Hello The bright side,
Third day of vacation. I was finally relaxing with my family when my phone started going off. Twenty missed calls from my boss.
I called again, and was frantic: “The server is down. You need to fix it remotely. now. Millions of contracts are at stake.”
I took a breath and said, “I’m on approved leave. I’m off work.” He was silent and then exploded:If you don’t do this now, you will be fired when you come back!
I got stuck. Then I blocked his number. My family looked at me in shock, asking if I had just gotten fired. Honestly, I didn’t know.
But I’m so tired of this patternAll vacation was interruptedEvery weekend is ruined by “emergencies” that I can only fix one way or another. I have been carrying this company’s IT infrastructure on my back for three years without any support, raises or respect for my vacation time.
Two weeks later I returned to the office. Everyone went completely silent He stared at me. I turned around and saw a huge sign: “Welcome back! We’re sorry.” My boss was standing there looking uncomfortable, and HR was next to him.
Apparently, the server issue revealed that I was the only one who knew how to fix important systems, and when I didn’t respond, chaos ensued. They had to hire an expensive emergency consultant who told them the whole setup was a disaster waiting to happen – something I’ve been saying for years.
Now things are awkward. My boss clearly resents meEven though he was the one who caused this whole situation. Some of my coworkers think I’m a hero for standing my ground, but others whisper that I “played games” with company money and was lucky it worked out.
I don’t regret what I did, but I wonder: Did I have the right to risk my job in this way? How do I handle working under a boss who clearly hates me now? Should I stay in a company that has faced a crisis to treat me fairly?
please help,
Anna J.
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