Unfiltered Story #268028

In the UK in the 1970s, labour working practice rules were pretty strict. My boss told me about a disciplinary hearing he had to have with an employee, who happened to be the local labour union representative. The 50yr old employee had come in late to work again, something he’d been reprimanded for twice in the past, so was on his last ‘warning’.
Boss : “So why were you late this time [Employee] ?”
Employee : “Well, the wife and I were in bed, and my alarm clock went off at the right time. It’s on the wife’s side of the bed so I reached over her to switch it off … ”
Boss : “Yes ?”
Employee : “You see we both sleep in the nude … and .. Nature took its course ! ”
Boss : …….
The employee got away with a caution … !