Do I Have A Right To Be Slightly Upset With My Boss?

[Cindy1302]

I work for a commercial cleaning company. I was cleaning an internet provider building. They have a lot of expensive stuff inside. They have a vault, or safe. Whatever you call it. Like the ones you see In banks, and someone left it wide open, and it's always closed. I texted my boss, and my supervisor asking what I should do. Neither of them got back to me. Near the end of my shift, i desperately needed to know what to do, so I looked through our log book, and saw an after hours number for the company I was cleaning. I called that number, and the women told me that it should have been closed so just close it, so I did. I'm just kinda peeved that my boss, nor my supervisor didn't get back to me.

[johnk]

Perhaps they just weren't available

[JJ109]

Why text? You will never know whether the recipient looks at it or not. I leave my mobile in my car quite often, and would never see a text, if you sent me one. If you had rung them, then you know that the message is received!

No - you have no right to be upset even slightly - next time use more common sense and telehone not text!

[10ClarionSt]

jj109: "use more common sense"

That's a bit patronising, isn't it? No need for you to say that. You could have just said, phone, don't text.

[Old_Geezer]

I don't believe you need a right to be upset. If you're upset, then that's how you feel. But it does you no favours. Try to put it behind you as soon as you are able.

[Gromit]

You should not be upset you did absolutely the right thing.
Perhaps you are not allowed to ring your boss out of office hours?
By sending a text you have written evidence that you tried to contact them and what the problem was. If you had phoned them and they had not answered the phone, then you would have had no story if the vault had been broken into or if something important had been taken.

And now ypu have written proof that your boss is useless and the company procedures don’t work.

[Cindy1302]

I forgot to mention, I did try ringing my boss, and no answer. I didn't ring my supervisor though. I just sent a text.

[NYAD]

Forget your supervisor. This is an incident to use on your resume or at an interview for a better job. You took into consideration the needs of your cleaning company's client. That is always a strong point.

[William51]

Yes, people do not always make themselves available. You did right by calling the after hours number.

[lankeela]

Maybe it was left open for a reason - I would have left it as it was.