'I'm not a child': Vacationing employee is several days late for work after being stranded by flight delays, then they get bombarded by a concerned boss, causing a heated debate in the comments

We see our coworkers more than we see our own family sometimes. It's disturbing, but it's entirely accurate since so much of an employee's life is spent on the job. So honestly, if someone were to ever go missing mysteriously, it would probably be their coworkers who noticed their absence first. Nothing like an empty desk chair to leave your cubicle-mates wondering if you'll ever actually return from vacation… 

This is the story of a concerned boss (perhaps borderline 'needy') who was caught bombarding his employee after their international flight was delayed post-vacation. While the worker had plenty of other problems on their mind–running from gate to gate and fumbling with their carry-on luggage–they left their boss wondering when, or if, they'd ever be returning. A simple update might have been nice, right? Understandably peeved on both sides, this boss/employee dynamic caused quite a heated debate in the comments section as fellow workers debated work/life balance as it relates to our work relationships and beyond.

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