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'This is a mandatory meeting': Boss Tells Employee Not To Take Her Cat To The Vet For An Emergency Because Of A Work Pajama Party

Taking our cats to the vet is always a hard thing to do. Our cats are stressed, we are stressed, which only makes our cats more stressed. Our cats hide at the vet's office. Our cats get the cone of shame for being little hooligans at the vet's office, which only pisses them off and makes them even bigger hooligans. It's a mess. It's hard for everyone, and we just wish for it to pass quickly and for our cats to be healthy.

Going to the vet with your cat is always emotionally difficult as it is, so really, we don't need any other stress factors on top of that. Which is what makes this interaction between a cat owner and their boss so much more infuriating. How can someone be so self-important to think that a pajama party at work is more important than taking your cat to the vet during an emergency?

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    Posted by u/Hobo_Taeng 4 months ago Work pyjama parties are more important than your sick cat!
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    6:201 Messages 209 D 5G 65 Hello Today 4:01 PM I have a bit of a vet emergency drop off tomorrow morning at 7:30. I will be attending the pajama party, but I need to desperately drop my cat off as he's having a flare up with his condition. That is the earliest I can drop him off. this is a mandatory meeting at 730. Can you drop him after . Due to the fact that it's an emergency, this is the timeframe the vet gave me in order to squeeze him in to be seen without an official appointment. I don't h

    Malice or incompetence – that is always the question that we have when we see stories like this. Is it even possible for someone to be so evil that they can't allow their employee to be a little late to a pajama party when their pet is having an emergency? We suppose that it is possible. We just prefer to believe that human beings – all of them – are better than this.

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    6:201 Messages 209 D 5G 65 this is the timeframe the vet gave me in order to squeeze him in to be seen without an official appointment. I don't have anyone else at that time to take him except myself on the way to the pajama party. I apologize, but I genuinely have to take him because he's not doing too hot. I am only going to drop him off, and then I was planning on attending the meeting. Can you call me Is there's any way to take him right now I'm finishing up at my dermatologist still ma'am,

    Maybe this boss is just unaware. Maybe they have never had pets. Maybe they don't like animals and don't care and think that their work is far more important. We want to believe the best in them, and yet… even with all the aforementioned things, we think that you should still be able to sympathize, so… it seems that this is yet another case of a boss being awful. Mostly though, we just hope the kitty is okay.

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    Girlfriend's cat (Phantom) has not been moving or eating much for two days. She works a very demanding job at a Credit Union in America and has desperately been trying to find time to send him to the vet. Apparently pyjama parties are more important...
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    (I can't take Phantom myself as I'm currently not in the country. Her position is WFH but every Wednesday they do something in office during the lead up to Christmas)
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    dlh412pt. 4 mo. ago Stop giving so much information to someone like this! I tell my boss things about my life but it's only because I know she's genuinely interested. So instead of a novel, your exchange should go like this:
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    "I won't be attending due to an emergency." "What emergency? It's super important that you attend a pajama party." “It's a personal emergency. I will follow-up with [whomever] to discuss any missed pertinent information. I will see you on my next scheduled day." 14.3k Reply Share
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    Hobo Taeng OP. 4 mo. ago She now understands that she didn't owe her manager an explanation. It's just she gets frustrated and anxious communicating with her manager because that woman is very cold and judgemental and my girlfriend is very bubbly and talkative. This job has literally drained all of my girlfriend's happiness.
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    Vivid-Volume6917 · 4 mo. ago I'm confused, is this a celebratory pajama party or a company wide mandatory meeting? What's the purpose of the event? 7.1k Reply Share
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    Hobo_Taeng OP. 4 mo. ago For her department only so they can see each other in person once a week. She's still going to be attending, just will be an hour (maximum) late 4.6k Reply Share
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    Opposite Ad4567 · 4 mo. ago This boss is awful. I hope your GF can quit soon -- and please tell her to stop sharing so much info. 365 Reply Share
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    365 Reply Share Hobo Taeng OP. 4 mo. ago She's been actively looking for different roles thankfully! :) 208 Reply Share
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    Bartok_The_Batty · 4 mo. ago How is the cat doing? 63 Reply Share
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    Hobo Taeng OP. 4 mo. ago He greeted her as soon as she got back but then went straight back to his bed and he didn't eat. Fingers crossed he's fine throughout the night 81 Reply Share
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    Vulpifox07.4 mo. ago I'm also concerned about the demand to be called. Like, you're in an appointment with a doctor and they are mad you didn't plan for them to demand you call them? It's time to look for another job. 2.1k Reply Share
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    catbookclub 4 mo. ago The company/manager will do this so there is no record of what is said. Always do text or emails, never discuss this I over the phone just in case it comes back to bite you 1.1k Reply Share
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    • dcf5ve 4 mo. ago "I'm not asking. This is a courtesy. I'll see you on my next scheduled day. Thanks for understanding." 1.8k Reply Share
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    R34ctOrX99 4 mo. ago • And they want to call and discuss while off the clock as well. 439 Reply Share
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    dzic91 4 mo. ago • Work pajama party? What the hell is going on in the world? I don't think I even own pajamas. 1.1k Reply Share
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    • TheGreyGuardian 4 mo. ago Mandatory work pajama party. To the point where your boss will hound you about even being late to it due to a medical emergency. 722 Reply Share
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