To give context, my former boss retired, and my company hired a new one with zero knowledge of our business and zero management experience.
My father has a neurodegenerative disease (it's somewhat rare, and might give me away if I mention it), which makes him physically handicapped, and unable to drive / walk on his own. He sees a specialist in a big city about 2.5 hours away from us. When he has an appointment, I must drive him to and from the appointment, take him in and discuss our concerns with the doctor. In short, an appointment is an all day affair which I have to use PTO for (sick family time).
I work part time in office and part time at home. My company is implementing a new software system for our business. This means that I discuss system requirements via Zoom meetings. These meetings take up about 75% of my workday. Considering the amount of appointments I take my dad to, my former boss allowed me to take these calls while driving, to conserve my PTO. I can participate while driving 100%.
So this conversation happened this morning between me and my boss: (paraphrasing)
Me: Hey, just a heads up, my dad has an appointment in Big City on Monday. (February 14th)
Boss: OK, thanks for letting me know.
Me: I have a bunch of meetings scheduled for Monday, did you want me to join them while driving in the car back and forth to the appointment?
Boss: Are you a main speaker at these meetings?
Me: Yes. rattles off list of 6 meetings and explains 1 or 2 reasons why I am needed at each
Boss: Well, it's probably best if you just concentrate on driving and just enter PTO for the day.
Me: OK, I can do that.
Boss: If there's anything pressing, I'll call you and we can discuss.
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If any potential issues are not pressing enough for me to participate while driving, there won't be any issues pressing enough for me to take care of if I am needed.
Rant over. Thanks for reading. Felt good to get this off my chest.