A recent Wall Street Journal article — an actual article, in the workplace/lifestyle section, not even an op-ed! — laments the recent trend of horrible, lazy workers who, umm … *checks notes* … tak…
I was set to take one week off this week, starting Thursday.
I got home on Friday for the first two day weekend I’ve had since August, and couldn’t relax to save my life as all I could think of was that I had to go back in on Monday.
I called my boss, told him how I was feeling, and asked him how much I could pay him to take two weeks off starting immediately.
To my great surprise, he told me to just take the time at no cost or penalty.
I fly out in the morning and won’t be back to work until November 6.
The hard part was I was trying to have this conversation with him in the office, and it was like I wasn’t speaking English. He seemed to be unable to hear what I was saying and kept changing the topic to his goals for the profit sharing plan. I went so far in this conversation too say out loud that I don’t even need what I make today, and that I’m falling apart mentally.
As that statement was not related to money, he simply couldn’t hear it let alone comprehend it.
I was set to take one week off this week, starting Thursday.
I got home on Friday for the first two day weekend I’ve had since August, and couldn’t relax to save my life as all I could think of was that I had to go back in on Monday.
I called my boss, told him how I was feeling, and asked him how much I could pay him to take two weeks off starting immediately.
To my great surprise, he told me to just take the time at no cost or penalty.
I fly out in the morning and won’t be back to work until November 6.
The hard part was I was trying to have this conversation with him in the office, and it was like I wasn’t speaking English. He seemed to be unable to hear what I was saying and kept changing the topic to his goals for the profit sharing plan. I went so far in this conversation too say out loud that I don’t even need what I make today, and that I’m falling apart mentally.
As that statement was not related to money, he simply couldn’t hear it let alone comprehend it.
Frustrating is not a strong enough word.