Quote From: lynt73I had a doctor's appointment last week at 9:30 a.m., it takes an hour (round trip) to the doctor's office, so I figured I would go in to work in the afternoon. As it turns out, I had to wait to get a prescription filled out which didn't happen until 2:15 p.m. As soon as I returned home (2:45), I called my boss to let him know I had just walked in the door and (as it was so late in the day and it takes 20 mins. to get to the office from my house) I would see him the next day. No problem.
Yesterday, one of my co-workers had a doctor's appointment in the morning and when she got back to the office, another co-worker said to her (in a loud enough voice so I was sure to hear him) "Oh, Betty, you went to the doctor's today and you still made it to work!"
I didn't jump in and say anything because I was angry that he thought he deserved an explanation of why I didn't make it back to work, so I figured it would be better to cool down before I react. Then not 10 mins later he is standing at my desk talking about his family tree and showing me pictures of his ancestors back in the 1800's.
Now I'm not sure if I should even dignify his comment with any kind of reaction or whether I should just carry on like I never heard him. What is your advice?
The truth is that they are your co-worker, therefore you do not have to give him an explanation. Now if it was your boss, that would be different.
