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Upper management (CEO, CTO, Director, and Facility Manager) invite 3 Supervisor's to a dinner to discuss roles and company as well as a thank you for their hard work.
Invites in outlook are sent out 3 weeks prior. All are aware.
The night of the dinner, everyone but one supervisor shows up to the restaurant. Everyone sits at the table wondering where the supervisor is. The Facility Manager calls and texts, but no response.
On monday, the Director speaks with the supervisor and the supervisors response is "i was tired and didn't feel like going" .
Although it is known that the supervisor is not very social and is shy, this is just plain rude and disrespectful. The supervisor is GREAT at their job regarding work productivity and knowledge.
wondering how to deal with this situation. The supervisor didn't violate a company policy directly, but this is just rude.
Any input or help would be appreciated.
UPDATE: The supervisor accepted the invite. The supervisor never called or informed anyone he would not be attending. So, everyone was waiting at the table. Then they started trying to contact him.
Last edited by work_here; 11-18-2013 at 04:34 PM..
Reason: more info
I don't know what role you play in this and why you feel you need to do something but I suggest you thank the supervisor for being "GREAT at their job regarding work productivity and knowledge. "
Since the guy is great at his job just leave him alone. The guy's purpose is to make the company money, not to be social. And even if he did show disrespect he did it on his own time and it's his business.
Is this about business (which the person in question seems to be doing quite capably) or is it personal?
so, accepting to go to a dinner with upper management, then just not showing up to it without kindly declining or saying he wont be there, is ok?
i guess if there isn't an interest to move up in the company or give a good impression to the CEO, then this is ok?
so, accepting to go to a dinner with upper management, then just not showing up to it without kindly declining or saying he wont be there, is ok?
i guess if there isn't an interest to move up in the company or give a good impression to the CEO, then this is ok?
I am also from the "old school". If you change your mind, then you notify the person that invited you. It is common sense and even good workers should be expected to show courtesy. It is what adults do.
I am also from the "old school". If you change your mind, then you notify the person that invited you. It is common sense and even good workers should be expected to show courtesy. It is what adults do.
In a perfect world, yeah. But I'll take a discourteous person who makes me money every time. Get the money, that's the object of the exercise.
All you do is tell the person that they should have let someone know if they change with mind to attend and that would be a good practice going forward.
irishtom, interesting view. But i feel otherwise. IMHO, a business works best with team players. That's how the business grows. I'll take an enthusiastic and interested employee who knows less but is willing to learn more over a brilliant employee that is all about themselves who has no manners, any day.
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