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What to text back when your boss says « noticed you left early yesterday »

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Boss

noticed you left early yesterday

Observation as pressure

What they actually meant

An observation with no question attached, which leaves you to fill the silence and over-explain. State the fact once and stop there.

How loaded this is · loaded

Replies you can send

Keep it calm

yeah, i finished everything and had an appointment

Hold your ground

We'd send this one

i did, i'd cleared my work for the day. is there an issue?

Change the game

i'd rather sort out expectations properly. can we do 10 minutes?

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