Thanks for all the replies and no, I never asked nor did she tell what the "stuff" was about. My greater concern was both the flippant manner in which she called off coming to work (what Cinjin said: )
Right. It was the I-got-stuff-to-do nature that was more revealing of her general attitude toward her obligations. Also, we have a rule about speaking to a decision-maker (me or a supervisor) when calling off coming into work. It needs to be a decision-maker who can say that it is/is not a valid reason to miss work or that we can make reasonable accommodations (such as "oh, your car's broken down? Well, I need you here today so we'll send one of our delivery persons to come pick you up"). Leaving a message on an answering machine and not calling back later isn't sufficient.
Right. And perhaps Moros is right that I'm having an early onset of you-kids-get-off-my-lawn (Sweet Reason, I'm only 44; that wouldn't bode well for my future; I'll be like John McCain by the time I'm 60) and this is the typical generation gap talking. But it really does seem like my generation is the worst group of parents and we have raised a hoard of spoiled little entitled sponges.
Quote:she could've simply said, "I'm having some very serious personal issues of which I can't discuss and I am dreadfully sorry that I did not relay that adequately."
Right. It was the I-got-stuff-to-do nature that was more revealing of her general attitude toward her obligations. Also, we have a rule about speaking to a decision-maker (me or a supervisor) when calling off coming into work. It needs to be a decision-maker who can say that it is/is not a valid reason to miss work or that we can make reasonable accommodations (such as "oh, your car's broken down? Well, I need you here today so we'll send one of our delivery persons to come pick you up"). Leaving a message on an answering machine and not calling back later isn't sufficient.
Quote:These kids can't wipe their asses without mommy or daddy telling them how. No wonder they are a bunch of neurotic little fucks.
Right. And perhaps Moros is right that I'm having an early onset of you-kids-get-off-my-lawn (Sweet Reason, I'm only 44; that wouldn't bode well for my future; I'll be like John McCain by the time I'm 60) and this is the typical generation gap talking. But it really does seem like my generation is the worst group of parents and we have raised a hoard of spoiled little entitled sponges.
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