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To think this is not nice

12 replies

Wierdyperiody · 09/11/2025 09:11

I had a brief exchange of texts last night (two or three) with someone re: work situation after a phone call.

I responded to one saying 'sorry perhaps I over reacted'

I followed up with another two short messages, (nothing problematic, requests ) then though better and deleted both.

This morning I received a message saying..'please don't ruin things by deleting messages it's rude'

I feel really annoyed

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AtlasPine · 09/11/2025 09:13

This is why doing work stuff by text at weekends is probably not a great idea. You might want to ask what they thought was rude about it and explain your mistake and why you deleted. But not until Monday! And not by text.

TY78910 · 09/11/2025 09:16

They probably thought you were having a pop and then deleted as it was possibly inappropriate? Just say ‘sorry, I sent you some work stuff on a weekend and thought it was best to leave until Monday, have a nice rest of your weekend’

Wierdyperiody · 09/11/2025 09:19

We do awork all weekend sometimes
It's not a 9-5 and i had worked at very short notice on Saturday

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rainbowstardrops · 09/11/2025 09:23

Why did you delete the messages if they were innocent requests? I’d have thought you were a bit odd I think.

BlueSlate · 09/11/2025 09:23

They probably thought you were having a pop and then deleted as it was possibly inappropriate?

I think it's probably this.

Why did you 'think better of' the messages?

And what's with the "not nice" nonsense. It's work. They don't have to be 'nice'. You all have to be professional. Which sending messages and deleting them when you've thought better of it with no explanation, isn't.

londongirl12 · 09/11/2025 09:24

You’ve not really given us much context t to judge either way. They may have been annoyed with you because you had to say maybe you over reacted?

Wierdyperiody · 09/11/2025 09:41

Okay it's my boss that I was having a relationship with 6 months ago. Now trying to establish new boundaries.....

He is really useless and lies about work being done and because I'm co dependent, I over extend myself and ended up working on Saturday which I was resentful of.

Another colleague and I went to complete a task that was outstanding. (My bit of the task I was assured was done by a junior person - as it's a routine Admin job, I then found out it hadn't been done, he assured me it had, twice) .

Myself and colleague had a meeting booked regarding this project. He happened to see colleague and said one person who was due at meeting was not going to be there;, he also told her not to bother doing the admin task, despite HIS manager questioning him as to why it was not done. She then sent me an anxious text message saying ah felt like she was being a pain towards him and he was unhappy with her.

I then called him and during this call he started asking me for work I know absolutely nothing about in a rambling sort of way.

In any other situation I would think it was a deliberate attempt to undermine me but things like this happen all the time and he is so ineffectual that things are constantly amiss. He is however extremely charming and able to win people over and can be sweet and affable and funny.

He has alienated so many people but has a circle of yes men and women; people that tend to be unqualified unprofessional types. The professionals have long gone.

I called him after the colleagues message to say that I'd had the message and felt frustrated that peramerters were changing all the time.

I then later forwarded the message with an apology afterwards.

My next message was going to be 'please could you let me know if meeting times and days are changing'

Then I deleted it...

Then I got the message about me being rude in the morning

Yes I need to leave this place as soon as I can

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singthing · 09/11/2025 09:49

The whole "overreacted" message sounds a bit like you were courting them to say "oh no don't worry" in reply. Then you followed it up with more messages they didn't see (by the sound of it) and promptly deleted them. It feels more like a teenage romance spat than two professional colleagues.

Woman up and speak to them in work time - in person/on a call - and explain like an adult. Tone and nuance are far easier conveyed in voice than in text messages.

singthing · 09/11/2025 09:52

Jesus, just seen the update. What a bloody palaver. To be honest it sounds more like a soap opera than a workplace.

Just stop texting people full stop and use other channels. It's only adding to this drama.

BlueSlate · 09/11/2025 09:55

A) find a new job.

B) don't shag your boss.

🙄

Skybluepinky · 09/11/2025 10:48

Everyone knows that people screenshot comments as people can delete.

HappyGilmorex · 09/11/2025 10:55

I think given your history etc. he most likely assumed the deleted messages were snarky or rude in some way. Deleting messages is a bit of a statement in itself.

I would send a reply saying 'sorry, they were just points about work but I decided it could wait until Monday' then I would ramp up the job search significantly because peeing in your own pool will always result in awkward situations like this!

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