angel
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Post by angel on Mar 18, 2003 14:22:31 GMT -5
hi, I used to love my work until we got a new supervisor a couple of months ago. I normally eat my lunch at my desk (I work in an office). This new supervisor has noticed that I go down to a sandwhich bar to get my lunch. Now, every day, she asks me to bring her her lunch back as well. I hate her for asking and I feel like telling her I'm not her bloody slave. How can I stop her treating me like crap?
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Post by unionjackattack86 on Mar 18, 2003 15:09:49 GMT -5
She might not be necessaily treating you like crap, she might have just observed that you go there regulary and thought it would be easy if you got hers too while your there, although I guess its a bit lazy of her if its a regular occurence. The best way to end it is by being honest with her, just say you'd rather get your own or something, she can hardly sack you for that, so I wouldn't worry about it, even if she doesn't like it, its not a valid reason to sack you. If you don't really want to do that though, I suppose your only other option is to make an excuse for why you can't go or to start going somewhere different or bring a packed lunch to work or something.
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Post by NewOrleansLady on Mar 19, 2003 1:09:15 GMT -5
If you don't feel like telling her that you prefer not to get her lunch, in which case I don't blame you, I suggest bringing your lunch to work for a few days and let your boss find somebody else to do her dirty work If you tell her something, while she can't do anything about it, it will cause awkwardness between you two. I know that if I were in your situation, I would keep that in the back of my mind for a while. Always wondering if her actions twoard me are a result of my telling her that I didn't want to get her lunch. Although, if you are strong enough, you should just tell her that you would prefer to just be responsible for your own lunch. Good luck and let us know what you decide to do.
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Post by Alien Motorway on Apr 8, 2003 14:52:40 GMT -5
I've done this before and felt used when it should have just been a nice thing to do. At my last job I would never eat with the crowd. I always ate in the car with my partner and I would suggest that looks pretty odd to some people. Is it that I do not want to be around them in the office? No, it's just that I think I should be alone and not hindering anyone's thought process. I've got this way with people that tells me if I have nothing to say to them, then I shouldn't be eating with them.
It may have had something to do with the admiration factor too, cause I couln't keep my mind of my boss at times. I screwed it up anyway, cause her and I went to grab lunch for the whole gang one day and I was pretty insensitive to her reasons for being in SC. We had a nice talk though, one of the finest I've had in a while.
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