Today my boss, Dee, was talking to me about a report I gave her. The VP of the department came over and Debi stopped talking to me and directed all her attention to the VP. VP Man did not apologize for the interuption. He just kept talking to Debi like it was expected of her to stop our dialogue to focus on him. I said, "Dee, come back here and talk to me." She said, "I will in a minute."
Now, I know I'm a pion. I get that, but my time is valuable too. Personally I think Dee should have said, "VP Man, I'll get back right with you in a minute, I'm talking to Eva." But I get the feeling I'm dreaming. If Dee and VP Man were meeting and I needed her, I'd have to wait until they were done or, if it was a serious emergency, I'd have to apoligize for the interuption. Is it wrong to ask for the same kind of consideration? The time I spend with Dee is not for fun and games. It's for work. I just don't get it. Maybe I'm not happy with my status in the workplace. Maybe it's just me. The world has accepted the notion that VP's carry more weight but for some reason I didn't get that memo.
Just thinking.
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