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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm surprised by all of the answers on this thread. The manager did nothing wrong, the employee handled the situation badly.

Personally, I wouldn't say anything, but I probably wouldn't be in a hurry to push the employees case again any time soon.

The employee lost an ally in you.[/quote]
+1[/quote]

+2.  If one of my subordinates came to me about wanting to have this kind of meeting,  I’d be pleased to facilitate it, or if I thought having that kind of meeting was a bad idea, I’d explain why I thought that.  If they went behind my back, though, I’d view that as a serious breach of trust and respond accordingly.  Respecting chain of command is crucial, and undermining it does not make you some sort of trailblazer.  Usually it just means you are a
of a prima donna, and that is good to know.  That doesn’t mean not asking for or having the meeting (even insisting on it is defensible) but it does mean not hiding it and giving the boss a heads up is basic corporate etiquette.  [/quote]

+3 to all of the above.[/quote]

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