First day back at work after vacation, everyone P.O.ed at you? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TheLittleFaerie · 07-26-2022, 04:05 AM

Is it just a me thing, or when you return to work after having been on vacation, do your co-workers seem a bit pissy with you? lol

GentlemanJim · 07-26-2022, 10:14 AM

It really changed over the years. When I first started out, I was low in seniority, so all the tedious tasks that no one else wanted to do, were "my" job....and yes, those with seniority hated me during my vacations. Only the bare minimum of what absolutely couldn't wait, was completed in my absence. Everything else just piled up.

As I climbed up a few rungs, the opposite dynamic came into play....whenever I went on vacation the youngsters always tried to seize the opportunity to prove how worthy they were.

And after I became the (local) boss, my superior at corporate would develop a hit-list of things he'd hit me over the head with on my first day back, just to remind me how "appreciated" I truly was. The GOOD news was, since HQ was on the west coast, 3 hours behind our time, that call wouldn't come in until 12 noon.

Caroline13 · 07-26-2022, 01:37 PM

I worked 40 yrs and never experienced what you are saying. Sounds like it could be you reading into something that isn't there. But I don't know you and your life, so let it go and do your job.

ponytail · 07-28-2022, 06:15 AM

Maybe they had to do their job and yours.

07-26-2022, 04:05 AM	#1
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	First day back at work after vacation, everyone P.O.ed at you? Is it just a me thing, or when you return to work after having been on vacation, do your co-workers seem a bit pissy with you? lol

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GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	It really changed over the years. When I first started out, I was low in seniority, so all the tedious tasks that no one else wanted to do, were "my" job....and yes, those with seniority hated me during my vacations. Only the bare minimum of what absolutely couldn't wait, was completed in my absence. Everything else just piled up. As I climbed up a few rungs, the opposite dynamic came into play....whenever I went on vacation the youngsters always tried to seize the opportunity to prove how worthy they were. And after I became the (local) boss, my superior at corporate would develop a hit-list of things he'd hit me over the head with on my first day back, just to remind me how "appreciated" I truly was. The GOOD news was, since HQ was on the west coast, 3 hours behind our time, that call wouldn't come in until 12 noon.
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07-26-2022, 01:37 PM	#3
Caroline13 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 30, 2021 Location: So Calif Posts: 14,483	I worked 40 yrs and never experienced what you are saying. Sounds like it could be you reading into something that isn't there. But I don't know you and your life, so let it go and do your job.
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07-28-2022, 06:15 AM	#4
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	Maybe they had to do their job and yours.
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