Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My European clients dropped a ton of work on my group on Wednesday, resulting in most of us working all weekend. We were pissed too. We didn’t complain to our boss (and I doubt these students complained to their professors) but I get complaining general. Working over a holiday weekend sucks.
Why did you do this? Don’t the Europeans check out on the vacations/public holidays?
Anonymous wrote:My European clients dropped a ton of work on my group on Wednesday, resulting in most of us working all weekend. We were pissed too. We didn’t complain to our boss (and I doubt these students complained to their professors) but I get complaining general. Working over a holiday weekend sucks.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Post after post today on my kid’s college parent page complaining their snowflakes had work due over the past holiday week. My own spent hours a day studying for a major test this past Saturday.
They were shocked I tell you! I think some of them will be calling their kid’s bosses when they have to take home work!
Don’t laugh. People ask if they their parents can’ come their new hire benefits orientation ALL THE TIME. We have a hard and fast rule of no parents allowed.
WTF! Seriously? In my decades long work career I've never heard of any such thing.
Anonymous wrote:I went to college in the 80's and always had a ton of work to do over the Thanksgiving break. Final papers and the crunch before exams. Didn't these parents who are complaining go to college?