one of the employees here had a nasty surgery done on his heel and leg. today his supervisor and my boss are talking in hushed tones (though not hushed enough, obviously) about his situation because he hasn't had enough sick time for this on-going problem. finally, right before they broke up, my boss said it was his own fault for "spreading himself too thin" because, specifically, "he doesn't have a wife to take care of him."

silly employee, you forgot to pick up a wife! don't you know that's what a woman is for!