Quote Originally Posted by koolmoe
Send him the following e-mail in reply:

"My girlfriend is going to be away this weekend, and I really need to get laid. I was going to hire an escort, but I think your wife can get the job done without forcing me to hire a professional. If you have a problem with that, let me know, and I'll find a substitute.

Cheers,
mcat"
Wow, another awesome post by moe.

Talk to your coworkers and have a group agreement that a substitute is needed. Then tell the guy ducking out that you all have discussed it and a substitute should be brought in.

Worst thing you can do is go to the boss. This is an easy situation to remedy and you will look useless/drone-like if you need boss mediation for something as simple as this. Go to the boss and good luck ever being considered responsible/driven enough for a promotion. The guy's not even causing a problem yet, he's offered the substitute if you think you need it.