My favorite Stupid Person of Day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you write the calendar invite? that will explain why he was confused.

The CEO and Head of HR set up meeting and Entire company was there. It was planned weeks ago and in everyone’s in company calendar.

You would think sitting for 30 minutes in an empty building would be a clue to at least check with someone

[Anonymous]

Is he young and socially awkward?

[Anonymous]

Or old and out of it

[Anonymous]

In some offices, that's not terribly unusual. A lot of our all hands meetings are filler, so people would put them on in their offices rather than going over to the auditorium so they could clear out their inboxes during the meeting. The invites were clear in person attendance was optional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you write the calendar invite? that will explain why he was confused.

The CEO and Head of HR set up meeting and Entire company was there. It was planned weeks ago and in everyone’s in company calendar.

You would think sitting for 30 minutes in an empty building would be a clue to at least check with someone

He doesn’t want to blow a WFH day on an off-site. The leadership didn’t communicate that it doesn’t count against WFH, that is on them. Most places track RTO with badge swipes, so unless the conference room is within your security enclave, he knows badge swipes show him out of the office.

I would assume there is a long commute or family demands which make the WFH crucial and doesn’t want to squander one. Or be fired for coming up short by being AWOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you write the calendar invite? that will explain why he was confused.

The CEO and Head of HR set up meeting and Entire company was there. It was planned weeks ago and in everyone’s in company calendar.

You would think sitting for 30 minutes in an empty building would be a clue to at least check with someone

Head of HR? Yeah that sounds like a firing event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you write the calendar invite? that will explain why he was confused.

The CEO and Head of HR set up meeting and Entire company was there. It was planned weeks ago and in everyone’s in company calendar.

You would think sitting for 30 minutes in an empty building would be a clue to at least check with someone

He doesn’t want to blow a WFH day on an off-site. The leadership didn’t communicate that it doesn’t count against WFH, that is on them. Most places track RTO with badge swipes, so unless the conference room is within your security enclave, he knows badge swipes show him out of the office.

I would assume there is a long commute or family demands which make the WFH crucial and doesn’t want to squander one. Or be fired for coming up short by being AWOL.

+1
If a badge swipe is everything to these people then you'd better be sure that many folks will strive to meet that metric that is oh-so-important.

[Anonymous]

I’m always in an empty office on my work in the office day. That’s not odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you write the calendar invite? that will explain why he was confused.

The CEO and Head of HR set up meeting and Entire company was there. It was planned weeks ago and in everyone’s in company calendar.

You would think sitting for 30 minutes in an empty building would be a clue to at least check with someone

Entire company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m always in an empty office on my work in the office day. That’s not odd.

If you RTO on Fridays it’s often a ghost town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had to repeatedly reread your sentences to try and understand what you were trying to say. So, it looks like there are two non-geniuses at your work.

+1 if OP was coordinating this meeting, I understand the problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to repeatedly reread your sentences to try and understand what you were trying to say. So, it looks like there are two non-geniuses at your work.

+1 if OP was coordinating this meeting, I understand the problem

OMG, same here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had to repeatedly reread your sentences to try and understand what you were trying to say. So, it looks like there are two non-geniuses at your work.

+1 And the culture must really suck if he was so hell-bent on losing days

[Anonymous]

The invite should state that the in person meeting at the conference center will count as an in person office day.

He was correct to assume it would not count as an in person office day. Leadership problem that employees are uncomfortable verifying information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The invite should state that the in person meeting at the conference center will count as an in person office day.

He was correct to assume it would not count as an in person office day. Leadership problem that employees are uncomfortable verifying information.

It was his in person day. Meeting right by office, he would be going to work right after morning meeting. When you RSVP is says in person and it says Breakfast is served.

In future will just say show up or fired. It makes no sense.