| Bit of a dilemma 08:07 - Jun 30 with 1801 views | Bluefish |
I've just taken over a new team at work, they are a close knit bunch and someone coming in from a different team will take a while to be accepted. My first department meeting leading them will be Monday 12th July, I really want to book the day off and if I don't I will be hanging.
What is the best option?
Book the day off on my 1st day
Turn up hanging
Don't get slaughtered watching the football
Ignore option C, that is a ridiculous idea |  |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 08:10 - Jun 30 with 1737 views | SitfcB |
Book it off but Boris has to make it a Bank Holiday really! |  |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 08:26 - Jun 30 with 1649 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
So you are going to book off the first day you are meant to have a department meeting with you new team? A team that will 'take a while to accept' someone coming in from a different department?
Well that will go down well with them. What a boss.
Turn up hanging. Nice to see you run your professional life like you run your forum posts by the way.
"But what about MEEEE?" [Post edited 30 Jun 2021 10:02]
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| Bit of a dilemma on 08:41 - Jun 30 with 1576 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Turn up hanging and hope they like football and are in the same boat. Instant bonding
EDIT: or give them all the day off too [Post edited 30 Jun 2021 8:42]
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| Don't blow it Fishers on 08:45 - Jun 30 with 1554 views | homer_123 |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 08:51 - Jun 30 with 1521 views | hochiblue |
You only make one first impression. Don’t book leave, don’t show up under the weather. Leadership asks a bit more of you. |  | | |
| Bit of a dilemma on 08:54 - Jun 30 with 1495 views | Keno |
just remember in future WWPRPD |  |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:18 - Jun 30 with 1439 views | Fixed_It |
Tell them you are expecting there to be a rush on burgers following the football the previous day and therefore it's probably best to postpone the meeting until the Tuesday. And make sure you get all your mates to buy burgers that day to preserve your credibility. Although maybe get them to buy a few each as two isn't going to qualify as a 'rush'.
You're welcome.... [Post edited 30 Jun 2021 9:22]
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:20 - Jun 30 with 1431 views | bluefunk |
Turn up hanging, then tell them all they can all leave if they don’t want to do things your way |  | | |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:22 - Jun 30 with 1402 views | wkj |
Pretend to seem interested in what they have to say, and say as little as possible yourself
Pretty much the opposite of what you do on here. |  |
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| Change the meeting date.... on 09:24 - Jun 30 with 1395 views | Bloots |
....tell them you are doing it so that they can all enjoy themselves watching the football and not have to worry about having a meeting with their new bellend of a boss.
Simple.
(although I'm not sure why you would be hanging after watching Spain v Denmark) |  |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:27 - Jun 30 with 1353 views | Meadowlark |
"hanging"
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:27 - Jun 30 with 1350 views | footers |
Turn up hanging and then act all busy/important before inviting them out for a lunchtime bonding session at the pub. Neck three or four in an hour and coast through the rest of the day.
Simple. |  |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:31 - Jun 30 with 1303 views | positivity |
| Bit of a dilemma on 09:27 - Jun 30 by footers |
Turn up hanging and then act all busy/important before inviting them out for a lunchtime bonding session at the pub. Neck three or four in an hour and coast through the rest of the day.
Simple. |
if you need an instructional video on enacting this, david brent has one from when he took over the swindon branch | |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:32 - Jun 30 with 1298 views | footers |
| Bit of a dilemma on 09:31 - Jun 30 by positivity |
if you need an instructional video on enacting this, david brent has one from when he took over the swindon branch |
Then presumably take them to the Gardener's Arms for a proper pie? | |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:36 - Jun 30 with 1283 views | Ewan_Oozami |
Your directors obviously don't have a clue then.... |  |
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| Change the meeting date.... on 09:38 - Jun 30 with 1273 views | giant_stow |
| Change the meeting date.... on 09:24 - Jun 30 by Bloots |
....tell them you are doing it so that they can all enjoy themselves watching the football and not have to worry about having a meeting with their new bellend of a boss.
Simple.
(although I'm not sure why you would be hanging after watching Spain v Denmark) |
nailed it. |  |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:40 - Jun 30 with 1260 views | BrightonBlue |
Call them out for what they are - i.e.not good enough. Tell them that they don't have a future in your team and you want to bring in new people that are up for the challenge and understand what the company really means. Your bosses will back you. |  | | |
| Bit of a dilemma on 09:44 - Jun 30 with 1242 views | GeoffSentence |
| Bit of a dilemma on 09:27 - Jun 30 by footers |
Turn up hanging and then act all busy/important before inviting them out for a lunchtime bonding session at the pub. Neck three or four in an hour and coast through the rest of the day.
Simple. |
Turn up hanging.
Tell them they are not proper workers.
Give them all comedy nicknames.
That's how to motivate a team. |  |
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| I thought so.... on 09:50 - Jun 30 with 1187 views | Bloots |
| Change the meeting date.... on 09:38 - Jun 30 by giant_stow |
nailed it. |
...I got across the 3 key points I wanted to make. | |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:52 - Jun 30 with 1172 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Bit of a dilemma on 08:51 - Jun 30 by hochiblue |
You only make one first impression. Don’t book leave, don’t show up under the weather. Leadership asks a bit more of you. |
This. If you book it off, or turn up in a state you might as well give up now. |  |
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| Bit of a dilemma on 09:59 - Jun 30 with 1133 views | RobTheMonk |
Maybe... just have a few beers at the football? |  | | |
| Bit of a dilemma on 11:09 - Jun 30 with 1028 views | MattinLondon |
Option C is going to happen - just accept it.
After you’ve accepted that, bring in some doughnuts or light morning snacks (vegan friendly to be safe), simply blag the meeting and pretend to show an interest in your team. |  | | |
| Bit of a dilemma on 14:54 - Jun 30 with 880 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
I'd try and move it.... no one else is gonna want to be there either if England make the final coz lets face it. If we win the thing the entire nation is going to go mental and not stop for a week.
If we lose then we're all going to sing songs and celebrate a good tournament and beating ze Germans at least.
There are no winners having the meeting on the 12th I'd explain that to all involved (with a bit more tact than its for the sesh) and then at the v least you look like a ledg in front of the new team for at least having tries to move the meeting which none of them want to go to anyway coz they will also be hanging |  |
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