I've got a leader that keeps insinuating I should cancel my personal appointments to accommodate her preferred meeting schedule. I'm salaried, work all hours to get things done, and sometimes appointments have to happen during the work day. She has a tendency to cancel meetings or not show up. I'm holding my ground but it's hard! How do you handle things like this?

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I just hold my ground. I found once I hit my mid 30s that I and my family were more important to take care of than work. If the first isn't a priority the second can let me know by getting rid of me

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Thanks for the support. She ghosted an important meeting again today. My manager is going to cover for me during my personal appointment. Thankfully I have a good manager who mostly understands.

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Right? If I'm an essential attendee for the meeting, someone should have checked my schedule.

What is your company’s rules on personal appointments during the day?

I have no idea. I'm salaried so the rule is if I work at all I'm paid for the day. I don't abuse that though. From my perspective if I can't take the occasional personal appointment between 9-5 then I absolutely refuse to work outside those hours at all. Can't have it both ways.

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