pampchefsarah
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I'll try to keep this short, since I already ranted about my full-time job in another thread.
My boss sent an e-mail Friday afternoon to the Finance team, advising we'd have a visitor from Group Finance in Hong Kong (where our HQ is located) on Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be a finance department meeting Tuesday morning - and we are to 'make ourselves available for a team dinner Tuesday.' Since we're having the meeting in the morning, I view this dinner as a purely social, get-to-know-you event.
Questions: If I put in my required 8 hours on Tuesday, including the meeting, can my boss mandate I attend the dinner? Do I have a choice in attending after-hours events? Does it make a difference if I'm salary, not hourly?
Thanks in advance. Your informed opinion will be greatly appreciated.
My boss sent an e-mail Friday afternoon to the Finance team, advising we'd have a visitor from Group Finance in Hong Kong (where our HQ is located) on Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be a finance department meeting Tuesday morning - and we are to 'make ourselves available for a team dinner Tuesday.' Since we're having the meeting in the morning, I view this dinner as a purely social, get-to-know-you event.
Questions: If I put in my required 8 hours on Tuesday, including the meeting, can my boss mandate I attend the dinner? Do I have a choice in attending after-hours events? Does it make a difference if I'm salary, not hourly?
Thanks in advance. Your informed opinion will be greatly appreciated.