I јυѕt gοt a phone call frοm one οf mу supervisor’s, аt home, аt nine o’clock οn a Sunday night. I dο administrative office work fοr hеr, wіth a regular 9-5 type οf company, аnd whаt ѕhе called mе аbουt wаѕ nοt аn emergency; ѕhе јυѕt tοld mе thаt ѕhе hаd sent mе ѕοmе emails аbουt work coming up thіѕ week аnd thаt ѕhе scheduled a conference call fοr tomorrow (ѕhе’s working οff-site thіѕ week). I didn’t actually аnѕwеr аѕ I didn’t recognize thе number, ѕο ѕhе left a voice mail thаt I dіd nοt return.
Iѕ іt appropriate tο call people аt home, fаіrlу late, οn a weekend? I greatly value mу privacy, аnd really don’t lіkе іt whеn mу work invades mу personal life. I’ve οnlу bееn wіth thіѕ company fοr three months, аnd dο nοt want thіѕ woman getting іn thе habit οf bothering mе whеn οff duty. I аm salaried, ѕο іt’s nοt lіkе I саn charge hours whеn ѕhе calls mе, bυt I don’t want hеr tο еνеr call mе аt home again unless іt’s аn emergency.
Jυѕt tο сlаrіfу, ѕhе dіd call mу cell phone, bυt I don’t really see whаt dіffеrеnсе іt mаkеѕ іf someone calls уουr cell οr уουr home phone. Many οf υѕ now οnlу υѕе a cell phone аnd don’t hаνе home service.
probably not in your situation. . but with 10% unemployment you probably dont want to push back too hard
Not necessarily when applying for the job you shouldn’t have put down your home phone number if you didn’t wish to be reached there even tho you didn’t feel that, her message was important enough for her to call you at your house for , well maybe she felt it was important I wouldn’t think anything of it Next time you go back into work explain to your supervisor that you do not wish to be contacted on the weekends at home late in the evening !
Appreciate the head’s-up on that conference call. You got the message, take care of those matters first thing in the morning. You do not need to call her back unless she specifically requested it.
Yes, bosses do call at home on occasion. If this is first time in 3 months, keep your mouth shut at this point. If she bothers you at home more than once a month about inconsequential matters, or calls about non-business matters, that is a different story. If she is out of the office this week, she probably cannot call you during office hours – she may be tied up with meetings, conferences, or out-of-whack time zones, Chill out at this point.
it really depends on your position at the job. usually if it’s an emergency or if you’re working on deadline then it’s probably ok. if you’re uncomfortable to ask her how things usually work at that place, speak to a co-worker to find out. seems like a non-typical situation if she was working off-site and set up a conference call for tomorrow. That’s probably the reason why. . . so as not to catch you off guard in the morning. It doesn’t seem that any harm was done.
As a hiring expert, since she is your boss, she has the right to contact you to let know things in advance. It seems like she just wanted to give you a heads up so you’re better prepared for the week. Maybe she didn’t know the number she was calling was your home number. You can simply mention it later that you prefer to be reached through your cell phone.
Although it’s a disadvantage, being an administrative assistant for someone pretty much means you should be expecting your boss’ requests very often, even if you’re not at work. That’s the reason why they hired you. In your case, all she wanted to do was let you know what’s going on.
If she continues to call your home after you ask to be reached via cell, then that’s when it may be wrong.
you felt your privacy was disrespected and thats what matters here. there are tons of reasons she called you at home, like maybe shes trying to be friends with you, maybe she feels her job is at stake and is being overly thorough and micromanaging. whatever the reason, if you dont want her calling you at home on a sunday evening, tell her. be diplomatic and tactful about it though, like dont email her or write her a note. just tell her in a friendly way “the weekends are really the only time i have for myself and my family. when i received your message last night, i felt a little invaded” or whatever. you dont have to go into great detail, just let her know kindly that you value your personal time as much as you value your career.
Ibu Guru’s response is right on especially when those communications were work related. You are ill advised to state the “only on an emergency basis” rule to your supervisor at this time because the current series of communications do appear to be “outside of an emergency basis. ” So chill out at this time and don’t make waves during these stressful economic times when anyone can easily be replaced for any “minor” objection.
Good luck!