIME IN THEIR LIFE.
carole del monte @ Nov 13th 2007 2:31PM
He shouldn't have been fired. As has been said already, most people lie to get out of a day's work at one time or other. I love it. We see every day that people literally get away with murder (OJ?), this guy may or may not (is the date of the picture included?)be lying, & he gets fired. Was the company looking for an excuse to fire him?
Tom @ Nov 13th 2007 2:31PM
The picture shoulb be circulated at work, and he should have to bear the shame. That would be punishment enough.
phil @ Nov 13th 2007 2:33PM
The focus of this story SHOULD BE that the boss violated this kid's privacy by improperly BCC'ng the rest of the company on his confidential email.
And why is it even being reported on at all? This really seems like a confidential employee issue between him and his boss. It's kinda funny, but doesn't this guy not have a right to privacy in the workplace? I smell lawsuit.
Mousie @ Nov 13th 2007 2:51PM
While I find this absolutely hilarious and have a gut feeling of "serves the moron right," I still have to agree with what someone else already has said... By BCC'ing even one other person in the company who would not be on a need-to-know basis, this man's boss is setting up for a world of hurt and lawsuits. Things like this, while heartily amusing to everyone, need to be dealt with between superiors and subordinates without dragging others into the situation. I do feel this man should be severely reprimanded for lying to the company... however, aside from that, anything that actually happened that day is not the company's business with the exception of knowing it was not the reason given for not being at work. Employees other than the man's boss and possibly the people in Human Resources DEFINITELY should never have been involved.
Smarter than the intern @ Nov 13th 2007 2:56PM
I say don't fire him. Keep him around so everyone in the office can snicker and laugh at him.
mike @ Nov 13th 2007 3:01PM
i think thats my brother
Mike @ Nov 13th 2007 3:02PM
i think thats my brother
ryan @ Nov 13th 2007 3:08PM
there are fairies at the bottom of my garden...