This one always told me 3:20 in the numerous reminders they sent, but 2 reminders said to arrive a half hour before the appointment and one reminder said to come 15 minutes before the appointment. Annoying.
Doctors are for suckers.
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More cringe than annoyed. On a conference call where 3 or 4 women were presenting. In the comments, numerous “Great job ladies!”.
It just seems condescending these days.
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Put in a toasted bagel order at Panera. I got the text that it was ready 5 minutes ahead of schedule and was annoyed that it’d be cold when I got there. When I got there, no order was waiting, so I had to wait for them to make it. So much for timing and efficiency.
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Why? I would be flattered and have probably said similar irrespective of whether I was speaking to women (ladies) or men (gentlemen) or a mix where I would probably lazily say “everyone” rather than the more formal “ladies and gentlemen” although it would depend on the circumstances.
“Ladies” is a term of respect. If they’d said “great job bitches” or “not too shabby considering it’s all girls” then that would be disrespectful.
Personally, I’ve always cringed when I’m called a “lady”. How about, “great job, team”. Or even better, “thank you, that was great. That presentation was (list of good features of the presentation, such as its clarity, organization, relevance, usefulness, etc.)”
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I don’t know if I’m smart enough to write exam questions.
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Ladies sounds weird and old-fashioned but if the person talking was generally good to others I’d give them the benefit of the doubt.
How about, “thank you, everyone.” Or if you just have to be more colloquial, “thanks guys” works.
Or, “thank you for the presentation”.
It’s 1 AM and I’m working.
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I can’t sleep.
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I had an employee that did this once, she preferred to start work late and end late, and I had to spell this out for her. We ultimately laid her off.
I recognize a lot of people struggle with prioritization but I don’t understand it…
Exactly. I actually had two employees who liked to work a late schedule. The other one would absolutely send me anything I needed by COB by 5:00, and then she’d keep working late on other stuff. Which was totally fine, I’d hire her again in a heartbeat, total rock star. It’s really about being considerate.
Hmm. If i tell someone, “i need this by Thursday”, i actually mean that i want to be able to look at it when i start work on Friday. So midnight leads to questions about work quality at the last minute, but if the work is of the expected quality, i don’t think it was late.
You might want to clarify your expectations, really explicitly.
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Not meeting deadlines is one thing, and obviously a problem.
But if an employee is present for meetings and getting their work done on time, why do you care if their hours are 7 - 3 with no lunch or 10 - 8 with a two-hour lunch or anything in between?
(Assume they show up for meetings that take place after 3 or before 10 or during their normal lunch break, but don’t otherwise work during those hours.)
And honestly, deadlines should have a time attached to them. If not specified, I would assume “Thursday” meant “end of the day Thursday”. If you need it by noon Thursday then that should be communicated. If you need it at 8 AM Thursday then you should give a deadline of Wednesday. So while I’m a fan of NerdAlert, I kinda sympathize with the person who got the work to her at 11:59 PM Thursday. They met the stated deadline. 11:59 PM Thursday is indeed “Thursday”.
Of course, I’m not familiar with the exact communication. If NA said “I need this by Thursday because I’m presenting on it at 8 AM Friday” then the other person probably should have figured out that 11:59 PM was insufficient and asked for clarification. Regardless, more communication would have helped.
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Oh, absolutely. I like to schedule time to go over stuff, and make small changes, between “finishing” and presenting.
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Same.