He said thank you

@prinzcy (32322)
Malaysia
March 2, 2021 12:07am CST
My boss who didn't show up to work yesterday, showed up today. I thought he's not coming today as well. He thanked me for doing the presentation yesterday in his place. He even asked whether I want to eat anything for lunch. Hmm, is this what they call lip service? Because I am pretty sure he didn't even mean what he said.
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Samragyee
@Sam_graphixer (2457)
• India
2 Mar 21
lip service hmm ... maybe that's what it called ..... my boss also used to do that
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
2 Mar 21
Some bosses are like that I guess.
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Samragyee
@Sam_graphixer (2457)
• India
3 Mar 21
@prinzcy yes ... i wont be that .... if i ever be one
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Mar 21
you mean he did it on purpose? is this your new boss?
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
2 Mar 21
My old boss. The one above me and before the senior boss.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
2 Mar 21
@hereandthere I always got to do presentation from time to time.
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Mar 21
@prinzcy have you done this presentation before?
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18156)
• Indonesia
2 Mar 21
Maybe your boss wants to know how far you work.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (59635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Mar 21
Most likely not, but take any compliment you can get.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29266)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 21
Did you say yes to the suggestion of lunch? And if so was any forthcoming? That's the real test!
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
2 Mar 21
I told him he could pay for my food delivery, which he didn't. Ah, well. Not really hoping for it anyway.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29266)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 21
@prinzcy Obviously didn't really mean it then. I hate it when people do that.
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didik wijanarko
@Babale (1869)
• Semarang, Indonesia
2 Mar 21
If you don't really like the boss's attitude, you should just turn it down, maybe that's better.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130518)
• India
3 Mar 21
You should have immediately accepted that offer and then tested him.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 21
I did. I promptly told him to pay for my food delivery.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130518)
• India
3 Mar 21
@prinzcy You converted lip sympathy to real time
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134736)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Mar 21
So did your boss buy you lunch.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
2 Mar 21
He didn't.
DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
2 Mar 21
Did he offer to PAY for your lunch? If he did, then he might have meant the 'Thank you'. If he didn't offer to pay, then yes, that was lip service and means nothing.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
2 Mar 21
Nope, maybe he purposely forgot. That's okay. I let him work overtime today
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
2 Mar 21
@prinzcy You're too sweet.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247205)
• United States
3 Mar 21
So he didn’t buy you lunch?
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 21
He did, today. Because I had to do lots more.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247205)
• United States
3 Mar 21
@prinzcy That’s great!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328022)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Mar 21
That's a shame if he wasn't being sincere.
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
2 Mar 21
act of appreciation?
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rosé
@mnglsp (3614)
• Philippines
2 Mar 21
I think your boss is just being nice because he is really thankful to have you on his behalf. We don't know his purpose but then, it is nothing wrong to accept it as a kind gesture of him.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Mar 21
That happens unfortunately.
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