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Bosses
"Boss takes advantage"
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Dear Andrea:
This may sound like a small thing but it is really getting
to me. My boss has a habit of asking me to go out to the
corner deli and get him a cup of their flavored coffee
or cappuccino he likes better than the office kind. Sometimes,
a meeting he is in will go long and he'll buzz me and ask
me to bring in lunch. I don't mind doing this, but I shouldn't
have to pay out of my pocket. With the coffee he will say,
I'll pay you back. But he forgets. It's starting to add
up. Should I just let this go by?
--Administrative Assistance Going Too
Far
Dear Administrative Assistance:
You need to set up a procedure for this. Take the lead
by telling him you want to start a petty cash fund that
covers last-minute lunches and other incidentals such as
coffee. The next time he requests the fancy coffee, say, "Sure,
I'll take that out of petty cash." This way you get him
used to the system and if he wants, give him a chance to
say, "Here's a couple bucks for the coffee."
If he's not open to this and you're sick of covering his
coffee habit, you need to stand there and ask him to cough
up the cash.
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