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My uncle swears I should never tell my boss about my weekend plans, and I finally stopped biting my tongue on that one
My uncle Ray worked at a paper mill in Green Bay for 31 years and he always gives me random job advice I never ask for. Last month I almost snapped at him when he said to keep my personal life totally private at work, no vacations, no kid's soccer games, nothing. I thought that was some grumpy old man stuff from the 80s. Then two weeks ago my coworker Dana mentioned at lunch she was taking her daughter to look at colleges in Ohio next month. Our manager pulled her aside Thursday and said they needed her for a client meeting that exact week, even though she had put the request in 6 weeks early. She got the time off anyway but the look on her face when she walked back to her desk was rough. I almost told Dana right there that our boss does this every time someone gives him a heads up too early, but I swallowed it. Uncle Ray called me Saturday and I had to admit he had a point about keeping quiet until the last second, though I still think it's sad we have to work that way. Anyone else got a family member whose old work advice turned out sadly true?
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juliag1027d ago
Wait, your boss actually pulled her aside and scheduled a client meeting on the exact week she said she'd be gone? That is wild. Six weeks notice and he still did that on purpose? The fact that Uncle Ray called it years ago from a paper mill in Green Bay is kind of scary honestly.
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