When your boss asks you to do something unpleasant, the least they can do is write it themselves. 

The world is full of cop-outs these days. The widespread use of AI means that if you don’t want to try so hard, you don’t have to. This can mean that we’re treating things with less respect than they might deserve. Especially in professional interactions. It makes sense that you’d want to save time, but business is really all about relationships. If you’re not treating that relationship with respect, then you’re not going to go far. This includes using AI to communicate with your employees for you. It’s hard to feel like anyone cares about you when they’re using a robot to talk to you. That’s what was happening in this story, though. 

Timeliness is important. Every job has different expectations about timing, and every job requires a different level of attentiveness in terms of timeline. Some jobs are fine with you strolling in past your start time and leisurely starting your day. Other jobs will ding you for every minute that you waste. It’s your job to respond to the needs of your workplace and figure out your rhythm within it. The employee in this story was getting conflicting information from their employers regarding their start time. This is a pressing issue because lateness can have grave consequences in the workplace.