I've spent the last few months organising for my company to take part in a large corporate event. I've been writing press release, doing invitations, organising tote bags, seating etc. Now that the event is about to take place, I find that my boss wasn't even going to invite me along to the night.
He offered me tickets at the last second because another employee pulled out. I've done more to organise this event than anyone. Should I be offended that I was only offered someone else's secondhand tix, or am I just being a sook?
I'm not going by the way. Because I was only offered the tickets today, I'd already made plans for that night, so now I can't make it anyway!
2006-10-09 12:28:19 · 16 answers · asked by the_fatmanwalksalone 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
PS Im the Receptionist. It's not in my Job Description to be an event organiser!
2006-10-09 12:41:04 · update #1
I would begin to look for another job, that was so disrespectful of your boss, he/she has no manners. To allow you to do all of the work and then not even plan on inviting you to the event. I don't care if you are the cleaning lady, you did all of the work. i would not go either, even if i did not have any plans. How rude, that is extremely rude. Some people just have no manners. I would look for another job and hopefully you will be blessed with a position where you are appreciated for your hard work. Good luck and god bless
2006-10-09 15:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think sometimes organizing an event is part of a person's job description and they may have to be there to make sure everything goes off correctly, but they are not necessarily an "invited guest." It sounds like that might have been the case in your situation.
If you were offended, then perhaps you should speak to your boss about it and just say, "I just assumed that b/c I was the event organizer that I would be included in the event and it bothered me a bit that I wasn't."
It sounds like you already have scheduled a distraction for that evening so that you would not dwell on it, and that is a healthy thing to do.
2006-10-09 19:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by J.Z. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should have definitely been invited.
It's unfair that you put some much of time and effort into organising the event not even to receive an invitation to go to the event in the end.
Also seeing that it's not even in your position to be organising events seeing that you are the receptionist not a PA. It seems to me like you were just "expected" to do it.
I think that your boss is a rude and thoughtless ass!
2006-10-09 20:20:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would be offended too and wouldn't want to go. I would ask my boss about it, though. I'd say, hey, because I did all this work, I assumed I would be invited. Could you please be clear about this type of thing in the future. And then I wouldn't offer to do extra stuff, ever again.
Also, it's generally best in a job to do what you're asked, whether it's in your job description or not. But your boss sounds like a jerk, so if it were me, I'd think about looking for a new job with a nicer boss.
2006-10-09 21:40:34 · answer #4 · answered by Honeybee 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
. Well, if you organized this event and did the press release and invitations with misspellings and such, I can understand it. And if you already had made plans for that night, you can't be getting mad because you weren't invited. Normally, it is not expected to invite the receptionist to a corporate shindig. And maybe they were only able to invite so many people, and as others were unable to come, then they looked to how else was on the list that they wanted to come. In your words you are being a "sook"
2006-10-09 22:19:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would agree with Lani... In my workplace, I may be assigned just such a task. If it was a "high-level" event for executives and administration, I would most assuredly not be invited to attend as an actual guest.
In your case, though, it sounds as if it was a more general function. Since you have other plans for that night, why not wait a week or so and ask? "Was I incorrect in thinking I would be attending, or expected to attend, as one of the organizers? I had other plans that evening, but I wanted to be sure for the next time."
2006-10-09 19:47:30 · answer #6 · answered by oracleone_2000 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if you organized the whole thing usually the party planner is the first to arrive to make sure everything goes smoothly. So yes i would be a little ticked off considering you did all the leg work but not to worry as now you have plans so put it behind you and have a good evening.
2006-10-09 19:37:30 · answer #7 · answered by mmshall 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No way, you should definitely be ticked off on this one! Man, talk about being used and abused. The next time they want someone to be their go to gal and do all the work for them, arrange to be busy with something else. That is just sooo lame.
2006-10-09 19:43:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The boss is a complete and total (bleep) who likes to (bleep) with (bleep) after using toothpaste on (bleep) and whacking (bleep) with a broomstick in the (bleep) sideways
translation...jerk and worthy of being hit with a car
2006-10-09 20:20:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your boss is a jerk. Do not give him the satisfaction of knowing your are upset about this. Dust off your resume...you deserve better.
2006-10-09 20:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋