update about the dinner the boss canceled as punishment by Alison Green on August 16, 2012 Remember the boss who invited employees to a dinner, then canceled it as “punishment” for not responding to 3 a.m. emails, then reinstated it? Here’s the update. (This is from the fiance of one of the employees, as was the original letter.) My fiance and I ended up not attending the dinner; the following week my fiance and his co-workers were met with the announcement that company dinners would now be mandatory. There have not been any invitations to dinner since that day and the boss has toned down his behavior as a result of losing several great employees due to his antics. My fiance has since been promoted; I am happy to report that his working relationship with his boss, although still a work in progress, has improved. You may also like:my employee helped a fired coworker get a job with her fiance and lied to me about itI have to go to an awkward Valentine's Day work dinner right after a breakuphow quickly should I respond to interview invitations? { 20 comments }
JT* August 16, 2012 at 6:57 pm Could the crazy dietician and her company perhaps cater these dinners? Or at least work out the menu.
Ask a Manager* Post authorAugust 16, 2012 at 6:59 pm Brilliant. From now on, all threads must be made to tie together in some way.
Esra* August 16, 2012 at 8:15 pm Each guest will be assigned a dietician who berates them into eating and enjoying, dammit, their lentil-whey protein wafers and wheat grass juice.
Esra* August 16, 2012 at 10:20 pm Not in Canada. Up here the dieticians would just sigh as the guests dug into pulled pork poutine and mille-feuille.
Heather* August 16, 2012 at 10:40 pm What’s mille-feuille? Yes I’m Canadian but I’ve never heard of it!
Esra* August 16, 2012 at 11:08 pm It’s a French dessert, also called gâteaux Napoléon. Basically custard and whipped cream layered between puff pastry. If you’re ever in Quebec, and not full of amazing cheeses, you can find it in most pastry shops. …Now I’m hungry.
Hilary* August 17, 2012 at 1:37 pm I consider myself an expert in all kinds of poutine from various parts of the country. Despite how it sounds, if you ever find yourself in Victoria, B.C., I highly recommend the Seafood Poutine at Red Fish, Blue Fish
Jamie* August 18, 2012 at 10:59 am Poutine made me think of Phil Giroux, which caused me to google old episodes of the Tom Green Show. Not work related, but thank you for the memory jog. Will give me something to watch while I un f*** my habitat on a Saturday morning.
Anonymous* August 17, 2012 at 9:33 am “I went to my company’s mandatory dinner, and all I got was this t-shirt….and a dietician!”
Anonymous* August 17, 2012 at 12:42 pm the fact that i immediately know which posts this connects to makes me so proud…i think i’ve finally reached AAM nerd status!!!
Sonata* August 16, 2012 at 9:14 pm I love these updates! I’m happy for the writers and their positive outcomes. And their stories are encouraging to the rest of us!