ok i'm going to try to make this simple....
a vendor just told me that the owner told HIM that i was the reason his bill was paid 3 months late.
HOWEVER, that is NOT the truth. the truth is that the owner had it in his desk for 3 months after i asked him what order it went to....he never gave it back to me and i don't know whether to beleive this vendor or not or whether to ask my boss about this....
the biggest problem is that i can see my boss telling him that....blaming it on me....i won't stand for that!!!!
what would you do???
p.s. i'm leaving this job in december....
maybe i should just let it go???
2007-09-28 03:17:56 · 9 answers · asked by joey322 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
I used to work for someone similar. I used to stand up for myself but I didn't really need to because people knew what he was like. The best thing to do is to deal with it at the time. I think it is too late now.
Typically I would say 'I don't think that's how it went exactly, I am surprised he thinks that, anyhow I am glad we have sorted it out to your satisfaction now.'or 'I actually think he mislaid it for a while, I will have to have a word with him if he is going to start blaming me!' (said in a light hearted way) And then move the conversation swiftly onto something else.
Now I would suggest you let it go, you may need a reference from this guy at some point in the future, no point in arguing just to make yourself feel better. Hopefully venting on here has helped you.
2007-10-01 09:05:30 · answer #1 · answered by dizzzybubble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank goodness you are leaving! That's crazy! First of all, it was unprofessional for the vendor to approach you with a problem that he had already addressed with the owner...no matter what the owner told him. Secondly, if the owner had to pay a late fee of some sort....it still comes out of the owner's pocket. It sounds to me as if the business is not doing well financially and the owner is struggling to pay debts or the owner can't handle money. Either way, you're getting out of there so I wouldn't cause any trouble at this point. The next time you give the owner a bill, simply make a notation on the invoice indicating that you "delivered the invoice to Mr.______ on (date)". That way, the boss can see your "postmark" on the invoice as well as the vendor. I own a company, and it is common practice for us to stamp the invoice the day it is received as well as document in a ledger the date it was paid and mailed. By doing this, you can let your boss know what he did without a confrontation; if he didn't say it, then it will just be good business practice...without a confrontation. Good luck to you.
2007-09-28 03:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Kimberly C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often when a boss owes money they haven't paid and ends up paying it late they come up with an excuse to keep from deteriorating the relationship between the boss and the vendor. In this case it appears you got caught up in the excuse by the boss. If you weren't leaving you could use this to your advantage by actually taking the blame for your boss gaining trust and respect from your boss. Things that will come back to pay off for you at some time. But since your leaving the best thing to do is just let it go. You can't gain anything but you can embarrass your boss.
2007-09-28 03:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by squirrley012 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're leaving the job in December then you should definately let him know there is something you would like to discuss with him. Let him know what you were told and you wanted to know if that was true. Let him know you do not liked to be blamed for other peoples mistakes. It would be different if you werent leaving in December because if you were staying i would suggest to just let it go.
2007-09-28 03:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by ronnie75 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask my boss. It is always good to have an upfront relationship between you and your boss. If you don't like people talking behind your back you have to confront them or people will ALWAYS talk behind your back. I don't really think it matters whether you are leaving soon. You don't want to go like that.
Best of luck.
2007-09-28 03:43:27 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it go. So what if the vendor thinks you messed up? How will this affect your future?
2007-09-28 03:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it go. Does it really matter if you are leaving soon?
2007-09-28 03:21:26 · answer #7 · answered by Bob D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just let it go, to much drama
2007-09-28 03:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by alpha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please, don't take the easy way out. Stand for what is wright. Good luck.
2007-09-28 03:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by elgil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋