I work part time, Tuesday-Thursday.
Part of my job requires getting data from an external source, processing it into a usable form and then entering it into our system.
On Wednesday there was a delay in the external source getting the data to us. Not a massive deal really.
I had a meeting Thursday morning so was unable to request and process it myself so I asked my colleague, whose job it is to cover me when I am unavailable (just so no one accused me of dumping my work on him) to do it and I'd then do the system input once I was available.
Except he requested the data but didn't process it for me so it was available once I was out of the meeting.
Instead he requested it, but then did his own main role. Meaning once I was out of the meeting I was twiddling my thumbs. (The nature of the data means it's in a physical form, once it's requested and collected whoever has is, has it and no one else can get a copy).
His role wasn't time sensitive and processing the data first would have allowed us BOTH to get on.
Sorry to be vague but tThis is all for background.
He finally got the processed data to me after I finished for the night yesterday.
My boss has "kindly" said I can do it at my leisure.
AIBU to refuse to do it till I return?
It's preferable it's done sooner rather than later and will piss folk off if I don't do it before then but the company won't fall apart if I don't and I don't want to work on my bloody days off!
YANBU - leave it till Tuesday, not your fault
YABU - finish the task