I had to choose between covering for a coworker or telling our boss the truth.

My teammate, Sarah, missed a huge deadline on the Denver project last week. I could have just said she was sick, but I told our manager she forgot. It was super awkward, but now our team has a better system for tracking dates. Has anyone else had to make a call like that?

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skylerh503d ago

Wait, did you actually tell your boss she "forgot"? That feels a little harsh. I probably would have just said she missed the deadline without giving a reason, since the real fix is the new tracking system anyway.

quinnbailey3d ago

Man, I've been the coworker who needed covering for. Honestly, telling the truth is brutal but it forces the real fix, like you said. My own shame over a missed deadline is what got our team to finally use a shared calendar.