Man Doesn't Show Up to Work for Years, No One Notices
Joaquín García of Spain said that he was unfairly targeted because of his political beliefs
A Spanish civil servant who didn't show up to his office for at least six years — perhaps longer — now has to pay back nearly €30,000 (about US$33,000) for the time he collected paychecks without working.
Joaquín García's ruse was discovered only in 2010, when he was tapped to win a service medal after twenty years on the job. García, who had been supposedly supervising a Cádiz wastewater treatment plant since 1996, was fined this week by a Spanish court.
The reason García had been able to get away with skipping work for as long as he had was bureaucratic: the Aguas de Cádiz utility thought he had been transferred back to his city hall job, and nobody bothered to track him down until he was due to receive his award. García initially appealed the finding, but the courts finally ruled against him.
Cádiz's deputy mayor, Martin Vila, said he was amazed that "a person could be hired for years and collecting pay without doing anything whatsoever."
García said in his defense that the charges were political and that he had been targeted because of his political beliefs, and that while he didn't keep regular business hours, he had been working the entire time. His friends said that he had been unwilling to report any harassment because he didn't want to lose his job.
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I love how the guy tries to play the victim while getting paid for sun bathing on the beach, LOL! I'm considering moving to Spain in the near future, I can only wish I can get a job like this
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Re: I want a job like this!
By michael9599 - 26-02-2016 10:11
It's called YouTube! You can make 72 videos (each being 20 minutes long) in 24 hours. Use the schedule tool to release a video a week an voila! You have 2 years of weekly videos! Monetize and your free!
If you work like that, you only need to work 3 days every 2 years to release 3 videos a week! :D
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Re: I want a job like this!
By darkline - 27-02-2016 00:09
I need to start prank calling people and posting to youtube then :)
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Re: I want a job like this!
By scruttino - 27-02-2016 06:52
michael9599 wrote:It's called YouTube! You can make 72 videos (each being 20 minutes long) in 24 hours. Use the schedule tool to release a video a week an voila! You have 2 years of weekly videos! Monetize and your free!
If you work like that, you only need to work 3 days every 2 years to release 3 videos a week!
Unless I'm mistaken people need to watch what you post and generate views or you won't earn a dimes
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Re: I want a job like this!
By darkline - 27-02-2016 10:14
Yes you need watchers, I said prank calls because for some reason every time I go to youtube on the "videos you might like", it suggests I watch the most unfunny guy ever making some prank calls and his videos has millions of views.
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Re: I want a job like this!
By scruttino - 27-02-2016 14:36
darkline wrote:Yes you need watchers, I said prank calls because for some reason every time I go to youtube on the "videos you might like", it suggests I watch the most unfunny guy ever making some prank calls and his videos has millions of views.
Fair enough, most of what I watch is either late night talk show segments or Let's Plays by Youtube gamers.
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Re: I want a job like this!
By sergiorib - 27-02-2016 18:43
This is a great topic.
Can I copy it to PT forum, @darkline?
BTW: I rather have that kind of job than working in 2 as I do. :)
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Re: I want a job like this!
By darkline - 27-02-2016 19:40
Hey, glad you like it, feel free to copy it!
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Re: I want a job like this!
By sergiorib - 28-02-2016 21:49
darkline wrote:Hey, glad you like it, feel free to copy it!
Tks @darkline.
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