Being told off as an adultWhen was the last time you were properly told off? You know: treated as an errant child rather than the sophisticated adult you are.
The sort of thing that dredges up an involuntary teenage mumble of "Sorry, Miss" whilst you stare at the ground.
Go on, tell us what childish thing you were up to when you got caught.
Oh, and can we have more than one-line answers this time? Cheers!
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chthonic, Thu 20 Sep 2007, 17:18)
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Stupid scottish bitch (ex-boss)Way back in '03 I worked for a large academic institution and was committed to the job, put in extra hours, took a short lunch etc.
So when it came to a Friday afternoon and the lady boss was off at a meeting or something the clock was ticking toward end of the day, 5pm, and my colleagues and I had concluded our work for the day there seemed little point in hanging about.
So there we were, a whole 4 minutes early we set off. However in the stair well lady boss aprehended my 2 colleagues and I and gave us a stern talking to about leaving early!!! It was literally like being at school again! We were made to feel really humiliated and guilty about what we were up to.
It seemed rather ridiculous, especially when one of my colleagues was dependent on the bus for commuting, which put him in work 45 mins early EVERY day, and he normally only used about 15 mins of his lunch hour.
Understandably this really naffed him off. So come Monday he was found sitting in the corridor outside the door to the office reading the newspaper. When lady boss asked if he was coming in, he looked at his watch and said "not for another 9 minutes". For one week he stuck to the contracted hours like glue. Productivity was out the window as suddenly there was about 8 less hours of work being done.
So if you're ever someone's boss, don't argue about the last 4 minutes on a Friday, it'll cost you more in the long run!
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Interesting extra anecdote, eventually lady boss went to have some operation on her foot and would be off work for about 6 months. Day 1 I pretty much downed tools and started doing nothing, then as I had a crazy 3 month notice period I put in my notice timed to see me leave the day before she was due back! Then I went backpacking around South Africa and lived in Australia for a year.
Those 4 minutes? Ended up costing her 6 months of me doing bugger all then leaving without her ever having the forwarning to interview for a replacement etc which took another 4 months! (The wheels turn slow in academic world!)
(, Fri 21 Sep 2007, 8:54, Reply)
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