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4 Out Of 5 Dentists Agree
My new supervisor must have selective early onset Alzheimer’s,
because she never remembers what I say or do except when I make a
mistake.
About two weeks ago, I made a dentist appointment for a routine
cleaning and x-rays as I haven’t been in quite a while. Less than 5
minutes after making the appointment, I e-mailed her to ask if I may
keep the appointment and have about 2 hours away from the office. She
approved my request via e-mail and all was well.
When I returned from my appointment and entered my leave in our
official computer system to show how long I had actually been out of
the office, I e-mailed her to say the request was online pending
official approval.
The next day, she came by my cube to say, “Can you meet with my and
[my boss] in 5 mintues?”
My gut knew this was going to be bad….
My supervisor told my boss that I had just taken off from work
without telling anyone, asking for leave, explaining what had
happened, or anything else. I had abandoned my post and gone AWOL for
2 hours and was “blowing her off” by not being communicative.
Angry, I said as calmly as I could, “No, that is not correct. I put
my leave request in for today’s my dentist appointment 2 weeks ago
and have [my supervisor's] approval in my Inbox, which I will forward
to both of you after this meeting.” I did just that and my supervisor
was proven wrong. Did I get an apology or confession that she’d made
a mistake? Of course not.
I am still working here as I am “trapped” in a 2 year internship.
However, as soon as my probationary period is over, I am out of
here!
9 Comments to 4 Out Of 5 Dentists Agree
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YUP always keep those time off requests and approvals. I work in healthcare and I have learned to CYA, cover your a**. MOst of the bosses in healthcare have forked tongues!
I love email for that paper trail… always get it in writing!
I agree with Natasha – a little CYA goes a long way. I once worked for a boss like this – had her sussed out after about two or three days, so I made sure that everything was documented by email. One day she tried to pull this very maneuver – pulling me into a meeting to discuss something I did without her express permission. When I produced said express permission in the form of an email saying “do this NOW”, she and her supervisor didn’t apologize either. Instead, they told me I shouldn’t worry about saving emails (or any other documentation) as a CYA, because they were like family, and the relationships in the office were built on trust and integrity. Yeah, I still saved every email. Still CYA’d. Not because the boss wasn’t oozing trust and integrity, but because some days she had nothing between her ears to stop a thought.
Yeah, my last boss managed to ‘lose’ my resignation 4 times! It took me an extra years to get out of there because it never made it to her manager to approve the final date. In the end I told her my last day would be that Friday, and at 5pm Friday I just walked out. Apparently on the Monday my boss’s boss kept asking where I was. How’s that for mismanagement?
at least your boss reads and responds to email. i used to have same type of boss, but boss refused to use email, and constantly forgot anything i said or did and constantly lost any assignments turned in. i and my co-workers would find each other’s assignments left in various places around the office. it became a running gag that we had to make several copies of any finished assignment and keep them on hand, “just in case”.
Always leave a paper trail. Good job.
That “boss” may be out to get you for some crazy reason, probably not anything you did. I’ve worked for some immature, incompetent, unbalanced people in my time. The best thing to do is get out as quickly as possible.
Document, Document, Document!!!
I have a “zip Drive”, I keep all the emails and anything that I need to keep my butt covered on that zip drive. I take it with me so nothing can be erased or altered.
“trapped” in a 2 year internship”??
Are you chained to a desk?
Always remember, it is never too late to change your mind.