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AITAH for still getting on a flight home when my two young coworkers I was traveling with weren’t at the airport yet and were obviously going to miss it?
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This was a frustration that a company director found herself dealing with after her co-director opted to send two junior employees with her to collect an industry award on a business trip to Nashville. She did not usually work with these employees, who were a summer intern and a specialist who had recently graduated from college.
Throughout the trip, she encountered issues with their professional conduct, including ignoring professional dress codes and avoiding networking opportunities with other colleagues in the industry. The final straw came when, despite multiple reminders, the pair failed to turn up in time for their return flight.
The company director found herself dealing with her upset junior coworkers as well as one of their moms when she landed. This led to the director being asked to attend a Monday morning meeting with their superior, leaving her wondering if she was wrong.
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The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.
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The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.
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The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.
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Commenters were taken back by the behavior of the junior colleagues.
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Junior colleagues disrupt company director's business trip for industry award, complain when she takes flight without them because they were sightseeing: 'I’m leaving for the airport at 4 pm sharp'
Few parts of having a career are more daunting than taking those very first steps in it. These days, the hiring process is so complicated and stressful that it can feel like an actual job is little more than a pipe dream, and once one is secured, there is a deluge of different rules, processes, and dynamics to learn if surviving that first performance review is going to be a possibility. A new hire has a lot to think about once they have their foot in the door.
This often means that younger employees make mistakes as they become accustomed to their roles. Any company worth working for is going to accommodate that, up to a point. A key part of the process is that people show a willingness to listen to advice and learn from what they do wrong. If they can't do that even with frequent reminders and adjustments, it doesn't bode well for their professional future.
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