What’s particularly impressive about this situation is the sequencing. This manager has got rhythm, she gave out a personal phone number without asking, volunteered an employee for a task outside her on-call agreement, communicated none of this clearly to the contractor, and then left for Colorado. The employee finds out about all of it when a stranger texts her personal phone to ask if she can let someone into the office. The manager has essentially set a small fire, handed someone else a bucket, and boarded a flight.



