What a chuffing day in permidoom.
Had to spend around getting a yes man to say No, and to educate the importance of pre-booking peoples times for meeting, and that just by populating a gantt chart that said people do not access does not magically make meetings get planned properly.
Got a signed off RDD with no tester allocated to the project, and nobody seems to care.
Final straw was when as a courteous reminder I emailed boss (former client – gnash…….) my Christmas holidays. A whopping Christmas eve, day after boxing day then a couple of days around New Year. We are talking only 5 days.
Got a right go from boss that I told him wrong. Incorrect – I told him right and he wrote them down wrong, like the rest of the teams are also wrong. He said I could not have the time off, which is not an option as I am providing carer duties for a 95 year old relative in West Scotland over Christmas, and a couple of days for a much needed pre-paid break after boss agreeing to dates with friends at new year. I also pointed out I entertained his madness last year working Christmas eve and drove to Ayrshire at death o clock on Christmas day morning, on agreement that I would have longer of my rightful allowance this year. I also lost holiday time as boss would not let me use it all last year. Also consider I have been in every day of the bad weather, unlike himself and more local people.
Had to threaten the going up to HR for being unreasonable card.
Boss backed down.
Sent pointed email pointing out the carer duty facts.
Boss left office for the day without replying.
Great at his work, but zero people management skills.
Need a much longer holiday now as a result!!
Maybe a holiday long enough for a nice juicy contract once again……….. At least you don't care about motivation when under a waddy contract!
Had to spend around getting a yes man to say No, and to educate the importance of pre-booking peoples times for meeting, and that just by populating a gantt chart that said people do not access does not magically make meetings get planned properly.
Got a signed off RDD with no tester allocated to the project, and nobody seems to care.
Final straw was when as a courteous reminder I emailed boss (former client – gnash…….) my Christmas holidays. A whopping Christmas eve, day after boxing day then a couple of days around New Year. We are talking only 5 days.
Got a right go from boss that I told him wrong. Incorrect – I told him right and he wrote them down wrong, like the rest of the teams are also wrong. He said I could not have the time off, which is not an option as I am providing carer duties for a 95 year old relative in West Scotland over Christmas, and a couple of days for a much needed pre-paid break after boss agreeing to dates with friends at new year. I also pointed out I entertained his madness last year working Christmas eve and drove to Ayrshire at death o clock on Christmas day morning, on agreement that I would have longer of my rightful allowance this year. I also lost holiday time as boss would not let me use it all last year. Also consider I have been in every day of the bad weather, unlike himself and more local people.
Had to threaten the going up to HR for being unreasonable card.
Boss backed down.
Sent pointed email pointing out the carer duty facts.
Boss left office for the day without replying.
Great at his work, but zero people management skills.
Need a much longer holiday now as a result!!
Maybe a holiday long enough for a nice juicy contract once again……….. At least you don't care about motivation when under a waddy contract!
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