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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just out of a meeting with visiting managers from NYC. A colleague of mine was 'scolded' by our manager for looking at a text. Visiting managers said nothing. Guy who checked his phone didn't apologize and actually said- 'yeah, my kid is traveling today so I'll continue to check texts from her'.

It was definitely an 'eff you' to the guy who called him out. The whole thing was awkward, and I don't think anything should have been said to begin with

Thoughts?[/quote]

[b]Manager was trying to show off by scolding colleague and it backfired. [/b]

It was stupid to call it out, especially by scolding. I have never been to a meeting that required 100% attention every moment. Usually there is a fair amount of people talking to hear themselves talk.

In any event, if the manager had come at it less aggressively ("Carl, I noticed you checking texts in the meeting. Is something going on?") he could have gotten his point across that he didn't appreciate it without looking like an a$$ and your colleague probably would have responded less aggressively as well ("Yes, sorry, my kid is traveling solo today so I'm monitoring to make sure there are no emergencies"). Assuming that you colleague usually does good work, there is no reason to scold him like a child.
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Exactly. And your use of the term "scolding" is right on. If he wants a professional environment, start with respect and not treating colleagues like children. [/quote]

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