Man amputates his own foot to avoid work

[Lee]

An unemployed Austrian man has sawed off his left foot, apparently to avoid being found fit enough to go back to work.
Police said the "desperate" 56-year-old man deliberately sliced it off above the ankle with a mechanical saw and threw it into an oven.The man, from Mitterlabill in southern Austria, then hobbled into his garage and called an ambulance.He sliced his foot off just a few hours before he was due to have a health check with the labour department on whether he was fit to work, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported.When police arrived, the man was still conscious but had lost a lot of blood, local police chief Franz Fasching said.Emergency services "looked in the oven and were able to recover the foot," Mr Fasching said."The foot was taken the hospital but it was so badly burned that it cannot be sewn back on."
The man was flown to hospital in Graz, where he was said to be in a stable condition

Source:http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16196733

The things some people will do, they say he was desperate though so I wonder why...

[Jazz]

wow how stupid..

[Chris]

What the hell? I've heard people go to extreme measures to avoid work, but this takes it to the next level. 0_0

[Lee]

ikr, makes you think that maybe there was something else going on at work which he couldn't take anymore...

[Paige.]

omg this makes me sick :( i physically couldn't do that...

[Chris]

ikr, makes you think that maybe there was something else going on at work which he couldn't take anymore...

Either he has mental issues or he's just plain lazy. Either way, why lose a foot over work? :|

[MotorStefan95]

Why would you cut your foot off just so that you don't have to work? I would rather work and get paid than cut off my foot.

There must have been something seriously wrong with this man or maybe it was something at work that he couldn't take anymore.

[cocaine]

ikr, makes you think that maybe there was something else going on at work which he couldn't take anymore...



There must have been something seriously wrong with this man or maybe it was something at work that he couldn't take anymore.

you do realise he could have just changed jobs?
i'm suprised that this hasn't happened in britain yet.

[MotorStefan95]

you do realise he could have just changed jobs?
i'm suprised that this hasn't happened in britain yet.

Yeah, but some people don't think of easy things like that and believe that other options are the only way forward.
I also agree with your second statement. The amount of people not wanting to work makes you surprised that this hasn't happened here yet.

[Accipiter]

He was possessed

[RyRy]

I'm not sure whether to congratulate him for being so bloody mental or to shun him for being such a lazy *****...

But even then, cutting your leg off, I mean that takes something.

[Martin]

ewwww how could anyone do that!! :'( and just to avoid having to work?! holy crap! That must have hurt big time too! +o(

[Lee]

I'm not sure whether to congratulate him for being so bloody mental or to shun him for being such a lazy *****...

But even then, cutting your leg off, I mean that takes something.

Yeah but he isn't thinking straight so he may not have been able to think of the consequences :(

[Empired]

Felt literally sick reading that :(

He probably does have some mental issues though. A lot people who are struggling mentally cannot see any other options than to go for the seemingly crazy ones (e.g suicide, cutting off your own foot​, etc).

[geo]

It really does make you wonder what he was going through to even think about cutting off your own foot to avoid something. :( I do wonder if he has any mental illnesses as I just think there would have been hundreds and hundreds of other ways you could get out of work or anything really, you shouldn't need to cut your own leg off?!

[Succubus]

Oh god, that's mad!
Not only mad, painful..

[CrazyLemurs]

LOLWTF? That's just a bit not right...
Surely he could just get a part-time job if he hated labour so much xD

[LoveToStack]

Well you know what they say: when you apply for a job you should always put your best foot forward.

[Deeb]

I know what my excuse is for tomorrow!

[Jurv]

whenever i read stories like this i always want to see the pictures, i'm not weird, i swear.

[hiyahon]

I admire his determination.

[DeejayMachoo]

Wow, The bad thing about this is people work in wheelchairs so surely he would still have to work?

[beth]

Wow, The bad thing about this is people work in wheelchairs so surely he would still have to work?

i imagine he won't be working for a long time now because he'll most definitely be sectioned or taken to a secure unit. this is not a healthy reaction to working, obviously mentally ill: i don't think it's to do with laziness.

[DeejayMachoo]

i imagine he won't be working for a long time now because he'll most definitely be sectioned or taken to a secure unit. this is not a healthy reaction to working, obviously mentally ill: i don't think it's to do with laziness.

Didn't really think of that aspect when i posted it semi asleep lol.

[Amberr]

This just made me think of the first SAW film. What on earth would possess anyone to do that...

[velvet]

...well he was clearly mental

[Catchy]

This cracked me up, oh my gosh! That is honestly made my day. He must've been very desperate.

[JerseySafety]

Wow, just go to bloody work. It isn't that bad.

[Lee]

This cracked me up, oh my gosh! That is honestly made my day. He must've been very desperate.

How is it funny? :O

[Catchy]

How is it funny? :O

The lengths people will go not to work, pretty hilarious!