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To be annoyed at my colleague?

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PandaAndLionRoar · 13/12/2024 22:00

I was in an all day meeting with the board/C suite in work today. My colleague/friend was in work but not in the meeting with me. It was her last day before MAT leave and it was coming up to 5pm and I was still in my meeting with the board so she came to the meeting room and interrupted my meeting by knocking on the door and then asking for me and saying “I’m sorry to interrupt but can I have a quick world please, it’s urgent”. It turns out she didn’t have anything urgent that she needed me for but she just wanted to say bye to me before she goes on MAT leave and knew that I wouldn’t be out of my meeting before 5pm when she left the building so she decide to interrupt my meeting to say bye instead. I feel a bit annoyed that she interrupted the whole meeting just to say bye to me whilst I was in a meeting with the board, fair enough if it was something urgent but it wasn’t. She could have just phoned me later to say bye if she wanted. AIBU to be a little annoyed with my colleague for interrupting my meeting just to say bye? She took me out the meeting room and just said that she just wanted to say bye to me before she goes on MAT leave and then we chatted for 2 minutes and that was it, nothing urgent at all!

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comedycentral · 13/12/2024 22:12

Jeez, I'm not sure I know how to articulate this in words but it's just a meeting, with people who feel like they are super super important- but in the grand scheme of your life, that meeting will not be significant to you, you won't remember it. What you will remember is moments with family and friends, that's what you need to put at the top of the super important list. Saying goodbye to colleagues on the last day before mat leave can be super emotional for some people.

PandaAndLionRoar · 13/12/2024 22:11

We had planned to keep in touch and meet up while she’s off work as I have a DD as well.

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PandaAndLionRoar · 13/12/2024 22:10

friendconcern · 13/12/2024 22:07

I don’t know what c-suite means but unless it was a one off meeting that you were central to, I don’t see the issue

C-suite just means executive board!

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ItOnlyTakesTwoMinutes · 13/12/2024 22:09

I’m trying to stay quiet if I have nothing nice to say… 😂

daliesque · 13/12/2024 22:09

No you're not unreasonable at all. Unless you aren't going to see her at all for months then it was nothing that couldn't wait. And if you have no plans to see each other or speak while she's off, then she isn't important enough friend to interrupt an important meeting.

friendconcern · 13/12/2024 22:07

I don’t know what c-suite means but unless it was a one off meeting that you were central to, I don’t see the issue

pernice · 13/12/2024 22:07

It's not that deep

PandaAndLionRoar · 13/12/2024 22:06

Nope it’s not a reverse! I just expected her to need me for something more urgent when she said that she needed a “quick word” because of something “urgent”. I personally wouldn’t have interrupted a C-Suite meeting for that but obviously she felt it was ok to interrupt my meeting for it.

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iwantavuvezela · 13/12/2024 22:05

I think one day you will look back on this and realise this was not a big thing

JWhipple · 13/12/2024 22:05

Is this a reverse or did you really think your friend was unreasonable for wanting to say goodbye to you on what was probably an emotional day for her.

Flyylf · 13/12/2024 22:04

this is a joke?! 😂

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