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Denis Krotovas

Man Doesn’t Show Up To Work For 6 Years, Only Gets Caught When His Employer Tries To Celebrate Him

If you are reading this article at your desk, daydreaming about never returning to work, you probably have more in common with one audacious man from Spain than you’d think. Joaquín García is the anti-hero we all strive to be, but his downfall came in the most unexpected way.

For 6-years, his no-work-all-pay scheme was going on without a hitch. Government jobs are, after all, cushy, and he tested those limits even further. But you can only have so much luck on your side, and he would soon have to fess up.

Nobody dreams of working, but everybody has at some point dreamt about quiting

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