I work in a very small insurance office. Just four of us. My boss is almost never at work. And on the few days she is here she comes in late and leaves early. And she’s on personal phone calls almost the entire time. My two coworkers have found various reasons to leave work 20min, 30min, sometimes hours early or not come in at all, repeatedly for the past at least 6 months. The reasons are legitimate enough. I will give them that. One coworker is in the middle of a legal battle and has court dates. My other had a close relative who’s been in the hospital and needs my coworker’s help with things (although she’s better and my coworker continues to leave early anyway for some reason). My boss has two young kids and has had a stream of minor surgeries recently. (Although she’s been not showing up to work most days since I started two years ago.)
I have none of that going on. And I get that their lives are hectic. But I’ve worked WAY more than all of them over a course of a half a year. I’ve been here holding down the fort while they sort their lives out. It is what it is. But it’s going on 6+ months now.
So I’ve taken to leaving 15-20 min early when I’m the only person in the office. I may not have a chaotic life. But why should I have to stay back all the damn time? What would you all do?