When Your Boss Can't Communicate

I've noticed a lot of young people these days take on the night shift as work is hard to find. My friend's son was one of those young men--lucky to find work even though he knew the midnight shift would be difficult. After working at this local company for a few months he was called in the supervisor's office.

Unfortunately, the young man found it difficult to understand the supervisor. He thought she was offering him the day shift, which would bring a promotion, but her heavy accent made it hard for him to comprehend. A few times he apologized, and asked her to repeat what she had said. Of course, this frustrated her, and he felt uncomfortable. So he decided to let her know he was interested in the day shift, assuming that's what she had tried to communicate to him.

However, that's not what she was offering him. In fact, when talking to another supervisor, he found that she was offering him the weekend schedule which would be 12-hour shifts from Friday to Sunday. When he came in the following night for his shift he let her know he would take the job. But she shook her head. "Too late," she said.

Now that, unfortunately, he could understand.