Heh! This has been brewing since MONDAY! When he told me he changed it to the evening to accommodate some self-employed dude, I just felt awful!
I'm all for looking good and "moving up in the company" extra work...but if he can get it done during business hours (not always possible, I know), that's what I want him to do...make it a priority to come HOME.
That is what so upset me...home wasn't the priority, nor was school. That dude's schedule was.
He told me he'd go back to the normal time he's done it. The guy can adjust or find another monitoring person to work with. For the dude, it's not that big a deal...there are other options for him.
Heh..at one stinking job I used to have it didn't matter how much you got done during the day. If the POS manager didn't see you working after hours and on weekends, you were a slacker.
It sounds hard, 2J, and I'll bet Steve feels bad about the time he pulls away from you. It's just as hard for him not being around as it is for you not being around him. I know you know that, and I'm glad you're blowing the steam off here and not at Steve. Because it'll just make Steve feel worse and he's got a lot on his plate right now too.
There's also a difference between "permitted to do it during office hours" and "encouraged to do it". Could the office be putting pressure on him to do more of his hours outside of business hours?