11-12-2008, 07:15 PM
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problem with boss plz read email string and give me your opinion
my boss and i get along on some levels and not at all on other things. he's incredibly pushy and rude sometimes and is a micro manager to the nth degree. here is a recent email string. what's your opinion? i'll put it in reverse order so you don't have to read from bottom to top. sorry it's so long.
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From: Boss
To: Cheapie
Subject: Notes from meetings last week
Cheapie,
Aside from the HEV meeting notes, do you have notes and follow-up from other things from last week? Meeting with Brian X, etc.?
Please send.
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From: Cheapie
To: Boss
Subject: Re: Notes from meetings last week
I will send all that tomorrow. It will be my first day in the office since my trip to PDX last week.
Cheapie
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From: Boss
To: Cheapie
Subject: RE: Notes from meetings last week
Ok.
But, why don’t you pull those together on that long airplane ride home, when they are fresh and send them straightaway?
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From: Cheapie
To: Boss
Subject: Re: Notes from meetings last week
Boss,
I often use the time on the plane to work. However, if I am tired from getting up at 4 or 5 and will be working into the evening, or will be traveling super late like I did on Thursday (I got home past 3 AM), I sometimes use the time to rest.
Regards,
Cheapie
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From: Boss
To: Cheapie
Subject: RE: Notes from meetings last week
I know – but I thought you left in the afternoon. Bet you could have knocked them out in 20 minutes…..
But this goes past this most recent trip. Just an observation driven from my perception
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From: Cheapie
To: Boss
Subject: Re: Notes from meetings last week
I think you feel that way because you often ask if I worked on the plane and I usually don't answer. Part of the reason I don't answer is because, while I often do work on the way out to Portland, I think whether or not I do so on the plane should be my decision when I'm working a 14-15 hour day.
Do you disagree?
Cheapie
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From: Boss
To: Cheapie
Subject: RE: Notes from meetings last week
As long as the work gets done and you are able to follow-through on your commitment to “EXECUTE ON TIME”, I think we are all happy.
Though, I have asked for meeting notes within 3 days of the trip taking place, and here I am following you around (again) asking where this is and that is……so I am led to believe that your use of time is not as efficient as you could make it, thus driving my question.
I would add that instead of sitting at the bar by yourself Wednesday night when you were here also seems to fall into this same category, and it is puzzling to me.
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From: Cheapie.
To: FBoss
Subject: Re: Notes from meetings last week
Boss,
I started with you first thing Monday morning and we ended our meeting in the early afternoon. We then went to DC.
I then went back to the hotel and worked and then met Co-worker across the street for dinner.
On Tuesday I had a 7am call with LMD. I left that and went to JKL Park to meet with Brian X at 9. I left Brian for a meeting with the service group on Swan Island at 10. I left that meeting and picked Scott Z up at the airport at 11:30.
After dropping Scott off at the hotel I picked up Customer for lunch and had to leave him with Mr. B because I had a LPWP Engine Off conf call at 1.
We then had the CCI meeting at 2 followed by a visit with Mr. Smith's group.
We then drove downtown for dinner with Akikawa san and his group and didn't leave until late.
I spent the first part of Wednesday morning taking care of the Customer X RV part number Y problem and meeting with their marketing group and provided them with information on how to communicate fuel economy information.
This was followed by the HEV pre-meeting at 10.
We of course had the Akikawa meeting from 1-4:30 or so.
When Mr. X saw me I was having a quick dinner after that meeting.....not lazily drinking at a bar. I chose that restaurant because it was between DC and the hotel. In addition, it allowed me to have dinner while waiting out rush hour traffic.
Surely you wouldn't seriously begrudge me the opportunity to have dinner without having a computer in front of me?
I then went to the hotel and worked until past midnight. If you doubt I did so please check your email and note that I sent you several pages of notes from the X meeting, the completed price change file, and the document created for the warranty conversation.
Thursday morning started off with a 7 am conference call regarding the Dec DC meeting.
The warranty meeting followed at 8:30.
I then had an HEV application review meeting at 10. Afterward, I packed up my luggage and grabbed lunch at the Vietnamese place and went to the airport for a 2:30 flight. I didn't get home until about 3 am.
Keep in mind that this is all in addition to me flying to Oregon over the weekend because you wanted me to be on the ground in Portland for at least 3.5 days and my personal schedule wouldn't allow me to arrive back at home on Friday at 8 or 10 PM as I would have otherwise been forced to do. I also spent a good deal of Sunday working on the price file.
I didn't type the above to be obtuse. I wrote it to illustrate why I honestly don't understand why you would call my time spent in Portland inefficient. Can you point to an opportunity where I could have spent my time more wisely?
Regards,
cheapie
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