I work part time for a startup for equity and am attending an event on behalf of the startup. I’ve only been here a few months and asked multiple times to have a prep meeting with my boss. He instead sent me a 15 page document outlining 40 questions I should be able to answer the day before the event.
I’m so incredibly stressed as I don’t want to show up unprepared and make myself look bad. Idk how to make light of this situation at this point

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Set expectations with your boss, prep and do your best

I voiced my concern about the last minute information he’s expecting me to memorize and he brushed it off and told me I was fine and have time. When he knows very well I work a full time job in consulting which actually pays.

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They also included how I should respond about myself as a person and what I should say I’m excited for. To me that is extremely manipulative and inappropriate. While it is a work event, I am still a person. Not a robot.

What a POS 😂. Definitely sounds like a start-up CEO.

I'd do my best to memorize what he gave me and wing the rest tomorrow. Have a few beers and relax. Do your best but don't dwell on it.

When you come back force your way into his office and set expectations/boundaries.

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