Unintended Consequences of Honesty

I thought I was doing the right thing until I realized I might have just ruined someone's

career. My coworker asked me to cover for them during a client call because they

had a family emergency. Simple enough. I said yes. The call went fine, I handled everything,

no issues. Two days later my boss pulls me into her office asking why I was on that

call instead of my coworker. I explained the situation. She nodded,

thanked me, and I left thinking nothing of it. Then I found out there was no family

emergency. My coworker was interviewing at another company. But here's the twist.

They didn't get that job. And now my boss is questioning their commitment here.