So I've been with this new company now for almost 2 weeks.
Everything is going great, I'm learning a lot and the work isn't too bad. The hours are 9-5, so pretty standard.
I also share an office with one of the co-owners, just me and him, and we get along great.
However, this morning I was caught off guard.
I got into work at 9am and sat down at my desk for 9:01.
5 minutes later, the employee that handles the payroll and whatnot comes into the office when I'm on my own and says “Hiya, can you make sure you get in for 9am every morning”.
So I said “Yeah that's fine, no worries”.
And then he said “it's just because you were late this morning”
(Remember, I was sat at my desk at 9:01)
I honestly thought he was joking, so I gave him the laughed I thought he wanted.
He wasn't laughing… He was deadly serious.
So I looked at him and said “Mate, I was on time. I got in at 9AM, say down at my desk for 9:01 and it's now 9:06, you can't really get more on time than that.”.
Then he went on to say “oh it's just (enter owner's name), likes to be structured.”
I gave him a concerned look and said “yeah alright no worries”.
Then he left.
I don't know if this guy doesn't like me or something, but something doesn't seem right.
What would you do if you were me?
Like I said, I like the job and I don't want to lose it, so what's the best way to go about this?
The owner even said in the interview, “there's no micromanaging here at all, it's very laid back and chilled”.
Just a weird one.