Glory Days;594971 wrote:Sounds like a boss who isnt very organized to me and doesn't value his employees time and commitment to the company to even take a quick phone call. Nobody is ever ever ever that busy that cant have a quick personal conversation about work. It takes less than 2 minutes to call your boss and explain why you cant be at work.
I've worked for multiple employers who preferred a text. It's quicker, gets the point across, and doesn't take putting everything else down for two minutes.
And in terms of a boss caring for his employees, that's what guaranteed pay, benefits, and job perks are for. A boss requiring that I call him doesn't strike me as any more caring, and a boss that needs to hear my voice in order to receive communication from me may indeed think he's trying to be "personal" with me, but again, it's nothing more than a Michael Scott approach: devoid of any actual value.
Glory Days;594971 wrote:Does your boss have an IV hooked up to him/her so they don't have to worry about wasting time eating or a colostomy bag so they don't have to waste 5 minutes in the bathroom either? Think of all the productivity lost while he wipes his ass.
Going to the restroom is a necessary evil, but guess what you can do while eating or using the restroom.
That's right. You can text, email and engage in digital business. No time lost. Shoot, if someone couldn't stand sending me a text and just NEEDED to hear the sound of my voice to validate himself, this would be the time to take it. Sitting on the john.
Glory Days;594971 wrote:I would say one of my employees not being at work the next morning somewhat important to know.
Important? Of course. Any good employer would want to know whether or not his employees are going to be in.
However, if the employer just needs that 3 AM phone call, what's he going to do about it at 3:00? He going to start making calls at 3:00 AM, looking for people to replace the employee? It's doubtful.
Might he do that at 6? Sure, depending on the start of business time. There is NOTHING an employer is going to do about an employee calling off at 3 AM. Thus, while important to know (and a good reason for a person to communicate to their employer), it is not an emergency, aka something that the employer absolutely would need to know at that time of night.
Glory Days;594971 wrote:would you actually get that text at 3am or when you wake up and check your phone the next morning? By then it could be too late.
I reiterate, what is the boss going to do at 3 AM that it would be "too late" to do at 6 AM?
