Woke up in a panic. I was already an hour late to work and my power was off. Had severe thunderstorms in the area which knocked out power, so my alarm clock never went off. I immediately called the office to let them know I was late. Got ready and got a call on my way out the door. A so-called "major" issue with an error message on a web site I'm working on was holding up a client presentation. It was something that could be avoided when presenting (this was only an internal presentation, not open to the public) and talked through. Instead of taking this stance with the client, my coworkers decided to call the owner of our company before they even called me. They told him I was staying home, which was not true. They told him the issue was major, which also was not true. His power was knocked out since I only live a couple of miles from him. When he got into the office, he was surprised I was there and said he thought I was at home. This was the first I heard of him even being contacted about this.

I am livid. I fixed the issue about 30 minutes ago. Granted, it was not in time for the client's presentation, but this issue was very minor and could be easily avoided for the sake of presentation. I don't even understand the point of getting our owner involved other than to throw me "under the bus." He has zero technical expertise or programming experience and could literally add nothing to the resolution of this issue.

I have been putting in extra time left and right for this project, yet when I am late due to circumstances beyond my control it's treated like I'm unreliable. No wonder I feel like I do. I need to find a way out.