Apologizing to the boss... WWYD?

joy143dh

I have to swallow my pride and apologize to him.   I still do not think I did anything wrong.  But regardless, he saw the situation from a different perspective, which I have to respect, and he was hurt and is still mad at me.  I want to try to make things right and move on because I very much care for my company and for him.

I'm afraid that this apology could end up going either very good or very bad.  He just walked in and went right to his office.   Should I go in and say something now or wait until the end of the day (which is 2pm for me)?

Jamaica_Bride

Oh, I didn't catch the OP (if there was one)

I would do it now, get it off my chest and off my mind!

Mrs.Tony

I didn't either. Go talk to him, you don't want to be uncomfortable there.

joy143dh

Sorry, I didn't explain the situation.  VERY long story short, a disgruntled exemployee wrote something damaging and untrue about the company and lots of current employees commented/agreed to it.   I didn't see it until way later in the day.  Not wanting to get involved or spark up the conversation again, I decided not to reply.  Instead, I copy/pasted the conversation, eliminated all the names, and defriended her.   The next morning, I gave the printout to my boss to let him know what was going on and to find out what he wanted to do about it.   Well, unfortunately for me, he had seen the post already, seen that I was her friend earlier, and was *extremely* upset that I didn't jump at the opportunity to defend the company.  He compared it to me watching a crime be committed and doing nothing.  He said that by not publically disagreeing to what she said, I was agreeing with her.  I was called weak and immature.   I've known him for over 13 years and it felt like I had let down my dad.  It was an awful feeling.  I'm very torn over the whole thing.

Jamaica_Bride

Talk to him openly and honestly. Tell him you struggled with what to do and you will use it as a learning experience.

FriskyPanda

Do it now, get it over with. Let him know you didn't think it was wise to get into a public argument with her and give her a chance to make it any worse.