Relief…
So, I have been having a hissy fit all week due to a little work issue. I finally got it worked out this afternoon, and am much relieved as a result.
A few months ago, The Boss approved me to be set up to work at home occasionally. Fast forward to last Friday when I sent an email requesting to work from home due to childcare issues.
To which I received a reply basically stating this was not something that The Boss was comfortable with.
My first reaction was “Uhhhhh, WTF?! Why was I approved to have this set up if I’m not allowed to use it?” followed by: “Awww, crap! Now what am I gonna do?” *sigh* Life just isn’t always sweet and easy, in case you didn’t know.
I let it alone through the weekend, and then this whole week. I figured if push came to shove I would just stay home, and go unpaid for the day. Meanwhile, fighting off minor panic attacks about how many more days I will have to go unpaid for this kind of situation. Which is then followed by irritation, knowing it’s perfectly ridiculous to be at home, unpaid, when I could in fact be at home, working, and getting paid for it.
We met this afternoon and basically The Boss is worried about “setting a precedent. Hmmm, ok. “I understand what you are saying, I really do. On the other hand, in cases like this I would really appreciate any flexibility you might be willing to give. I work hard to cover all the bases, which is what I thought I was doing when I asked to be set up to work from home. It was my understanding that it would be an option for me.”
The Boss ok’d it for “this time” and then said we’ll just take it one at a time. That’s a start. The start of a lot of frigging anxiety for me if you really want to know
