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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The responses are all rather fascinating to me.  In my office (and most of the industry, frankly), the conversation would go something like this:  "Susan.  Please stop showing up late.  The hours are 7:00 to 3:00, be on time."

It's not very touchy-feely here, largely because it is completely male dominated.  I think that anytime you have more women, it creates a gentler environment.  (And most of the men are former military, too.)[/quote]

There's something to be said for clear and to the point. Sme of these examples are trying so hard not to offend that the essential message is lost.[/quote]I agree. I had a job where I was friends with my supervisor, made assumptions (that were wrong) about what was acceptable, got too comfortable, and then got laid off - and I never saw it coming.  It would have been so much better if my boss had called me on the carpet as soon as she realized there was a problem so I could have changed things as well as talked to her about some barriers to completing projects that had arisen which I hadn't informed  her about.   I was young, it was my first real job, I didn't know I should have talked to her about this stuff. So it was devastating when I did get laid off.  And the organization lost a valuable employee who could have adjusted her work performance and stayed on.

Anyway, all this is to say - don't be afraid to upset someone.  Have the conversation and make sure it's clear.  You're not doing her a favor by trying to soften your true feelings.[/quote]

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