A Spanish man was fined after his employer discovered that he had been absent from work for six years without notifying anyone.
Joaquin Garcia, a 69-year-old is an engineer at a municipal water company in Cadiz. He was fined more than $30,300 after his employer discovered that he hadn't reported for work for six years while attempting to present him an award for 20 years of service. The maximum fine represents only sightly less than one year of his annual salary of almost $41,600.
His employers at the water company believed he was being supervised by local authorities while deputy mayor Jorge Blas Fernandez thought the opposite to be true.
"We thought he had been supervised by the water company but that was not the case," he told Spanish news outlet El Mundo.
According to the BBClocal newspapers have given Garcia the nickname "el funcionario fantasma" or "the phantom official."
Garcia said a combination of office bullying related to his family's politics and a lack of work for him to do at the water company ultimately caused his extended absence. He did not report these condition for fear of losing his job.
He did occasionally report to work for brief periods of time but spent his days at the office studying philosophy.
Garcia wrote to the mayor and requested to not pay the fine and is seeking a review of the court's ruling.
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Amazing and Weird jobs in The World
These are some of the world’s most weird jobs in the
world that you will be surprised to know.
1. Professional
line-standers: You don’t have enough patience to stand in queue? These
professionals are there to stand in a line for you. These are busy especially during
big sales and product launches. Rates may vary from one to other.
2. Oshiya: These people work
in japan railway stations. As the Trains in Japan are fully crowded the japan
railways came with solution called oshiya (People onto train pushers) , these
people push the people into the trains to get the doors closed in time.
3. Professional mourners:
The professional mourners are there to attend funerals and grieve for the
deceased. This is an ancient practice and is found in China, Africa and the
Middle East. There is also a company called Rent A Mourner in England which offers
mourners. The cost is around $70 for two
hours.
4. Car Plate Blockers: In
Iran some local authorities place restrictions on number of cars allowed on
road by allowing the cars whose numbers ends with even or odd on a given day. So
drivers hire some people to walk or stand behind their cars to cover the number
plate.
5. Dog surfing
instructors: There are people who teach your dog how to surf. They can be found
at some ocean resorts. Some even offer classes strictly for dogs.
6. Professional Ear
Cleaners: There are a few professional ear cleaners found in streets of India.
They clean the wax and dust in the ears of the people.
7. Cuidacarros: This is a
profession in Brazil, these people watch your car while you left. Some of them
accept whatever given on your return, while others have a strict prices ranging
from 1 to 10 dollars.
8. Face feelers: These are
trained to use their hands and judge the effectiveness of products like
lotions, facial cleansers, and razors. Face feelers work part-time, but they
can earn up to $25 per hour. They are also called as 'sensory scientists,'
9. Ash portrait artists: They get creative with the remains of once loved ones. Following cremation, some people hire these artists to create a token of remembrance, like a necklace or glass sculpture.
10. Dog food tasters: They test the quality of the pet foods and are hired by pet food companies to test the quality of their products. They also evaluate the nutritional value.
11.Snake milkers: They extract venom from most dangerous snakes in the world like rattlesnakes and cobras. The venom which is extracted is often used to create anti venom and it can costs up to $1,000 per gram.
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