Unreasonable Expectations?

DucksNuts · 05-06-2007, 07:46 PM

Your views on........Is my boss an unreasonable arse?

For those that dont know, I am business manager for a car dealership.

The owner, mainly sells vehicles and finance....I handle the rest, as well as selling finance. We have 12 staff, which includes my secretary and a delivery manager/stock controller, whose jobs overlaps mine in a few areas.

Today I am home with the 2 boys (ages 4 & 2), as the 4yr old has the flu with a temp and nasty cough.

I've had, 6ish phone calls from work - I accept those, they are genuine and warranted.

My boss makes my secretary call me and TELL me that she has to come babysit the sick kids so I can go into work for a few hours... wtf???

I have spoken to both people about the things that need to be done today, they are the two that handle things when I go away for whatever length of time.

I said No, and am now getting a lot of grief for not going into work and I am starting to feel guilty (which is my boss' uncanny knack).

Aliantha · 05-06-2007, 07:50 PM

Fuck the boss. No one ever died with thier last words being, "I wish I'd spent more time at the office".

You're a talented girl. Tell him if he doesn't like it, he can get someone else. There's a labour shortage in Oz at the moment remember.

Beestie · 05-06-2007, 07:55 PM

Your boss is an idiot.

monster · 05-06-2007, 08:33 PM

You should pity him that he will probably never experience the feeling of knowing that he is what his sick child needs most to make them feel better. If he did, he'd never have made the suggestion of having your secretary take your place.

Next time, just don't tell 'em who's sick. Make out like it's you and you're highly contagious. And spotty. And your boobs have deflated.

bluecuracao · 05-06-2007, 08:34 PM

Your boss sounds like an ass--you have a sick child to take care of, for chrissakes.

Aliantha · 05-06-2007, 08:35 PM

No, he's an arse.

bluecuracao · 05-06-2007, 08:36 PM

Is an arse worse that an ass? LOL

Aliantha · 05-06-2007, 08:37 PM

probably not. They both mean the same thing. It's just that he's an aussie, so he's an arse not an ass. If he's an ass he's a donkey type thing, and he's worse than a donkey imo.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-06-2007, 08:53 PM

Absolutely not Duckie. And when you do go back, demand at least a 10% raise.... no bullshit, 10%.

monster · 05-06-2007, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

probably not. They both mean the same thing. It's just that he's an aussie, so he's an arse not an ass. If he's an ass he's a donkey type thing, and he's worse than a donkey imo.

I didn't realise you lot said arse too. It's so much more satifying to say than ass, I find.

Hyoi · 05-07-2007, 10:04 AM

I'm with the xo, Ducks. All the attention you're getting clearly says that you're worth more than he's paying you. And it's easy enough to out guilt-trip a guilt-tripper, so lay a big one on him. Tears, the whole bit.

Shawnee123 · 05-07-2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

My boss makes my secretary call me and TELL me that she has to come babysit the sick kids so I can go into work for a few hours... wtf???

That's just ridiculous. Who is your boss to tell you who should be taking care of your kids, especially when they're sick?

Good for you for standing your ground.

limey · 05-07-2007, 01:46 PM

He's an asses arse.
But, more seriously, don't you have legislation that allows you emergency leave to cope with sick children etc? That's what you should be checking out online, to say that you are legally entitled to do what any mother'd be doing anyways.
Even more seriously, he's still an asses arse.

DucksNuts · 05-07-2007, 07:42 PM

Thanks guys

I thought maybe I was being a bit princessy, glad to hear I wasnt.

I'm home again today, so he will be livid

Limey - I am covered by parental leave, so no dramas there, but the guilt trip gets me every time.

I give him 110% and he still makes me feel like I am not pulling my weight.

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Thanks fucking hilarious, Shawnee!!

lumberjim · 05-07-2007, 08:10 PM

you took off because your kids were sick? toughen up...rub some dirt on them, they'll be fine.

05-06-2007, 07:46 PM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Unreasonable Expectations? Your views on........Is my boss an unreasonable arse? For those that dont know, I am business manager for a car dealership. The owner, mainly sells vehicles and finance....I handle the rest, as well as selling finance. We have 12 staff, which includes my secretary and a delivery manager/stock controller, whose jobs overlaps mine in a few areas. Today I am home with the 2 boys (ages 4 & 2), as the 4yr old has the flu with a temp and nasty cough. I've had, 6ish phone calls from work - I accept those, they are genuine and warranted. My boss makes my secretary call me and TELL me that she has to come babysit the sick kids so I can go into work for a few hours... wtf??? I have spoken to both people about the things that need to be done today, they are the two that handle things when I go away for whatever length of time. I said No, and am now getting a lot of grief for not going into work and I am starting to feel guilty (which is my boss' uncanny knack).

05-06-2007, 07:50 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Fuck the boss. No one ever died with thier last words being, "I wish I'd spent more time at the office". You're a talented girl. Tell him if he doesn't like it, he can get someone else. There's a labour shortage in Oz at the moment remember. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-06-2007, 07:55 PM	#3
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Your boss is an idiot. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

05-06-2007, 08:33 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	You should pity him that he will probably never experience the feeling of knowing that he is what his sick child needs most to make them feel better. If he did, he'd never have made the suggestion of having your secretary take your place. Next time, just don't tell 'em who's sick. Make out like it's you and you're highly contagious. And spotty. And your boobs have deflated. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-06-2007, 08:35 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	No, he's an arse. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-06-2007, 08:34 PM	#5
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Your boss sounds like an ass--you have a sick child to take care of, for chrissakes.

05-06-2007, 08:36 PM	#7
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Is an arse worse that an ass? LOL

05-06-2007, 08:37 PM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	probably not. They both mean the same thing. It's just that he's an aussie, so he's an arse not an ass. If he's an ass he's a donkey type thing, and he's worse than a donkey imo. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-06-2007, 08:53 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Absolutely not Duckie. And when you do go back, demand at least a 10% raise.... no bullshit, 10%. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-07-2007, 10:04 AM	#11
Hyoi Faithful Companion Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	I'm with the xo, Ducks. All the attention you're getting clearly says that you're worth more than he's paying you. And it's easy enough to out guilt-trip a guilt-tripper, so lay a big one on him. Tears, the whole bit. __________________ When you stop trying to make sense of it all, it all begins to make sense.

05-07-2007, 01:46 PM	#13
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	He's an asses arse. But, more seriously, don't you have legislation that allows you emergency leave to cope with sick children etc? That's what you should be checking out online, to say that you are legally entitled to do what any mother'd be doing anyways. Even more seriously, he's still an asses arse. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

05-07-2007, 08:10 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	you took off because your kids were sick? toughen up...rub some dirt on them, they'll be fine. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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