A new and somewhat surprising policy has been handed down from above…
It has come to my attention that there are a significant number of absences in the venue meetings. Effective immediately, any absence from the meeting will result in a deduction of a day’s pay by HR, and a warning memo will be sent to the individual. The only acceptable reason for absence is a medical leave, supported by an official form from HMC.
Essentially, what they’re saying is, “Drop everything and run to your venue meeting.” It feels reminiscent of something from elementary school, but aren’t we supposed to be in the grown-up world now? I could’ve sworn I just had my 10-year high school reunion, so does that mean I’m closer to 30 than kindergarten?
Once again, this country has an opportunity to showcase its capabilities on the world stage, but policies like this make it seem amateurish. Every policy they implement, like the one mentioned above, will inevitably leak out. In fact, I’m sure I’m leaking it out right now, and I shouldn’t be, but I just can’t help myself—this is absurd.
I understand that meetings can be important for sharing information between departments and such, but shouldn’t I be able to decide if I can attend based on my workload? Or better yet, if I can make arrangements to meet with the appropriate departments on my own, why can’t that be just as effective as gathering in a small room with people I don’t necessarily need to talk to or get information from?
Oh well, I should go clean up my finger-painting—after all, isn’t that what you do in kindergarten?
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