"Wife Passed Away" Loud Wailing... Employee Who Said No Funeral Arrangements Turns Out to Be

New Employee Breaks Down Crying Announcing Wife's Death
Turns Out It Was a Lie to Quit Job
"Thought Using Family as an Excuse Would Lead to a Graceful Goodbye"

An employee who broke down in tears while announcing his wife's death was revealed to have been faking it to quit his job. JTBC 'Sageon Banjang'

An employee who broke down in tears while announcing the death of his wife was revealed to have been faking it in order to quit his job.

According to JTBC's 'Case Manager' on the 12th, the informant, who runs a car repair shop, hired a man in his 30s named A as a new employee this summer. A reportedly said he had been working a regular job but developed an interest in repairs and expressed his ambition to study while selling used cars in the United States.

According to the informant, A made frequent mistakes, possibly due to his lack of experience in the repair shop. He damaged three parked customer vehicles and nearly caused engine failure in a customer's car. He also repaired his own three vehicles and damaged equipment in the process. One day, A tearfully told his coworkers that his wife was in the early stages of colon cancer. Meanwhile, he also caused an accident by tearing off the brake fluid reservoir cap of a customer's car.

The day after the incident, on the 29th of last month, A informed the informant that his wife had passed away. The call log released by the informant included A’s voice announcing the death, saying, "My wife had other underlying illnesses that she hid." When he called again, A said, "There will be no funeral, so I will not receive condolences."

An employee who broke down in tears upon announcing his wife's death was revealed to have been faking it to quit his job. JTBC 'Sageon Banjang'

Later, on payday, the 1st, A returned to work and suddenly expressed his intention to resign. He was granted a paid leave for the last week, but since there was no funeral, it was difficult for the informant to verify the situation.

Feeling uneasy, the informant requested A to send documents or proof photos related to his wife's death for tax verification purposes. A refused, saying, "I can't do that. It feels like tearing flesh from my wife," and then broke down crying, saying, "She’s dead. It’s not an illness."

However, shortly after, A came to the repair shop, knelt down, and apologized, admitting that "the fact that my wife died was all a lie." When asked why he lied, he gave absurd excuses such as "I had wanted to quit for a long time but was afraid of being scolded," and "I thought if I used a family excuse, I could have a graceful farewell."

The informant lamented, "All the employees cried after going through this. I was so shocked. Can someone really act like this? I deeply regret hiring this employee."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "He could have just said he didn’t like the job," "What about the coworkers who cried with him?" "There are more people than you think who use family excuses," "He can’t even take care of himself, so how can he take care of his family?" and "It’s not a slave contract, so why do that?"