This morning I set my alarm for 7:45 and 8:45 and had not been contacted by my office. My boss had said "assume you have the day off unless I contact you", so I figured I was in the clear. I got a phone call at 10:15 asking where I was. Turns out my boss had texted me at 9:15, but since it was a mass text message I didn't get it because I didn't have my 4G on.
This drives me fucking insane. NO essential work communication should be sent via any medium other than phone call. You can't fuck up a phone call. You can't send a phone call and "not receive it" if the caller leaves a voice mail (assuming cell phone service is in place around the region). And because you are a fucking grownup and a fucking professional, if no one answers when you call, you keep calling until someone answers your call.
Seriously, how difficult is this, no matter if you have to call one or 20 people?
Oppressed Employee: Hello?
Boss: Hey Joe Blow, just got the order that we are indeed working today, see you in the office.
Oppressed Employee: Got that, boss. See you in an hour.
Instead of all the himming and hawing over "did you get my text/email?
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On the other hand, you can "not" receive text messages and too many people assume everyone has internet and phones hooked up to work email, nevertheless working power and/or cable and internet.
We've had major communication fails from my work's HQ all morning. Not one single person from HQ sent an email regarding DC or NYC offices being open, despite doing as much Sunday night, and other than my BS status check, we've had no ACTUAL DIRECTION from my superiors as to whether we're working from home today or not.
But because it's shitty out and I hate fighting these STUPID fucking battles my work makes me fight, I'm working like normal from home.
