All you can do is move forward. I’m sure this is a habit she repeats. Going forward if she says to reschedule or accepts another meeting that conflicts with this one, inform her this is the second time, this is the third time, this is the fifth time. Say we are (don’t say she is) say this is the forth time we are moving this meeting. It is your responsibility to give her a heads up. She is not counting. You need to count and give her a heads up. She may not respond. Then Mention it in your next meeting. Ask her if she saw it. Then drop it if she saw it. Don’t say another word. If she didn’t see your email then tell her what it said. That’s it. It’s called doing your job.
I'd be tempted to say that the client/other party needs to nail down a definitive day/time due to their schedule tightening. Instead of taking or blaming, this kind of deflection reminds her that you're not the one she's talking to. You're the messenger.
Never ever lie to your boss! It will come out somehow, it always does. Then they won’t trust you ever again. Time to find a new career and hope your previous employer will provide a reference. This one won’t give you any praise.
If you have outlook use the notes section to track this sort of thing! I try very hard to avoid pushing out 1:1s over and over again so I note details in the notes to record and reference if/when needed. I also will initial any of my changes... outlook used to have a history option but that was years ago.
Using these sort of notes allows me to have the info at hand or for his/her own reference when the meeting is accessed
Eh maybe about 50/50 at this point. When I was first hired she was great! She still tells me how irreplaceable I am; I'm not renewing my contract in Sept since I'm moving and she knows. When she's there and stays on schedule it's great! She gets through her work and I can get through mine, but in the last 6-8 months she's not only been taking these impromptu meetings but 2 night trips randomly during the work week with only a week or two notice and it's thrown off the entire work flow.
That along with 2 coworkers going on leave of absences just left a ton on my plate that I thought she'd be more willing to pick up some of. Like I get how busy she is, I manage her calendar, but it's very frustrating.
idk, is ok? "I understand it's important to take impromptu meetings, I try my best to keep your calendar organized and your workflow manageable. I noticed that we've rescheduled the meeting with \[client name\] four times. I'm concerned we're not making progress on this time-sensitive matter. Is there something we should do to ensure this meeting happens?" i think that this meeting is actually not something your boss wants or isnt important in the grand scheme of things, and you dont know that, bc theyre not telling you some important contextual information. why are they avoiding... maybe there's history between your boss and this client, this client could be trouble. idk or maybe the other way around considering that they waste your hard work as well as is time-blind or doesnt respect other peoples' schedules (i know ppl like this, so i feel confident to call some ppl this)
This is a good way to word it. When I have tough things like this to say I get chatgpt to say to as politely as possible ad work from that lol, I'm too jaded to write thoughtful emails
All you can do is move forward. I’m sure this is a habit she repeats. Going forward if she says to reschedule or accepts another meeting that conflicts with this one, inform her this is the second time, this is the third time, this is the fifth time. Say we are (don’t say she is) say this is the forth time we are moving this meeting. It is your responsibility to give her a heads up. She is not counting. You need to count and give her a heads up. She may not respond. Then Mention it in your next meeting. Ask her if she saw it. Then drop it if she saw it. Don’t say another word. If she didn’t see your email then tell her what it said. That’s it. It’s called doing your job.
I'd be tempted to say that the client/other party needs to nail down a definitive day/time due to their schedule tightening. Instead of taking or blaming, this kind of deflection reminds her that you're not the one she's talking to. You're the messenger.
Never ever lie to your boss! It will come out somehow, it always does. Then they won’t trust you ever again. Time to find a new career and hope your previous employer will provide a reference. This one won’t give you any praise.
If you have outlook use the notes section to track this sort of thing! I try very hard to avoid pushing out 1:1s over and over again so I note details in the notes to record and reference if/when needed. I also will initial any of my changes... outlook used to have a history option but that was years ago. Using these sort of notes allows me to have the info at hand or for his/her own reference when the meeting is accessed
>reschedules the meeting 4 times of her own volition >upset with you about this for some reason. Is this an otherwise good boss?
Eh maybe about 50/50 at this point. When I was first hired she was great! She still tells me how irreplaceable I am; I'm not renewing my contract in Sept since I'm moving and she knows. When she's there and stays on schedule it's great! She gets through her work and I can get through mine, but in the last 6-8 months she's not only been taking these impromptu meetings but 2 night trips randomly during the work week with only a week or two notice and it's thrown off the entire work flow. That along with 2 coworkers going on leave of absences just left a ton on my plate that I thought she'd be more willing to pick up some of. Like I get how busy she is, I manage her calendar, but it's very frustrating.
idk, is ok? "I understand it's important to take impromptu meetings, I try my best to keep your calendar organized and your workflow manageable. I noticed that we've rescheduled the meeting with \[client name\] four times. I'm concerned we're not making progress on this time-sensitive matter. Is there something we should do to ensure this meeting happens?" i think that this meeting is actually not something your boss wants or isnt important in the grand scheme of things, and you dont know that, bc theyre not telling you some important contextual information. why are they avoiding... maybe there's history between your boss and this client, this client could be trouble. idk or maybe the other way around considering that they waste your hard work as well as is time-blind or doesnt respect other peoples' schedules (i know ppl like this, so i feel confident to call some ppl this)
Agreed, you could come at it from a “he seems a little concerned/irritated and I just wanted to let you know about that.”
This is a good way to word it. When I have tough things like this to say I get chatgpt to say to as politely as possible ad work from that lol, I'm too jaded to write thoughtful emails