Warning *obscene work rant*
Ok, just had my irate boss on the phone. Im employed as Night Manager at a local hotel which means i look after the place on my own, through the night. As you can imagine this is a tough shift to cover.
After a rough night on Monday I called the hotel tuesday afternoon to tell them i wouldnt be in tonight due to sever sore throat and aches and pains etc. My boss asked me to call her Wednesday morning to tell her if id be in that evening. I called at 11:30am and told the receptionist that yes, although i felt terrible, i would drag my ass into work and do my shift.
However, by 2:30pm im feeling awful again so i text my boss to tell her and that i would call her by 4pm to tell her if i would be able to make it. Cue irate boss on the phone complaining about changing rotas etc and telling me i had no morals. I pointed out that it was impossible to assess whether i would be well enough for work 13 hours in advance my shift (she wanted calling at 9am). I also told her i thought i was doing them a favour by agreeing to come in and do my shift regardless of feeling like death. I apologised for texting her but if i dont feel well enough to work I dont want to come to work. I appreciate where shes coming from but she didnt seem to appreciate what i was saying.
What do you think? Is she being unreasonable or am i? Personally i think its a bit of both.
My boss told me on the phone that she would have preferred it if i had called in the morning and told her that i wasnt coming in. Basically its the inconvenience of getting covering staff and rearranging the rota that shes going mad about. Anyway, I took her advice and im not going in tonight.
Any opinions would be much appreciated, ta.
p.s Sorry for the rant.
Ok, just had my irate boss on the phone. Im employed as Night Manager at a local hotel which means i look after the place on my own, through the night. As you can imagine this is a tough shift to cover.
After a rough night on Monday I called the hotel tuesday afternoon to tell them i wouldnt be in tonight due to sever sore throat and aches and pains etc. My boss asked me to call her Wednesday morning to tell her if id be in that evening. I called at 11:30am and told the receptionist that yes, although i felt terrible, i would drag my ass into work and do my shift.
However, by 2:30pm im feeling awful again so i text my boss to tell her and that i would call her by 4pm to tell her if i would be able to make it. Cue irate boss on the phone complaining about changing rotas etc and telling me i had no morals. I pointed out that it was impossible to assess whether i would be well enough for work 13 hours in advance my shift (she wanted calling at 9am). I also told her i thought i was doing them a favour by agreeing to come in and do my shift regardless of feeling like death. I apologised for texting her but if i dont feel well enough to work I dont want to come to work. I appreciate where shes coming from but she didnt seem to appreciate what i was saying.
What do you think? Is she being unreasonable or am i? Personally i think its a bit of both.
My boss told me on the phone that she would have preferred it if i had called in the morning and told her that i wasnt coming in. Basically its the inconvenience of getting covering staff and rearranging the rota that shes going mad about. Anyway, I took her advice and im not going in tonight.
Any opinions would be much appreciated, ta.
p.s Sorry for the rant.
