To think that if you are on leave from work, you are on leave, and should not be required to dial into meetings?

[MrsSchadenfreude]

I took two days off during recent school holidays and was asked by my boss to dial into a meeting on both days. The meetings were internal, in the middle of the day, and usually last an hour and a half. There was no reason why they couldn't have been rescheduled to the next day or the day before.

I said that I would not be able to dial in, as I was on leave, had planned to do something with the children, and it would not be convenient. He was v pissed off about this, and said I would not know what was going on in the office if I didn't call in. I spoke to a colleague when I came back to the office, who brought me up to speed in about 3 minutes.

Minipie yes having re-read what the op said I agree that we are not talking a crisis here - a regular meeting like that does not sound like it was imperative the op attended.

I have a background in crisis management, and when I was working in this field, if there was a crisis, we certainly expected to come into work, regardless of if we were on leave or not, and work nights if necessary. This is different. It's a routine, internal meeting, which could have been held on any day of the week, at any time to suit those participating. There was no reason why it had to be held on the Tuesday - either Monday or Wednesday would have been fine.

UANBU
You are on leave!

DH chooses to answer his phone, which annoys me slightly, but no one requires him to.

He often works from home so people may not realise he's on leave. Anyway he's general trouble shooter and he's much more relaxed knowing if there's chaos than returning to it.

He's the sort of geek who never stops thinking technical thoughts, I suspect he solves people's computing faults during sex some nights

what rhubarb said

If this is a regular weekly meeting then no, you shouldnt be asked to dial in. Internal meetings are repetative and have enough attendees to give you feedback, it is your bosses responsibility to ensure you are brought up to speed (he/she doesnt want the hassle hence why they want you to dial in).

If it is a client meeting that cant be re-arranged without peeing off the client then normally I would dial in.

DH has never had proper leave. He gets called/emailed/has to go in every bloody time he books time off.

UANBU, but please also have a word with my DH about this one!! (I tend to check emails etc on the crackberry up to maybe 7-8pm, but don't call in to mtgs - DH never turns off the bloddy crackberry, is emailing after 10pm and a LOT at weekends, and would regularly have conf calls at all hours with global offices - whether he's on leave or not). I know IABU about it just at the moment though, as I am ticked off with him being away 3 weeks out of 6 all the time, when it was supposed to be 2 weeks out of 8 when the current project started a year ago (this weekend!). And being way too busy in the "home" office when he is here...

YANBU.

Scheduling internal meetings that last 1.5 hours in the middle of the day that took you three minutes to catch up on when you returned is probably a waste of everyone's time, whether they are on leave or not.

It sounds as though your boss needs to hone up his management skills.

YANBU
Your salary is irrelevant. DH earns a good salary but he works hard and long hours during his working hours, and then some (evenings & weekends are a regular occurrence). However, when someone is on annual leave they should not be contacted unless it is a dire emergency. Employees should be able to properly switch off and relax physically and mentally - not feel as though they are "on call".

Bloody hate blackberries and other such devices.