A letter writer’s new boss is constantly late to meetings — or skips them altogether.
I’m pretty new to this office, and to me, this is a very bad sign about how the company values its staff and their time. Any suggestions for handling this situation that won’t get me admonished by the supervisor?the boss is to bring her a problem for her to manage: “I realize you are swamped, which is why you can’t make all these meetings.
He did this over and over until the bowl was empty. It was as though he was both the baby being fed and the parent feeding the baby. He’s a dear friend, and I’m not sure if I should say something to him. I’m afraid it’ll embarrass him and could cause him to become defensive or even unfriend me. But I hate to think what other people are thinking of him when they see him eat soup. He goes out for meals frequently with clients and friends.
Should I keep it to myself, knowing I’m maybe not being the best friend? Or point it out and take the real chance of losing his friendship? I’m torn.This is not to say there are no circumstances in which a higher duty would take precedence. Were your friend sloshing his alcohol, rather than his soup, while making unwanted advances to the waitstaff, Miss Manners could see a duty to intervene.
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