I Sense a Disturbance In The Force

[crokett]

Working from home today cause the sitter is sick. I was asked to cover a ticket for another guy that 'should be routine'.

The last time I WFH on Friday because the sitter is sick I was asked to cover a ticket for another guy that 'should be routine'. It ended up going all the way to VP level and I almost had to travel. Had flights booked but then it was cancelled.

The time before that I WFH on Friday because the sitter's daughter was sick I was asked to cover a ticket for another guy that 'should be routine'. It ended up going all the way to VP level and then I had to fly to Cleveland on Sunday.

Some day I will learn to say no.

[pelligrini]

So, what time is your flight?

[poolhound]

simple solution - just dont work on Fridays

[radhak]

How about you be proactive this time and schedule a call with your VP rightaway...?

[cabinetman]

At least you're building up your markers.
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[shoottx]

I don't think it is a disturbance in the force, sounds like a routine procedure to me.

1. Sitter or sitters kid's sick
2. WFH Friday
3. Cover a routine ticket
4. Talk to VP
5. Plan Travel
6. Visit client site
7 Repeat

[JR]

Hmm, this sounds fishy.

Is the sitter acquainted with any of your co-workers?

Follow the money...


JR

[Hellrazor]

Getting volunteered for someone elses stuff. The very thing that annoys me at work.

"Oh this will just take a few minutes" or "I arranged for you to take care of this"

3 hours later, a few toasted brain cells and a climb in blood pressure...

[Uncle Cracker]

So, you only have to get on an airplane and fly someplace when the sitter is sick? When my grandson's sitter is sick, I have to throw my own commitments out the window and go spend 11 hours at my ex-wife's house to cover for her... (did it yesterday, doing it again today). Wanna trade?

[twistsol]

It seems rather fishy that the sitter or family gets sick often on Friday's.

[Black wallnut]

Simple solution: stop paying your sitter on Thursdays!

[leehljp]

Simple solution: stop paying your sitter on Thursdays!

LOL

When the casinos moved into my home county about 14 years ago, they would pay on Friday and have 1/4 of the work force not show up on the weekend. At a meeting with county supervisors, casino management asked what kind of workers we had in the midsouth.

One farmer/supervisor offered the same solution: DON'T pay on Friday, Pay on Monday! It worked!

[crokett]

It seems rather fishy that the sitter or family gets sick often on Friday's.

Nah. She was sick yesterday too. The other two times was a different sitter anyway. The call I was asked to cover did turn out to be routine, but the one I was asked to cover when I got to the office was not.

And actually I haven't paid her yet - was gonna do that yesterday.