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The 'temp boss' of my local FOX station offended me :'( (2 years back)

This adds to my hate for FOX 8 34.78%
 
I watch and enjoy the FOX network 10 43.48%
 
I watch their shows but not their news. 5 21.74%
 
Total:23
dany612 on 31 December 2010
rocketpig said:
dany612 said:

This took place 2 years ago during Spring Break. Local Affliate FOX16.

Two years ago I had an assignment for my Career Orientation class. She told us we had to job shadow someone in a field we were interested in. So I decided to job shadow someone in the media especially within their business sector. I'm not sure whether it was the business manager or one of the directors. The 'big boss' was out for vacation and he gave temporary 'boss' status to the business manager or one of the directors. Either way I ended up job shadowing the person he picked. Everything went smoothly once I arrived there but I was about 10 minutes late. The director of sales (I believe was his postition) took me to a tour of the building. I got to meet the nice reportors, the set, etc. I was then placed to job shadow 'the temp boss'. He talked about ratings and how the station earns its revenue, etc. After all was done and time for me to go and as I got up he told me to listen.

"I know I will NEVER see you again so I will tell you this, *tone of voice changes* you are LUCKY I took your request. The reason doesn't matter for whatever might have caused you to come late, neither do i wanna know. You came in here 10 minutes late. I thought you weren't going to come. I took my time to assist you. I had all this work I was going to start with..."

That's a summary of what he said, he said more stuff but I don't recall since it's almost been 2 years since. I left FOX16 rapidly from being happy to a feeling of depression as if a Dementor had sucked all of my happiness away. As I left I thought to myself if I had done something else wrong. Maybe it was because I told him I liked MADtv (which makes fun of fat people). He sounded frustrated. I know arriving late isn't ideal. But to raise your voice and change your tone of voice to frustration to a 14 year old? Come on! He could of just warned me nicely that I shouldn't arrive late, but no he had to expand on it in a disrespectful way. To this day it still makes me sad. 

I once fired a new hire for showing up late on the first day.

You shouldn't have been late. Period. And if you were late for some reason, you better have a damned good reason for it, like your car exploding when you put the keys into the ignition.

Welcome to the real world, kiddo. The guy WAS doing you a favor and you should have acknowledged that and been thankful enough to show up on time.

I know I will NEVER see you again so I will tell you this.."

But why say that? It made it sound like he was going to start cussing at me. There is still no reason why he had to go off like that, it was disrepectful, it doesn't matter how much work he had. He still needs to be respectful especially to a 14 year old! He could of just told me what he wanted to say in a calm assertive manner. It's called professionalism...



 

        

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rocketpig on 31 December 2010

So, he probably won't see you again. It's called a life lesson. Hopefully it rattled you enough to learn that showing up on time and not wasting peoples' time is the considerate thing to do.

People in the real world will be a lot "meaner" than that. Get used to it. That's barely a slap on the wrist.

And why should he respect you? You obviously didn't respect him enough to show up on time.




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richardhutnik on 31 December 2010

What is needed to be learned is a lesson: The person was doing you a favor.  And, even if you were a teenager, you do NOT show up late like that.  It doesn't matter the reason.  If you do, you then say you are sorry.  If you got lost, that is one thing.  What happens in life, if you want to really fall to the way side is, people do NOT let you know you did wrong, and they just ignore you.  You get blacklisted by sorts, without a clue as to why it is happening.  Then you are in discarded mode.  Chance is you end up bitter at life, and maybe snap and go sociopathic on the world.

I write this as not a big fan of Fox News.  I like some Fox stuff though.



richardhutnik on 31 December 2010
rocketpig said:

So, he probably won't see you again. It's called a life lesson. Hopefully it rattled you enough to learn that showing up on time and not wasting peoples' time is the considerate thing to do.

People in the real world will be a lot "meaner" than that. Get used to it. That's barely a slap on the wrist.

And why should he respect you? You obviously didn't respect him enough to show up on time.

The real meaness isn't the confronting, it is the stealth ruining of a person that happens without them knowing why.  They just cut you off, and get you out.  The could also conspire with lies to get you out of the scene.  And this is if they care.  If someone comes off as an dork, and people are offended, you just get put in the land of the ignored, which can cause a spiral into complete failure.  Then you get into a group that some people believe should be left to die.  To have no one even care about you, or your concerns is worse than even confronting.  In life, truthful expressing of your shortcomings by an enemy is far kinder than the platitudes and lies people will feed you in social circles just to get along.



dsgrue3 on 31 December 2010

Wow you seriously think he did ANYTHING wrong? There is a problem with your thought process if you think because he sternly complained about you being late that he was unjust in doing so. If I were him, I would have told you to show up on time and then promptly told you to leave.



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hsrob on 31 December 2010

Sorry, but I'm just going to add to the mounting evidence.  I read the opening post a couple of times trying to figure out how YOU were offended, or what in particular you were offended by and either you didn't explain the situation exactly as it happened or you have nothing to be offended by.

You were late when someone volunteered their time, they got pissed at you.  Right or wrong on his behalf it gives you an insight into how at least some people in the workforce think.  Suck it up, put it down as a lesson learned and don't make the same 'mistake' again.



dany612 on 01 January 2011
hsrob said:

Sorry, but I'm just going to add to the mounting evidence.  I read the opening post a couple of times trying to figure out how YOU were offended, or what in particular you were offended by and either you didn't explain the situation exactly as it happened or you have nothing to be offended by.

You were late when someone volunteered their time, they got pissed at you.  Right or wrong on his behalf it gives you an insight into how at least some people in the workforce think.  Suck it up, put it down as a lesson learned and don't make the same 'mistake' again.


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