Patience for my Boss

@jencai (3412)
Philippines
October 23, 2012 11:46pm CST
Everyday I always try to have much patience for my boss. I'm not sure if it's only me who think about it. My boss want us to stay in the office after office hours to accompany her until she finished what's she's doing. If I'm still single, it would not be a problem, but this is the problem I'm already married and I have my 7 month old baby waiting for me in our house. Everyday I travel an hour or more than hour from our office to our house. While my boss only have 10 minutes travel time for herself. I hope she had consideration for us because we had a lot of things to do. By the way my boss is a girl and still single at her age. How will I approach my boss?
5 responses
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
24 Oct 12
I would definitely come up and say something to her. If you have finished your responsibility at work, there is no reason at all for her to keep you at the office. Your after office hour is your rights to have and for you to decide what to do with it or how to spend it. What she is doing is not only inconsiderate. She obviously does not respect your rights as an employee; which she must do even though she is your boss.
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@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
14 Dec 12
hi, there were times that me and my other co-worker extend our patience to our boss,because my boss never ever give us an instruction through email instead he only spoke verbal,the bad is the instruction suddenly change and he never told us about that,them of course he will be angry to us because we did a wrong process.
@GemmaR (8517)
24 Oct 12
It can be hard for you to be patient with your boss, especially when you think that they aren't being reasonable, but the fact is that if you're not being paid for the hours that you're spending in work after hours then there is no reason that you have to be there. You need to talk to her about the effect that it is having on you and make sure that she understands that, while you're happy to help her out once in a while, this is not something that you are prepared to do in the long term because it is having an impact on your own life.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
24 Oct 12
That is really so unfair of her. Maybe she is scared to be left alone in the office that's why she needs some people to be with her? Lol. Anyway, thes no better approach to this than to tell her straight forward that you cannot be there for her every single time that she needs you to stay on after office when you have finished everything that you have done for the day. Your baby takes precedence over her and her "selfish rules". But try to stay away from emotional reasons, present the facts as it is and show her that you're doing a good job and can very well finish your work within the normal office schedule. If she still insists, do the guilt trip on her. Who knows, maybe she can be reasonable.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
8 Nov 12
I understand how you feel, bosses and sometimes mean specially if they're women. I don't like having a girl boss. I don't know what's in there with women why we are like that. When we are the boss we feels like we are "primadona" or "queen" or something. hahaha. soo.. annoying! Maybe the next she'll tell you to stay.. you tell her you need to go your baby is waiting for you, take courage don't be afraid. :))