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nockergeek) wrote2002-11-12 10:03 am
nockergeek) wrote2002-11-12 10:03 am
Spiteful.
Oh, not me being spiteful. My boss.
Our departing developer put his two weeks in on Friday. Yesterday, he was in place for a meeting with the client that he manages. On Thursday, he was in a discussion with that client about deadlines, and he had to tell them that the deadlines would be delayed. When pressed for the reason that he delayed them, he had to explain that he was leaving the company, and thus the project, and that some transition time was needed.
Yes, he told the client before he told the boss, mostly because he was backed into a corner. He would have told our boss sooner, but he needed our boss to finish his internship letter for his college classes.
Was it unprofessional? Perhaps. Yesterday, he explained the situation to our boss (before the meeting). Apparently, words were exchanged. Developer said he was sorry, and was a mistake. Boss called him unprofessional. Developer told boss that he didn't think boss could say anything on professional conduct.
This morning, developer (who was supposed to be here at least one more week, then finish up with his vacation time) received a letter asking him to leave the office.
Yeah, I think the developer was right. Expecting my boss to be professional at all times is a stretch. I mean, this is a man who, whenever you offer an opinion opposite to his, or point out flaws in his plan/opinion, will change the subject and/or walk out of the room.
So, really, I would have expected more out of him, but I know better. Still, though, I think it was a shitty thing to do, cheating our ex-developer out of the vacation time (and thus, the pay) he earned. That's the sad thing, too. Knowing that if I jumped ship and did the responsible thing -- putting in my 2 weeks -- that it might not matter, that I might be asked to leave immediately and be denied my pay. All the more reason to take my vacation time before things come to that.
Our departing developer put his two weeks in on Friday. Yesterday, he was in place for a meeting with the client that he manages. On Thursday, he was in a discussion with that client about deadlines, and he had to tell them that the deadlines would be delayed. When pressed for the reason that he delayed them, he had to explain that he was leaving the company, and thus the project, and that some transition time was needed.
Yes, he told the client before he told the boss, mostly because he was backed into a corner. He would have told our boss sooner, but he needed our boss to finish his internship letter for his college classes.
Was it unprofessional? Perhaps. Yesterday, he explained the situation to our boss (before the meeting). Apparently, words were exchanged. Developer said he was sorry, and was a mistake. Boss called him unprofessional. Developer told boss that he didn't think boss could say anything on professional conduct.
This morning, developer (who was supposed to be here at least one more week, then finish up with his vacation time) received a letter asking him to leave the office.
Yeah, I think the developer was right. Expecting my boss to be professional at all times is a stretch. I mean, this is a man who, whenever you offer an opinion opposite to his, or point out flaws in his plan/opinion, will change the subject and/or walk out of the room.
So, really, I would have expected more out of him, but I know better. Still, though, I think it was a shitty thing to do, cheating our ex-developer out of the vacation time (and thus, the pay) he earned. That's the sad thing, too. Knowing that if I jumped ship and did the responsible thing -- putting in my 2 weeks -- that it might not matter, that I might be asked to leave immediately and be denied my pay. All the more reason to take my vacation time before things come to that.