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My boss doesn't like my email message
dheffley
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My boss doesn't like the "Out Of Office Message" I put on my email at work. Wants to know why I won't be checking messages or email while on vacation.[:0]
quote:I will be out of the office from Saturday, 05/23/09 through Monday, 06/01/09, returning on Tuesday 06/02/09. I will not be checking email, and will not be able to check phone messages left at work, home or on my cell phone.
Of course he left the message on my voice mail that I won't be checking until Tuesday, 06/02/09! Guess I'll get back to him then![}:)]
quote:I will be out of the office from Saturday, 05/23/09 through Monday, 06/01/09, returning on Tuesday 06/02/09. I will not be checking email, and will not be able to check phone messages left at work, home or on my cell phone.
Of course he left the message on my voice mail that I won't be checking until Tuesday, 06/02/09! Guess I'll get back to him then![}:)]
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Maybe because you didn't have something along the lines of "during my absence contact John Doe at XXX-XXX-XXX"?
I did. The second line says to contact Ron Favors in my absence. His issue was I wasn't going to be checking messages.
quote:Originally posted by badsbsnf81
Maybe because you didn't have something along the lines of "during my absence contact John Doe at XXX-XXX-XXX"?
I did. The second line says to contact Ron Favors in my absence. His issue was I wasn't going to be checking messages.
As long as you did that I don't get what the deal is personally.
I am headed into semi-retirement myself, and all I do is work for a couple VERY large industrial customers.
Their MRO buyers are constantly taking time off, and that is exactly the type of message I receive when I call. Same when I send a fax,.......a fax back with the same info.
Sounds like someone that is flaunting their power with the economy the way it is. Don't sweat it.
My boss doesn't like the "Out Of Office Message" I put on my email at work. Wants to know why I won't be checking messages or email while on vacation.[:0]
quote:I will be out of the office from Saturday, 05/23/09 through Monday, 06/01/09, returning on Tuesday 06/02/09. I will not be checking email, and will not be able to check phone messages left at work, home or on my cell phone.
Of course he left the message on my voice mail that I won't be checking until Tuesday, 06/02/09! Guess I'll get back to him then![}:)]
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I would not dream of calling an employee while they were on vacation. If an emergency came up and I had to get with them, they would get compensated for their time and inconvenience on their vacation.
If they want to check their e-mail, I guess they can if they want to.
As I see it, their vacation is their time.
What the boss's phone number?
Post it here, some folks will maximize it's entertainment value, see if he'll call me back or check his messages.
Danny:
I would not dream of calling an employee while they were on vacation. If an emergency came up and I had to get with them, they would get compensated for their time and inconvenience on their vacation.
If they want to check their e-mail, I guess they can if they want to.
As I see it, their vacation is their time.
What the boss's phone number?
Post it here, some folks will maximize it's entertainment value, see if he'll call me back or check his messages.
I volunteer [;)] with an 817 number and depending on what you do, I work for a pretty big company in these here parts [:D][;)]
not too much longer...
Two things he holds sacrosanct are family obligations and vacation time. He's a hell of a guy to work for.
My boss gets downright pissed if I do ANY company-oriented work while I'm on vacation.
Two things he holds sacrosanct are family obligations and vacation time. He's a hell of a guy to work for.
My Manager is that way. He says if you work, I have to pay you. That is the law, and he says he wants a man to forget about work when he's on vacation.
My boss is worried that they will need my help before I get back and he won't be able to contact me.
He's right![}:)]
and a boss for over 25 years and I've never called somebody in from a
vacation to do a job.It's just not the right thing to do in my book!
If he doesn't like your e-mail then it sounds like you are not on vacation so give him the choice you can let the Board of Labor decide
if he's covering for himself while he's on vacation or is he really on vacation ? which is it?Either way his boss sounds like he doesn't have a whole lot of respect for subordinates.Let us know how this turns out.
quote:Originally posted by Colonel Plink
My boss gets downright pissed if I do ANY company-oriented work while I'm on vacation.
Two things he holds sacrosanct are family obligations and vacation time. He's a hell of a guy to work for.
My Manager is that way. He says if you work, I have to pay you. That is the law, and he says he wants a man to forget about work when he's on vacation.
My boss is worried that they will need my help before I get back and he won't be able to contact me.
He's right![}:)]
Nice. Luckily, in a company as small as mine, my boss IS my manager and he owns the joint.
Plus, there isn't anything I can do that he can't. I asked him one time "OK, what if the station burns down when I'm on vacation?"
He sez, "I expect you'll read about it in the paper."
My boss likes to monitor her blackberry day, night, weekends and while on vacation and "likes" to stay in touch and on top of every minor detail and offer suggestions.
The boss sounds like he has a control issue.
My boss likes to monitor her blackberry day, night, weekends and while on vacation and "likes" to stay in touch and on top of every minor detail and offer suggestions.
Both my Manager and direct supervisor are good guys, but I'm the only one who does what I do because everytime I get someone trained as a backup, they quit. My boss is worried to death that they will need help and can't get in touch with me. I will check email from the laptop at night in the hotel, and Josh knows how to get in contact with me, but I'm not going to check in or answer my cell while traveling on the motorcycle. I would never leave them in a bind, but it's not going to happen either. I was more than a week ahead on my programs when I left Friday![;)]
The boss is a worry wort!
Post that number and he'll really have something to worry about.[}:)][:D][8][:0]
That would be admitting that I got his message![}:)]
I don't guess he reads GB, does he.?.?
Nope![;)]
I guess I'm different. I am responssible for certain major items at my company. I make decisions every day that can make or break our future. Plus I am privy to some confidential information unknown by my employees. Whether I am on vacation or not the rest of the world goes on, good or bad. It doesn't wait for me to return. I always check my VMB and Email. Usually it's a simple call to the office to provide some direction. Nothing has ever happened except once when my boss was fired while I was on vacation and my new boss called me to let me know what had happened. I guess that's why I get paid the big bucks.
I did that for years, I no longer have to.
OH....hang on a minute.... I'm going to be working for myself. I'm screwed.
Tell your boss he's retarded and you could take his place any time you wanted to.
BTW, one of the conditions that are frequently encountered in MAJOR embezzlement cases- the perp has not taken a vacation in years- and gets caught when they do.
Boss DID tell me to change my auto-reply. It was "To continue, press control-alt-delete." [:p]
Caused the computer to re-boot.
In my situation I will check emails once in a while while I am off on vacation just to see how things are going. I also leave a number where my direct reports can reach me if they need some help. I would rather spend a couple minutes solving a small problem instead of waiting a week and have it turn into a large problem. I do not contact my direct reports when they are on vacation. If I can't solve the problem without their help I'm not doing my job.