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Probe over call centre man&squo;s Facebook sickie blooper | The Daily Telegraph

THE actions of a call centre employee who was caught on Facebook bragging about “chucking a sickie” will be the subject of an internal investigation, after the scandal was revealed in the Daily Telegraph Online today.

The formal probe, announced by his employer, comes as workers at the AAPT call centre described the mood of crisis there today.

“There’s a lot of shit going down this morning,” one office worker was heard to say.

Another reportedly told the man “you know you’re a legend …. but you’re so stupid.”

AAPT’s announcement came after the scandal was revealed in The Daily Telegraph today.

An email exchange between 21-year-old Kyle Doyle and his boss was circulated in office blocks around Sydney yesterday, after he wrote on his Facebook site that he was “still trashed” and would claim the day off for medical reasons.

A spokesman from AAPT said the company was aware of the matter.

“It’s unfortunate because it was in the public domain,” she said.

“It involves one of our employees and we’re doing an internal investigation, but I can’t comment any further because of the nature of what it’s about.

A steady stream of Kyle’s colleagues made their way to a nearby newsagency to buy the Daily Telegraph and read the story this morning.

Kyle’s boss Niresh Regmi emailed the 21-year-old, who worked as a resolutions expert, yesterday asking him to provide a valid reason for his sick leave.

But he wrote back saying he did not need a medical certificate for one day’s leave.

Niresh replied that his line manager determined his leave was not due to medical reasons and when Kyle asked him for proof he sent him the Facebook posting.

The receptionist at AAPT told The Daily Telegraph Online neither party was in the office this morning but Kyle – a keen clubber – had been seen near the building having a cigarette.

Staff said they had been told not to comment on the incident.