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26May 09

Disharmony

Every year, our agency has a "staff retreat" day, where the staff all get together in a rented office, sing cum bi ya, and bond as a group. Or something.

An email was recently sent informing us that this year's annual staff retreat would be on October 1st. Naturally, I immediately put in a request to take that day off.

After my boss told me that he had approved my request, I told him how relieved I was that I wouldn't have to go to our annual group therapy session. Upon learning the reason for my day off, my boss got a little annoyed. According to him, it is foolish to "burn" a personal day just to avoid socializing with my coworkers. I disagreed, explaining that the request was already approved and there was nothing that could be done about it now. He somehow feels that I was being "very slick".

Isn't it funny how he had no problem with me taking a day off before he knew my reasons?

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  • MASTERJ6

    Posted May 26, 2009 8:26 am PT

    You got a free day.....lol

  • Valek1394

    Posted May 26, 2009 9:05 am PT

    he's probably just mad he didn't think of it first!

  • grigjd3

    Posted May 26, 2009 10:14 am PT

    I hate to say this, but I see this as your mistake. You told him the reason. Don't get me wrong, I sympathize, but I wouldn't have opened my big mouth (and that's hard for me) to my boss.

  • Smoov_B

    Posted May 26, 2009 10:25 am PT

    Gotta say, I'm a bit surprised that you told him the reason. I can understand his annoyance though. Bosses think of those days as something of a favor to their employees. A way to show appreciation. Probably just feels slighted that you don't want to go.

    I wouldn't want to go either.

  • johnsteed7

    Posted May 26, 2009 10:41 am PT

    @grigjd3 - you are probably correct. However, I just could not resist the cheap thrill of annoying my boss. It's a failing of mine.

  • polsci1503

    Posted May 26, 2009 10:46 am PT

    why did you tell him?!?!

    Still pretty funny that you did, I got a good laugh this morning... watch out though, there's still plenty of time to reschedule that group fun day.

  • nocoolnamejim

    Posted May 26, 2009 11:05 am PT

    Meh.

    It's your time off. You can spend it however you want. If socializing with coworkers is more agony for you than your normal, everyday job, then it's your prerogative to use your time off on a day like you did.

  • ChiliDragon

    Posted May 26, 2009 12:52 pm PT

    Bah, the positive effects of staff retreats is debatable. According to the text books they made me study before they agreed to give me the diploma I have forgotten where I put, what creates bonding between co-workers is something fun, that is done outside of work, where it suddenly becomes so easy to think of your coworkers as real people to have fun with, instead of obstacles to getting the job done.

  • bluej33

    Posted May 26, 2009 1:43 pm PT

    You're surprised?

    It's a trap!

  • kellymae

    Posted May 26, 2009 3:05 pm PT

    Ewwwwwwwww. When I worked for the pharmaceutical company we used to have to do all that happy crap. I usually got kicked out. I never thought of just booking it off.

  • johnsteed7

    Posted May 26, 2009 3:09 pm PT

    @kellymae - OMG!!! You're back!!! YAY!!!!

  • Vkain

    Posted May 26, 2009 3:15 pm PT

    I used to go to our annual staff retreats. But we actually went out to places like apple picking or playing pool. If we were just going to hang around in a rented room then I would take the day off too.

  • Minishdriveby

    Posted May 26, 2009 3:17 pm PT

    Well next time you know not to tell him your personal reasons for taking a personal day I guess.

  • Foolz3h

    Posted May 26, 2009 4:27 pm PT

    You're very slick, johnsteed, very slick. I'll give you that.

  • GodModeEnabled

    Posted May 26, 2009 5:19 pm PT

    Your hatred of the human race is truly awe inspiring and motivates me also to new levels of anti social behavior.

    You are a bad influence on me.

  • Autobon

    Posted May 26, 2009 5:36 pm PT

    Haha, very nice. I wouldnt have told my boss, but hey, I wouldnt mind seeing his reaction.

    I applaud thee

  • Lovely_beauty

    Posted May 26, 2009 6:46 pm PT

    Eh, consider the way you treat your boss, I guess you don't intend to work there for long? Although building a culture for the enterprise is really hard, I would have a more constructive attitude in this case. No offense though.

  • johnsteed7

    Posted May 26, 2009 8:51 pm PT

    @Lovely_beauty - I never take offense at constructive criticism. Longtime readers of my blog know that I have, to put it mildly, trouble fitting in at the office. I would imagine the staff are used to me by now.

  • wavey_gravey

    Posted May 27, 2009 1:24 am PT

    Ah that is a school boy error right there. You shouldn't have told him your reasons for wanting the day off.

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