It never crossed the mind of one of my colleagues, who is relatively senior at the management level. Even considered one of the boss’s right hands. While enjoying his vacation abroad, suddenly, he had to receive a phone call from his boss.
The call was immediately answered without suspicion, even though he was on leave.
After having a lengthy conversation., the boss asked about the friend’s location. This is where the disaster started. It turned out that the friend was vacationing in the same country as the boss who was working. Without further ado, the boss wants to meet in person, meaning hold a sudden meeting. Between a rock and a hard place. Continuing on holiday means rejecting the boss. Accepting the boss means abandoning the wife and children.
After a moment of consideration, the friend took the moderate approach. Completing vacation with his wife and children until the afternoon and meeting with the boss at night.
But the will and good intentions were disputed by the boss. The boss was already ill-tempered because the meeting was suddenly postponed. As a result, after returning to work for several weeks, the boss never wanted to talk to this friend again.
Moral: Sacrifice will not consider place, time, or condition. Even when you are on leave, the problem is that you make a sacrifice or become a victim. Second, it would be nice to enjoy a vacation in a different country where your boss is.