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| Bitch Session |
| 01.05.07 (5:45 am) [edit] |
| I started this new job in late October. I was told the company closes the office the week of Xmas but I wouldn't have earned more than 2 days paid time off. After the T'giving holiday, I asked the boss if I could work the 27th and 28th of December since I had a lot of stuff that would keep my busy. He said it shouldn't be a problem, he'd check with the Pres of the company and let me know if there was a problem. (Had he said I still had to take the time off, I would have either taken a trip - which I could desperately use, or had some surgery that I need.) Week before Xmas, I'm mentioning that I have conference calls with three large clients to finalize some significant deals the following week. Emailing and telling him face to face. No mention of anything contradictory about working those days... The last day of work before Xmas, the company Pres mentions something about her fish going 10 days w/o food. I told her I'd be happy to feed them while I'm at the office. She said "the office is closed - I don't want you working here alone - there's a crack house next door." I replied to her that I frequently work weekends and that there was a class being taught at the office Tues - Thurs. She said "Oh." I was in the office on the 27th and 28th from 8am - 4pm. Closed two big deals and worked out the logistics for deal #3. (Revenue totals are more than my annual salary). I sent emails to my boss and the CEO (who was working with me on one of the big deals), giving them status reports. Late on the 28th, the CEO (not the Pres) comes in. I tell him that the phone system is screwed up and incoming calls weren't working the day before. He was rushing around to install some software. Nothing else was mentioned... Yesterday, my boss is finally back in the office. Several conversations with him during the day about stuff. Then at 5pm, he asks me into his office. Telling me that people around the office are talking because I'm leaving the office during the day. (For occasional networking events and sales calls and my weekly counseling appointment) He acknowledges that they don't understand that and he does - and that I'm totally kicking ass bringing in business. (I'm thinking to myself, "And your point?") Have no clue what I'm supposed to do except climb out the back window so no one else sees me leaving for the appointments... Then I mention something about how I figured out some technical stuff on my own last week since I didn't have anyone else to rely on. He said "What were you doing here last week? The office was closed?" I reminded him of our conversation and that he said he'd get back with me if there was a problem with me working those days. And that I had updated him on scheduled calls last week prior to them happenin - that he hadn't said a thing about it. I had also spoken to the HR woman that day reminding her that I was working those days - and she said ok. He told me that "the office was closed and you will be charged for future time off for those days." He apologized for the miscommunication. I told him that I worked my butt off last week and that I shouldn't be penalized for the miscommunication. (Translation: his failure to check with the Pres. and pay attention to all my comments about working last week.)And that had he notified me in a timely manner, I could have made travel arrangements to spend the holidays with friends instead of alone here (Guilt, guilt, guilt) and that I purposely didn't want to use time off that I hadn't accrued yet because I was expecting to have some outpatient sinus surgery in the near future and needed to bank the time. This is bullshit. I'm going to have to seriously bite my tongue today. My boss, as a person, is a nice guy. However, as a manager, he's spineless and doesn't give a flip about anything except his reports. I'm going on strike. I've closed 9 deals in 2 months. Number of deals closed by the other 3 team members (including my boss?) 1 small one. |
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by Redonthehead