Lullabelle
Midlands, England
On Monday one of our colleagues didn't come into work, he didn't call in, nor was there a holiday sheet.
We were concerned so my boss asked one of the engineers to text him to make sure he was ok. Turns out he had booked a holiday, his sheet had obviously gone amiss-no doubt the FD lost it before or after signing it. He didn't mind because he understood the reasoning.
However this has now started a debate, my boss's reasoning is that the guy is always spot on with everything so his no show was completely out of character. However someone else pointed out it could come across as prying.
I agree with both sides to be honest, it is right to be concerned about your colleagues but maybe we were wrong to question.
We were concerned so my boss asked one of the engineers to text him to make sure he was ok. Turns out he had booked a holiday, his sheet had obviously gone amiss-no doubt the FD lost it before or after signing it. He didn't mind because he understood the reasoning.
However this has now started a debate, my boss's reasoning is that the guy is always spot on with everything so his no show was completely out of character. However someone else pointed out it could come across as prying.
I agree with both sides to be honest, it is right to be concerned about your colleagues but maybe we were wrong to question.