One of my coworkers
asked to come in late on Monday.
Her work isn’t time sensitive
and she had no meetings.
Her new manager said no.
The start time is 9am
and she expects her to be there at 9am.
The thing is…
this salaried employee normally comes in at 8am.
She leaves at 6pm.
Now, she arrives at 9am and leaves at 5pm.
The manager lost 2 unpaid hours of work a day from her.
And because the 9am rule response
was shared in public
(the request was made in private),
the entire department has adjusted their hours too.
If you are inflexible with your employees,
they will be inflexible with you.