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boss who is unavailable
Posted by: fsmpisces
Date: 7/13/2005 8:22:49 PM
I work for a social service organization in which the directors, for whom I work, are husband and wife. The husband is "out in the field" most parts of most days and very often all day. The wife writes grants and manages the organization. She is never in the office because she is either working from home or out at various functions and meetings. Since it is only the three of us in the admin office, I am left mostly on my own to handle whatever comes up. The bosses are not present and are unavailable by phone most of time. Other employees as well as outside callers find it almost impossible to contact them when they need them. I am scolded and talked down to if I manage to contact them somehow with anything that they (or she) considers not to be a dire emergency - like the facility burning down. When they are out of the office, they keep their doors locked. I feel sort of left out in the cold and when I mentioned this to her, she said she would think about it and I've not heard back from her. What would you do?
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siggpuppy |
| Date: |
7/20/2005 10:21:00 AM |
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It's something, isn't it?
You are exactly like my husband job. He is the only one in the office, his boss came to work at 9.00 or 10.00 am most of the time, out of the office 2-3 days a week, if come to work, she were on the phone with personal reason and always left office about 3 to 4 pm, set up her own schedule to work out off the office.
He complained about not having time and no help in the office. Afterward, he got PFC position to help him in the office.
Then, what...,, ha ha..
That PFC, she got to see the boss ddo not come to work in time, left the office early. Only 6 weeks passed, the PFC girl did the same thing.
How do you feel about it?
Last month, my husbnd boss got another promotion.... My husband did not get anything, he was left cold in the office.
What do you call such a kind of this behavior? Good old boy network ? |
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| Reply from: |
fsmpisces |
| Date: |
7/20/2005 7:58:00 PM |
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Thanks for replying to my message. At least I feel I'm not the only one. If you ever come up with any tips as to how to handle this kind of boss, please do contact me again. Very bad for employee morale - don't you think? |
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| Reply from: |
mikel |
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7/21/2005 4:57:00 PM |
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I was fortunate to work for a boss who was not there, I worked in a mid western state and my boss worked on the east coast in corporate, I just did my job and kept records of what I did and the circumstances, when (few) I was called on the carpet, I had my reasons and it worked well. I used email when I felt there was something greater than I could handle. Given the choice of close contact or distant contact- keep 'em away! GOOD LUCK! |
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| Reply from: |
siggpuppy |
| Date: |
7/24/2005 2:44:00 PM |
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Well.. good for you.. Mike..
It depends on which type of job you handle.. If CARPRT can talk.. it's something..
But my husband 's job, we need answer from different level with different department, with different benefits, and services.. |
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