To expect boss to answer phone!

[Jassmells]

Phone call scheduled with my boss today at 2pm. Have not spoken to all week. Lots of issues to discuss. 2 pm comes, no call from her. Call her several times no answer. Send email outlining what I need to discuss. No answer for several hours. Get email just now at 10pm which doesn't answer any points and then "sorry I didn't answer I was on the phone to Dave."

Right. Dave is a mutual friend. Dave does not fucking work with us. Dave talks bollocks for England whilst I have questions from clients which need answering. Have you been on the phone to Dave for 8 hours?

Boss likes to claim she is always incredibly busy and diary a nightmare to squeeze own staff in.

AIBU to be a tad pissed off? Am now behind on what I need to do tomorrow and still don't have the info I need. Was pretty specific.

And in true Mumsnet style if anyone has a good one liner for me re being on the phone to Dave instead of me during our office hours please feel free to share.

Sorry for rant.

YANBU, she's acted very unprofessionally. But it's risky to come back with one liners or kick off at your boss, whether they've done wrong. I'd wait until tomorrow, email back asking for her availability to schedule a meeting. Don't mention today. Your lack of reassuring her it's okay will be noted. Then when you see her in person see if she mentions it first, if not you can calmly say that you'd appreciate some notice for cancelling a scheduled meeting going forwards so you can make best use of your time.

Thanks @LemonShark sensible. Still fuming though.

Yep I would be too! Totally disrespectful, shows she doesn't value or respect your time.

Is there the smallest chance she was maybe caught with a personal emergency she doesn't want to share and blame it on Dave instead?

@LemonShark no sadly not Dave just likes to spring a chat (which theoretically could last 8 hours) Most of us are wise to avoid. I wouldn't mind so much if I didn't have to beg for time in diary.