'Call you as soon as I leave the ER': Contractor fakes injury using a photo from the internet to avoid working, gets fired

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
May 26, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

Contractors have a certain reputation, and while that might not be fair to all contractors and may have more to do with the complicated challenges of sourcing the correct materials in reasonable timeframes, this stereotype exists for a reason. Everyone has had that experience or knows someone who has had that experience with a contractor who repeatedly fails to meet deadlines, fails to communicate, and sometimes just plain fails to show up when everything is already ready to go. Some contractors will famously go to any length and procure any excuse in order to avoid getting the work done on the day.

This exchange, shared on Reddit's r/quityourbullsh*t subreddit, went viral after screenshots of an exchange between a client and a contractor went viral. The screenshots show the client (the original Reddit poster's coworker) trying to get in touch with their contractor, wondering why nobody had shown up to complete the work on their home. The contractor responded with a wild excuse about how they had not been able to show up because of a dramatic injury… using a viral photo shared on Reddit. A quick reverse image search revealed the deceit, and the coworker fired the contractor. 

Read on for the screenshots of this exchange and the reactions from the Reddit thread where they were shared. Next, check out this contractor who got revenge on an entitled client. 

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