to be annoyed at my boss?

[ConnieComplaint]

I work for a shit company - a small shit company.

But in the office I work, there are two of us who do the same job.

Our 'boss' is based in another office. Any time I clear days off with the 'boss' he tells me just to clear it with colleague in same office as one of us needs to be there all the time.

Anyway, I booked tomorrow off work.... asked colleague who said it suited him etc...

However, today (my usual day off anyway) I remembered I hadn't told the boss in the other office. Assuming it was OK, but wanting to keep him in the loop, I just called him from home.

He practically yelled at me Said he was my line manager & I should've cleared it with him before colleague (even though any time I've ever asked/informed him of changes, he told me as long as it was OK with colleague, he was OK with it.

So whilst on the phone, he asked me how my new PT hours are going - I said great for my home life & I didn't feel my work was suffering either, he said he felt I had been coming on well before the PT hours & that perhaps our edition might lack some features if I kept up the PT hours.

I am now sitting her, after being happy for two days off in a row, with tears tripping me, feeling peeved that I got a dressing down from my boss, whilst still standing in my own hallway.

OK, I admit I might be unreasonable, but still feel like shit.

YANBU, he sounds like a total wankshaft.

The thig is, he's usually lovely, which is why it came as a bit of a shock & the reason I'm annoyed.

If it was normal then I'm sure I would be used to it.

He said he has one person off on lone term sick & another off on holidays - not sure why this involves me as we're all in different offices.

he's human. no excuse, but he sounds stressed. keep him in the loop next time

i wouldn't say either is bu his probably having crap time at work and then even though he says clear it with colleague it would still be good to have informed him first as he is the boss and should know prior and then its down to him to say arrange with colleague

i wouldn't be upset he was stressed you should have told him first but as already mentioned his human could be having awful day and feeling like he is undermined by staff, who knows just apologise next time for not arranging with him first

My 'line manager' works in an office in another country. He signs off my holiday and expenses but otherwise I never contact him for anything, ever. He trusts me to get the job done and as long as that happens he doesn't care what hours I work, if I have a dentist appointment etc. He would go mad if I didn't tell him about taking a day off though...