*headdesk*
Mar. 8th, 2006 10:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebratqueenI get why my boss asks me if I called people he asked me to call. He's following up on assigned tasks. It's what bosses do.
Why he feels the need to also ask "Did you leave a message?" and "Did you tell them to call back?" 1) after 3 1/2 years of having me as an employee and 2) AT ALL boggles my mind.
At this point I actually answer "No. I just breathed heavily into their voice mail and assumed they'd know who was calling, what the call was about, and what our office number was. Next I'll use my psychic powers to skip the part about picking up the phone and dialing their number in the first place."
Next up: Lessons from my boss in how to yet again kill employee initative. As for example: When your employee has, without being asked, taken it upon herself to tidy up the filing cabinets and archive old files it's probably not a good idea to tell her she's wasting her time and won't actually make things neater that way.
I need a new job.
Why he feels the need to also ask "Did you leave a message?" and "Did you tell them to call back?" 1) after 3 1/2 years of having me as an employee and 2) AT ALL boggles my mind.
At this point I actually answer "No. I just breathed heavily into their voice mail and assumed they'd know who was calling, what the call was about, and what our office number was. Next I'll use my psychic powers to skip the part about picking up the phone and dialing their number in the first place."
Next up: Lessons from my boss in how to yet again kill employee initative. As for example: When your employee has, without being asked, taken it upon herself to tidy up the filing cabinets and archive old files it's probably not a good idea to tell her she's wasting her time and won't actually make things neater that way.
I need a new job.
