to go to work late tomorrow?

[SnowballsMum]

NC in case I out myself.

At a meeting last April, delegates broke into three groups and discussed a subject, each group putting their thoughts onto newsprint. After the meeting my manager - who had been writing for one of the groups - said "You won't be able to read my writing. You type up the other two and I'll type this one".

After I had written the minutes of the meeting (about 14 pages of notes - it was a six-hour meeting), I typed up the two lots of newsprint, then sent my manager the document to add her group's comments.

This afternoon she realised that she needs the results of the workshop as supporting evidence for a paper she is writing, which has a deadline of tomorrow. She also realised that she hasn't got around to typing it up yet (from April) and didn't have time because the office Christmas meal was starting in 15 minutes.

So she told me to do it. I stayed back in the office to do it, and didn't go to the meal. And she was right - I couldn't read her writing.

I know I can't recoup the meal itself - but WIBU to go in a couple of hours late tomorrow in lieu of the time I would have been allowed for the meal?

Your manager demanded you miss the meal??

She demanded that you misdhje meal to do some work that she hadn't done since April?

How did you stop yourself from telling her to fuck off?

Damn right you should take that time back.

Does your work set up have flexibility and what is the process? If you've stayed late and it's usual process to take it whenever without authorisation then fine. If, like in my office, all flexi has to be agreed then email/call and ask? I wouldn't just do it though.

My work does have flexibility, but my manager demands I give her notice if I'm doing anything "unusual".

And, to be fair, I had indicated I was already fed up with the way the meal was being organised.

Send her an email right now giving her notice that you will be in late tomorrow morning having sorted out her shit and missing the meal.

Cheeky cow.

Unusual? Like joint your team at a Xmas meal? Or you know, having a life that might impact on your cleaning up after her mess? No. just no.

*joining

So I arrived at work at 08:20 this morning, and told my manager that there was one word I had not been able to read. She said she'd check it later. She also said "You missed a really good meal yesterday!"

She hasn't opened the document all day.

There was also some work I was doing which I needed her input for today at the latest (deadline is Tuesday, but she's not in the office tomorrow of Monday). This is a major piece of work and, to some extent, both our reputations rely on it being in on time. I sent her what I'd done so far yesterday and she said she'd talk to me today. At lunchtime she said she'd talk to me this afternoon. When it was time for me to leave I switch off my laptop, locked it away, locked my cabinet, put my coat on ...... and she said "Wait a minute, I need to talk to you about that work!" I pointed out that, half an hour earlier I had put an appointment in her diary for 09:00 on Tuesday, which she had seen and accepted. "But you need to get on with this while I'm out of the office".

"Yes, but I also need to catch my train."

So two important pieces of work are stalled because she can't find half an hour to talk to me. She's said that she's worried because, if we fail to deliver, both our jobs could "disappear" - but she won't focus enough to get the work done.

Who is her manager? They need to know. And fast.

Her manager left last month and hasn't yet been replaced. The one above that is the one who is looking for a reason to close us down (e.g. failure to deliver).

Oh dear. I think, perhaps you should start looking around for another job. :(

I was thinking the same.