STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

ILoveChoo · Hermes

omg

kenzie · Chanel

That sucks. I hate when bosses make ridiculous requests. Mine just told me to haul away some boxes (hello! Pinched nerve in my back!!).

sage · Dooney & Bourke

ohh, that is bad. "Hi, Dave? How sick are you exactly?? Are you dyin' or could you drag your butt in here??"

blink · Coach

wow, that's a lazy boss. I used to have one that would avoid certain clients phone calls and he would make me call them for specifics about their trades....I felt so stupid because I really didn't have the expertise to be discussing that with them, but hey, they were his clients, not mine, so ultimately I think the boss was the one who looks bad, not me.

Your sick co worker probably knows your boss is this way and won't think you are on a power trip.

gruiz · Kenneth Cole

Ouch. I've been put in that position before and it's extremely uncomfortable. I mean, what is this guy supposed to say to you? "Oh, you know what? You're right. I'm not as sick as I thought I was. Why don't I just come in then?"

I usually try to say something to my boss to make her feel like a jerk. Something like, "I was just on my way to a meeting, but I'll leave you his phone number so you can give him a call." Or "Jeez, I would, but that's really your call to make. Since I'm not his supervisor, I don't feel comfortable asking him to come in on a sick day."

Jerks.

dot · Marc Jacobs

ugh i hate bosses like that. say that you don't want to be put in that kind of position.

it's like hello do you realize how tactless you are?!