‘I got her fired’: Employee refuses to cover for coworker's shift, so coworker lies to boss about finding a cover, gets fired when no one arrives at work

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Nov 8, 2025 5:00 AM EST

Working with your friends has advantages and disadvantages. It can be fun to get to spend your workdays with people you already know and love, and it can really help with getting through boring days or difficult shifts. However, work strains many relationships, especially between coworkers. Having your friends as coworkers can result in a lot of awkward situations that will definitely not benefit your friendship.

Take the pair in the story below as an example. Since they are friends, one of them felt like she could reach out to the other and ask her to cover for one of her shifts. But when the other friend said she's busy and cannot cover the shift, things got awkward.

The first friend told the boss that the second friend agreed to cover her shift anyway, even though it was obviously a lie. So when eventually nobody arrived at work for that shift, the now mad boss started looking for answers between the two friends. At the end, one of them got fired, and their friendship will probably never be the same.

Keep scrolling to read the full story. After that, check out this story of a hiring manager who demanded a thank-you video from one of their candidates.

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    AITA for getting my friend fired from her job?

    So my friend and I (22F) both work in retail. I had planned for weeks with my boyfriend to go home during the weekend so we could visit my family.
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    2 weeks ago on Friday my friend called me and told me that the guy she was speaking to had invited her last minute to a desert party and she wouldn't be able to make her shift, so she asked me to cover it for her.
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    I had that Friday off and my bf and I were planning on leaving early since the drive is like around 4-5 hours.
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    I told her I can't cover for her and she got really upset. She ended up telling our manager that she had a family emergency and that I said I'd cover for her.
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    So when my manager called me and asked me why I wasn't at work since my friend said I would be working her shift, I told her the truth and my friend ended up getting fired.
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    Now she's really upset with me because she's saying I threw her under the bus. AITA?
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    A_Classy_Ghost Correction: she got HERSELF fired by missing her shift and lying to the boss. NTA
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    OP numbaonehacker She got really upset with me saying I know how much she liked the boy and how it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, made me feel like I was the one in the wrong
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    Round-Spite5666 NTA. Your "friend" is not a friend. She lied and used you. If anything she threw you - and your workplace under the bus. You had every right to say no - you had plans and you SHOULD tell your boss the truth. She might have some nice qualities, but I were you, I would not consider her a friend anymore.
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    flowerybutterfly96 She jumped in front of the bus herself. You told her no. She chose to ignore it. That was her, lying down, closing her eyes and hoping the bus was miss her. She guessed wrong. What did she expect you to do? Lie down with her? NTA. Maybe the desert guy can get her a job.
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    NTA bluesnowdrops And that's not a real friend you have there. She got fired because she lied and missed work not because you didn't cover for her.
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    Adorable-Eye9733 NTA. She threw you under the bus first. You just accidentally ran her over.
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    ParticularAd1735 NTA. She lied to the boss. She threw you under the bus.
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    NTA TeenySod You didn't get her fired: she got herself fired for trying to throw YOU under the bus after you had said 'No'.
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    CurrentTea3987 NTA. Your so called friend told a lie that could have gotten you fired all to hangout with a boy she's just talking to
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    DobbyFreeElf35 Lr ao what did she think was going to happen? NTA. Your friend isn't very bright. She got herself fired after almost getting you into trouble. She got what was coming to her
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