Am I wrong to be annoyed about this workplace complaint?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the support work involve getting on the floor and connecting cables or something that would require jeans instead of a suit? Or is it sitting at a computer and doing different work than usual?

If you are just at your desk, I would wear normal office attire from 8-5. If you come in at night or on weekends, then wear jeans.

If the support work has a task that needs to be completed during a regular meeting, email your boss and ask which has priority.

Since you are being paid extra for the support work, it seems like you would still be expected to do your 8-5, 40 hrs/week tasks. If you are doing the extra work from 1-3pm, when are you making up those 2 hours of your regular assignment?

"It seems like" you have a completely different understanding of the policies of OPs workplace. I would bet OP has a much better idea than you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does the support work involve getting on the floor and connecting cables or something that would require jeans instead of a suit? Or is it sitting at a computer and doing different work than usual?

If you are just at your desk, I would wear normal office attire from 8-5. If you come in at night or on weekends, then wear jeans.

If the support work has a task that needs to be completed during a regular meeting, email your boss and ask which has priority.

Since you are being paid extra for the support work, it seems like you would still be expected to do your 8-5, 40 hrs/week tasks. If you are doing the extra work from 1-3pm, when are you making up those 2 hours of your regular assignment?

It’s nice and all that that’s what YOU would do. But employers can’t make exceptions to make situations more attractive to their employees, and then backpedal without warning.

Chill out, OP. Some coworker said something stupid and you’re spiraling. Nobody changed the rules. Whoever complained about your jeans probably didn’t even know what the rules during support overtime are. Then your boss shared the comment. So nothing really changed unless your boss was like, how dare you wear jeans. Unless he told you not to dress like that anymore, you don’t really have a problem here now do you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does the support work involve getting on the floor and connecting cables or something that would require jeans instead of a suit? Or is it sitting at a computer and doing different work than usual?

If you are just at your desk, I would wear normal office attire from 8-5. If you come in at night or on weekends, then wear jeans.

If the support work has a task that needs to be completed during a regular meeting, email your boss and ask which has priority.

Since you are being paid extra for the support work, it seems like you would still be expected to do your 8-5, 40 hrs/week tasks. If you are doing the extra work from 1-3pm, when are you making up those 2 hours of your regular assignment?

It’s nice and all that that’s what YOU would do. But employers can’t make exceptions to make situations more attractive to their employees, and then backpedal without warning.

Chill out, OP. Some coworker said something stupid and you’re spiraling. Nobody changed the rules. Whoever complained about your jeans probably didn’t even know what the rules during support overtime are. Then your boss shared the comment. So nothing really changed unless your boss was like, how dare you wear jeans. Unless he told you not to dress like that anymore, you don’t really have a problem here now do you?

Not OP but are you slow? Of course the rules changed: the OP clearly says that casual attire was one of the benefits of working this support overtime. If the issue is that the complainer didn’t know, then why wasn’t he informed? Why, instead, was the OP reprimanded for falling within the rules?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does the support work involve getting on the floor and connecting cables or something that would require jeans instead of a suit? Or is it sitting at a computer and doing different work than usual?

If you are just at your desk, I would wear normal office attire from 8-5. If you come in at night or on weekends, then wear jeans.

If the support work has a task that needs to be completed during a regular meeting, email your boss and ask which has priority.

Since you are being paid extra for the support work, it seems like you would still be expected to do your 8-5, 40 hrs/week tasks. If you are doing the extra work from 1-3pm, when are you making up those 2 hours of your regular assignment?

It’s nice and all that that’s what YOU would do. But employers can’t make exceptions to make situations more attractive to their employees, and then backpedal without warning.

Chill out, OP. Some coworker said something stupid and you’re spiraling. Nobody changed the rules. Whoever complained about your jeans probably didn’t even know what the rules during support overtime are. Then your boss shared the comment. So nothing really changed unless your boss was like, how dare you wear jeans. Unless he told you not to dress like that anymore, you don’t really have a problem here now do you?

Not OP but are you slow? Of course the rules changed: the OP clearly says that casual attire was one of the benefits of working this support overtime. If the issue is that the complainer didn’t know, then why wasn’t he informed? Why, instead, was the OP reprimanded for falling within the rules?

Uh…maybe because the complainer never works overtime so they never bothered to familiarize themselves with the guidelines.

Good lord, use some critical thinking skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does the support work involve getting on the floor and connecting cables or something that would require jeans instead of a suit? Or is it sitting at a computer and doing different work than usual?

If you are just at your desk, I would wear normal office attire from 8-5. If you come in at night or on weekends, then wear jeans.

If the support work has a task that needs to be completed during a regular meeting, email your boss and ask which has priority.

Since you are being paid extra for the support work, it seems like you would still be expected to do your 8-5, 40 hrs/week tasks. If you are doing the extra work from 1-3pm, when are you making up those 2 hours of your regular assignment?

It’s nice and all that that’s what YOU would do. But employers can’t make exceptions to make situations more attractive to their employees, and then backpedal without warning.

Chill out, OP. Some coworker said something stupid and you’re spiraling. Nobody changed the rules. Whoever complained about your jeans probably didn’t even know what the rules during support overtime are. Then your boss shared the comment. So nothing really changed unless your boss was like, how dare you wear jeans. Unless he told you not to dress like that anymore, you don’t really have a problem here now do you?

Not OP but are you slow? Of course the rules changed: the OP clearly says that casual attire was one of the benefits of working this support overtime. If the issue is that the complainer didn’t know, then why wasn’t he informed? Why, instead, was the OP reprimanded for falling within the rules?

Uh…maybe because the complainer never works overtime so they never bothered to familiarize themselves with the guidelines.

Good lord, use some critical thinking skills.

THEN THE BOSS SHOULD HAVE FAMILIARIZED THEM AND LEFT THE OP ALONE

You are the only one who isn’t following this.

[Anonymous]

It’s strange to see grown men whine about people not liking their outfits.

[Anonymous]

I think you’re completely missing the most important point in all of this, OP. It’s not that the rules got changed on you. It’s that someone in your company, likely at a higher level than your boss, doesn’t like you. Your boss didn’t come to you to share gossip from your peers. He came to you because his boss is not happy with you, and that’s the real issue if you value your job. So stop worrying about a petty rule change and start thinking about the perception of your work and value to others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s strange to see grown men whine about people not liking their outfits.

Because you're so used to seeing women whine about theirs? Not sure what this has to do with bad management at OPs employment. Are you a shitty manager and this is how you roll?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you’re completely missing the most important point in all of this, OP. It’s not that the rules got changed on you. It’s that someone in your company, likely at a higher level than your boss, doesn’t like you. Your boss didn’t come to you to share gossip from your peers. He came to you because his boss is not happy with you, and that’s the real issue if you value your job. So stop worrying about a petty rule change and start thinking about the perception of your work and value to others.

You're still just not getting it. There was never a reason to pull OP aside for this petty snipe. Good management says "Effective today people in shift support will now do X, Y and Z." There is zero reason to pull OP aside to voice a criticism from higher up in this manner. And what senior leader is scared to put their name to it? "Hey Mark, Bob thinks it's better to look the part and come to the meetings from now on." Hiding behind an anonymous complaint is something only a powerless chicken shit peer would do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you’re completely missing the most important point in all of this, OP. It’s not that the rules got changed on you. It’s that someone in your company, likely at a higher level than your boss, doesn’t like you. Your boss didn’t come to you to share gossip from your peers. He came to you because his boss is not happy with you, and that’s the real issue if you value your job. So stop worrying about a petty rule change and start thinking about the perception of your work and value to others.

I don't know about OP's situation but I am someone who has gotten petty complaints kind of like this. Per my performance reviews and the pace of my promotions, I am a top performer. However, I am not the demographic people expect in my line of work. I have realized I do need to be prickly otherwise people will walk all over me. I absolutely question these complaints and when the issue comes back again, I ensure I follow the fake "rule" that was created because someone who doesn't supervise me and isn't familiar with my work is uncomfortable with someone who looks like me being in my role. At a certain point, it becomes an issue because that "rule" made no sense and my boss sheepishly admits it was dumb. If there are actual performance issues, I assure you that this is not an appropriate or effective way to address them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you’re completely missing the most important point in all of this, OP. It’s not that the rules got changed on you. It’s that someone in your company, likely at a higher level than your boss, doesn’t like you. Your boss didn’t come to you to share gossip from your peers. He came to you because his boss is not happy with you, and that’s the real issue if you value your job. So stop worrying about a petty rule change and start thinking about the perception of your work and value to others.

You're still just not getting it. There was never a reason to pull OP aside for this petty snipe. Good management says "Effective today people in shift support will now do X, Y and Z." There is zero reason to pull OP aside to voice a criticism from higher up in this manner. And what senior leader is scared to put their name to it? "Hey Mark, Bob thinks it's better to look the part and come to the meetings from now on." Hiding behind an anonymous complaint is something only a powerless chicken shit peer would do.

+1 exactly

someone is trying to swing their dick around in the most cowardly, petty way possible, OP's boss caved to this person, and OP has accurately picked up on this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s strange to see grown men whine about people not liking their outfits.

Because you're so used to seeing women whine about theirs? Not sure what this has to do with bad management at OPs employment. Are you a shitty manager and this is how you roll?

Bad management or not, they still have the authority to terminate him. If it were me I’d tread more lightly, including not giving out a million details online about my work woes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you’re completely missing the most important point in all of this, OP. It’s not that the rules got changed on you. It’s that someone in your company, likely at a higher level than your boss, doesn’t like you. Your boss didn’t come to you to share gossip from your peers. He came to you because his boss is not happy with you, and that’s the real issue if you value your job. So stop worrying about a petty rule change and start thinking about the perception of your work and value to others.

You're still just not getting it. There was never a reason to pull OP aside for this petty snipe. Good management says "Effective today people in shift support will now do X, Y and Z." There is zero reason to pull OP aside to voice a criticism from higher up in this manner. And what senior leader is scared to put their name to it? "Hey Mark, Bob thinks it's better to look the part and come to the meetings from now on." Hiding behind an anonymous complaint is something only a powerless chicken shit peer would do.

+1 exactly

someone is trying to swing their dick around in the most cowardly, petty way possible, OP's boss caved to this person, and OP has accurately picked up on this

You have been deeply, deeply wronged OP. You should resign, or at the very least hire a lion of an attorney.

[Anonymous]

Let it go and just dress appropriately when in the office. Good grief.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you’re completely missing the most important point in all of this, OP. It’s not that the rules got changed on you. It’s that someone in your company, likely at a higher level than your boss, doesn’t like you. Your boss didn’t come to you to share gossip from your peers. He came to you because his boss is not happy with you, and that’s the real issue if you value your job. So stop worrying about a petty rule change and start thinking about the perception of your work and value to others.

You're still just not getting it. There was never a reason to pull OP aside for this petty snipe. Good management says "Effective today people in shift support will now do X, Y and Z." There is zero reason to pull OP aside to voice a criticism from higher up in this manner. And what senior leader is scared to put their name to it? "Hey Mark, Bob thinks it's better to look the part and come to the meetings from now on." Hiding behind an anonymous complaint is something only a powerless chicken shit peer would do.

+1 exactly

someone is trying to swing their dick around in the most cowardly, petty way possible, OP's boss caved to this person, and OP has accurately picked up on this

You have been deeply, deeply wronged OP. You should resign, or at the very least hire a lion of an attorney.

I am the PP you responded to and I am not the OP.

I do not think the OP should escalate this, but I think it is worth sending an email to his supervisor stating his understanding of the new protocols for providing support work (e.g. dress code, work hours, and attending meetings). That way if he sees other employees are not subject to these protocols he can request further clarification.