flamingo 0 #1 January 22, 2009 I was in the bathroom stall at work and a work friend was in the next stall. A voice from the next stall asked me if I felt OK (as I had to leave the meeting half way through to splash water on my face as I was feeling off-colour). I thought it was another of my co-workers, so I said " I feel a bit better, I just wish people hadn't talked so much in that meeting! I felt like yelling stop talking!" I said I thought I just needed to go home and sleep for a while, read some non-work related material. THEN I realised that the voice that had asked me was.... my boss. Who chaired the meeting. Who did most of the talking in the meeting. Who is very nice and who I happen to like alot. I wrote her an email after the fact, telling her that I realised what I said was extremely rude and I only said it because I was feeling ill. I really hope she is in a forgiving and not a firing mood. Do you think it is a fire-able offense? I am so mortified! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ravenhk 0 #2 January 22, 2009 I would rather have someone tell me what they think than to complain to someone else about it, and it was a private conversation not like you said in front of a room full of peoplepain is weakness leaving the body Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flamingo 0 #3 January 22, 2009 Yeah, there was one or two other people in there. One who was in the meeting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godfrog 2 #4 January 22, 2009 being a boss I am open minded and would have probably rethought how I format my meetings, maybe make them more interesting and be shorter and more to the point.Experience is a difficult teacher, she gives you the test first and the lesson afterward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Txflier 0 #5 January 22, 2009 to bad she didn't just ask if you could spare a square. . good luck with that. What was her response in the stall. was it just silent? you could hear the little tirds plop. I'm not the rope totin charlie Bronson wanna be that's getting us fucking lost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #6 January 22, 2009 you reminded me of a conference call recently where I "mute fumbled". I hit (or so I thought) the mute button in the middle of a looooong conference call when someone stepped in my office to ask me a question...to which I loudly responded "I dunno man, looks like we're going to be on this stupid conference call all day!" The leader of the call says "I HEARD THAT!!!" Thankfully they understood I didn't mean it as harshly as it sounded. Hopefully this situation will turn out equally uneventful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Draft 0 #7 January 22, 2009 Eh, don't fret about it. Most bosses have a pretty thick skin and have learned to take criticism. Several years ago i was riding with a friend to an event his ex would be at. She knew we were coming down and called my bud to ask him to pick up some food for her dogs. He finished the call and spent the next hour telling me all about how horrible she was, how big of a bitch, blah blah blah. He really should have made sure he closed his cell after the call. She heard every word. You can guess the rest. HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #8 January 22, 2009 Quote I was in the bathroom stall at work and a work friend was in the next stall. A voice from the next stall asked me if I felt OK (as I had to leave the meeting half way through to splash water on my face as I was feeling off-colour). I thought it was another of my co-workers, so I said " I feel a bit better, I just wish people hadn't talked so much in that meeting! I felt like yelling stop talking!" I said I thought I just needed to go home and sleep for a while, read some non-work related material. THEN I realised that the voice that had asked me was.... my boss. Who chaired the meeting. Who did most of the talking in the meeting. Who is very nice and who I happen to like alot. I wrote her an email after the fact, telling her that I realised what I said was extremely rude and I only said it because I was feeling ill. I really hope she is in a forgiving and not a firing mood. Do you think it is a fire-able offense? I am so mortified! Last time this happened to me, I got a promotion! Good Luck! How to prepare an effective meetingYour secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flamingo 0 #9 January 22, 2009 She said that going home to not read work material sounded reasonable. I went out and got drunk with some co-workers and danced until I felt better. Now I am home and ready to face her tomorrow (although I think I will have the mother of all hangovers...it has taken me ages to type this semi-conherently). If nothing else, I have supplied my work place with a msjor laugh. Am going to drink a load of water and take some haedache stuff to ease my 8 am start. Thanks! Ypu guys are great at making me feel nerrer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #10 January 22, 2009 QuoteI was in the bathroom stall at work and a work friend was in the next stall. A voice from the next stall asked me if I felt OK (as I had to leave the meeting half way through to splash water on my face as I was feeling off-colour). I thought it was another of my co-workers, so I said " I feel a bit better, I just wish people hadn't talked so much in that meeting! I felt like yelling stop talking!" I said I thought I just needed to go home and sleep for a while, read some non-work related material. THEN I realised that the voice that had asked me was.... my boss. Who chaired the meeting. Who did most of the talking in the meeting. Who is very nice and who I happen to like alot. I wrote her an email after the fact, telling her that I realised what I said was extremely rude and I only said it because I was feeling ill. I really hope she is in a forgiving and not a firing mood. Do you think it is a fire-able offense? I am so mortified! Most employment situations are at-will. They can let you go for any (or no) reason that isn't illegal (like they find out your religion) an you can quit for any reason. The more likely response is that you get excluded from important meetings, have less responsibility, or are more likely to be let go during lay-offs. With a competant manager, you'll be evaluated based on your skills and contribution to the bottom line and it won't matter but you may not be invited to the manager's social events. Good manages act on criticism. The company wins when you use resources more effectively. I've been to meetings where they burned better than $5000 of peoples' time directly (more if you count what people didn't get done because their brains turned off). Repeated for a week - $25K. With bad managers getting the position by being good at being artificial, and good ones reacting emotionally at the time and then reconsidering there's know way to figure out what's actually going on until it's too late so you can't really worry about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #11 January 22, 2009 Better start updating your resume. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #12 January 22, 2009 Oh I've got one worse than that...I was in a meeting last year..( I work in IT) so my boss was giving a teleconference between our office and another office in New York. Mike (my boss) was hosting the meeting and he was using Webex..and had his computer shared with everyone. It was time for another person in the other office to say his peice (Mind you the guy from the other office...not so sharp and really bad giving speeches and public speaking)...well my team lead ( very sharp and little patience) sent my boss (the person hosting the session) an instant message and I guess he wasnt thinking because here pops open an instant message for everyone to see from SteveE that said..Wholly shit is this guy a fucking tool or what?...needless to say everyone (including the accused tool) saw it and after I left that meeting I laughed for at least 15 minutes. Priceless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #13 January 22, 2009 The whole little turds plopping...Dont do that again..I almost peed myself from laughing so hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #14 January 22, 2009 I've been thinking about it, and unless your boss is a complete asshole, I'm sure your job is fine. Its not like you knew it was her in the next stall or anything. And its not like you started yelling and cursing or anything. It can probably be attributed to you not feeling well and I'm sure you'll have your job when you go back to work. Good Luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #15 January 22, 2009 If you are an extremely talented rug-muncher you should be just fine. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flamingo 0 #16 January 23, 2009 I got a reply from my boss to my apologetic email, saying that she didn't think I had been rude at all, and not worry about it. AND she said that she was sorry to hear that I had been feeling sick and if there was anything she could do to let her know. I couldn't even detect any sarcasm! I think I officially have the best boss in the world. But I will never say ANYTHING in the restroom again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nomal2day 0 #17 January 23, 2009 Quote But I will never say ANYTHING in the restroom again! +1'To fly is heaven, to freefall is divine' 'You only need 2 tools. WD40 for when it doesn't move but should, and duct tape for when it moves but shouldn't' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
