People online are laughing at–but are respecting the hustle of–a person who sent a Photoshopped image of a nail in a tire to their boss to get out of work.
Twitter user @sydneyywhitson tweeted the riveting story Wednesday morning, along with the image her coworker sent in.
“My coworker called in (yet again) and said she had a nail on her tire that caused her to have a flat. I need everyone to stop what they’re doing and ZOOM IN TO THE NAIL IN THE PICTURE SHE SENT MY BOSS,” sydneyywhitson tweeted.
my coworker called in (yet again) and said she had a nail on her tire that caused her to have a flat. i need everyone to stop what they’re doing and ZOOM IN TO THE NAIL IN THE PICTURE SHE SENT MY BOSS pic.twitter.com/4NcJGuvF4F
— sydney (@sydneyywhitson) January 8, 2020
If you zoom in on the photo, you can tell the nail is obviously fake and Photoshopped in the picture. But some astute viewers pointed out the tire isn’t real either.
Another pointed out that it’s one of the first images to pop up upon searching “nail in tire” in Google Search.
girl that tire isn't even real lmao
— 🔪 𝖈 𝖆 𝖞 𝖑 𝖆 🔪 (@ohgrime) January 8, 2020
Lmaooooooo pic.twitter.com/Luc80DFUm7
— Hugo 👺 (@hxg0_) January 9, 2020
Some users compared it to the classic “graphic design is my passion” meme.
— 🔪 𝖈 𝖆 𝖞 𝖑 𝖆 🔪 (@ohgrime) January 8, 2020
— J GREEZi (@JGREEZi) January 9, 2020
But many respected the individual’s hustle.
“She did what she had to do,” Twitter user @TheTeeta wrote.
She did what she had to do 🤷🏾♂️
— Teeta💭 (@TheTeeta) January 9, 2020
Cartoon network tire😄😄😂😂 she earned that day just cuz of effort
— gmoney (@HallRashon) January 9, 2020
Naturally, many users helpfully tweeted out actual photos of flat tires for others to use the next time they can’t make it to work.
Here’s an actual picture you can use next time pic.twitter.com/v0QqrymGUc
— Sam Jarman (@SamuelJarman) January 9, 2020
Here y’all go.. Let y’all bosses know the reason y’all are running late is because y’all tire had a nail, puncture or gash in it and you’re at the tire shop trying to get it fixed…. You guys are all welcome pic.twitter.com/wxgyaGdR2i
— M. 🦁 (@mycity_504) January 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/luckyXashh/status/1215175716452667392
And some users just had to be a little extra and encouraged employees to go big or go home when calling out.
“Just throw [this] in for a lil razzle dazzle,” Twitter user @MarciaLaRein wrote, along with a photo of a totaled car.
https://twitter.com/MarciaLaRein/status/1215266113229070336
just adding to the thread, y’all can use this to spice things up pic.twitter.com/vhmk6GWNfR
— justin (@JustinBroski2) January 9, 2020
have a gray ford fusion or a green SUV? throw this one in a text and enjoy your day off pic.twitter.com/TT5uRkbOWG
— antonio (@antoniodelotero) January 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/Papito_Em/status/1215247379944919042
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