Uh oh, let’s hope that there isn’t a misunderstanding regarding Miel not taking his work seriously. Let’s hope that it ends okay and with the boss understanding Miel’s change in routine
The problem is he’s been going way above and beyond before.
In corporatespeak, doing a normal workload when you’d previously been doing a lot extra is ‘being a slacker’ or worse, ‘stealing time from the company’.
While the person who actually has been slacking the whole time gets a free pass…
And there it is…I know you’re in love Miel, but you need to still work on what you’re doing. With him giving away a project, that makes me worried that he’s leaving early, because why else would boss be going “Come into my parlor” since it makes it seem Miel shouldn’t be leaving yet. It’s the curse of being a hard worker. “But I’m doing as well as everyone else.” “Yeah, but you do double that normally.” Good luck Miel.
That’s an unfair standard. If he’s working twice as hard as everyone else and is just expected to do so, he best be getting paid extra too, otherwise he’s in no way obligated to continue working that way or be expected to. They can’t rebuke him or fire him for not going above and beyond.
Oh, it’s horribly unfair, but it happens a LOT (in the US, at least). Not for “not going above and beyond” in so many words, but for “a drop in work performance,” even if said work performance was previously double what the other workers’ was and is still equal to or beyond what the other workers do. :/
Basically what Aletheia said, it is VERY not fair, but it happens a lot, and as someone who dealt with it in retail, I hope it’s not happening to Miel. I’m rooting that Miel will be okay, and I’m blowing things way out of proportion. I’m good at that.
The phrase “go above and beyond” is literally used in my employee manual lol. If you’re in minimum wage slavery it’s always expected of you to work above your pay grade and if you won’t they’ll find someone else who will, unfortunately.
I am reading “In a different voice” and I have the notions of “ethic of care” vs “ethic of rights” in my head (disclaimer). It’s compassionate to be concerned with how Miel is navigating his relationship with Eyebright Industries from the perspective of his welfare. And I can relate. I care too and I think that is good to care. I wish Miel luck.
An ethic of rights would judge Miel from an abstract notion of a contract, rather from compassion. The way employees are treated by corporations is intentionally unfair, except where rights have been won. I think that is not good.
Uh oh, let’s hope that there isn’t a misunderstanding regarding Miel not taking his work seriously. Let’s hope that it ends okay and with the boss understanding Miel’s change in routine
The problem is he’s been going way above and beyond before.
In corporatespeak, doing a normal workload when you’d previously been doing a lot extra is ‘being a slacker’ or worse, ‘stealing time from the company’.
While the person who actually has been slacking the whole time gets a free pass…
Ohno, anotherr >bwip<
*Sinking feeling intensifies*
And there it is…I know you’re in love Miel, but you need to still work on what you’re doing. With him giving away a project, that makes me worried that he’s leaving early, because why else would boss be going “Come into my parlor” since it makes it seem Miel shouldn’t be leaving yet. It’s the curse of being a hard worker. “But I’m doing as well as everyone else.” “Yeah, but you do double that normally.” Good luck Miel.
That’s an unfair standard. If he’s working twice as hard as everyone else and is just expected to do so, he best be getting paid extra too, otherwise he’s in no way obligated to continue working that way or be expected to. They can’t rebuke him or fire him for not going above and beyond.
Oh, it’s horribly unfair, but it happens a LOT (in the US, at least). Not for “not going above and beyond” in so many words, but for “a drop in work performance,” even if said work performance was previously double what the other workers’ was and is still equal to or beyond what the other workers do. :/
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Thankfully my boss understands me very well.
Basically what Aletheia said, it is VERY not fair, but it happens a lot, and as someone who dealt with it in retail, I hope it’s not happening to Miel. I’m rooting that Miel will be okay, and I’m blowing things way out of proportion. I’m good at that.
The phrase “go above and beyond” is literally used in my employee manual lol. If you’re in minimum wage slavery it’s always expected of you to work above your pay grade and if you won’t they’ll find someone else who will, unfortunately.
I am reading “In a different voice” and I have the notions of “ethic of care” vs “ethic of rights” in my head (disclaimer). It’s compassionate to be concerned with how Miel is navigating his relationship with Eyebright Industries from the perspective of his welfare. And I can relate. I care too and I think that is good to care. I wish Miel luck.
An ethic of rights would judge Miel from an abstract notion of a contract, rather from compassion. The way employees are treated by corporations is intentionally unfair, except where rights have been won. I think that is not good.
Maybe he wants to congratulate Miel and move him up to management… for rocking both his personal workload and being a great delegator / mentor? <3
What a creepy boss. Watching everyone with cameras.