Rant: called out for leaving early for kid's appointment
Had to leave 45 minutes early yesterday for my son's orthodontist. Rescheduled my meeting, let my team know. My manager pulls me aside today saying I need to be more 'reliable' and that I'm 'not as committed as before.' The appointment was scheduled a month ago. Meanwhile Brad in accounting takes Fridays off every summer and nobody says anything. I'm doing my job, delivering projects on time, but apparently I'm supposed to just ignore that I have kids? This is grinding my gears.
That's ridiculous. You communicated, you rescheduled, you did everything right. An orthodontist appointment isn't something you just skip. Your manager needs to remember you're a parent first.