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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 onei 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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