Posted by coral on June 8, 2003, at 14:55:10
In reply to Workplace frustrations update (long), posted by noa on June 8, 2003, at 10:11:19
Dear Noa,
DOCUMENT! DOCUMENT! DOCUMENT! I speak as a management consultant. If you keep a journal for personal venting, fine, but on the professional front, document in a straight-forward fashion and DO respond in writing (e-mail is fine) to your supervisor. Approach it as if there was a misunderstanding that you're taking this opportunity to clarify, then, state your position about their request, and you appreciate the opportunity to meet with the supervisor at DATE/TIME. After the next meeting, follow up immediately with an e-mail recapping the meeting. I've worked with hundreds of companies and what they're asking is not reasonable. The standard practice is that a person who is going to be home sick calls in, preferrably to the supervisor (or pre-determined call line) and leaves a message. The exception, as someone mentioned, would be something like a CPA in early April. Keep your correspondence very straight-forward, factual and dry. (Keep your emotions out of it - and you're doing a wonderful job of that!!!) Hopefully this is just a blip. If it becomes a pattern, your documentation becomes even more critical.
Please let me know if I can be of assistance...
Coral
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