What does it really mean when your employer tells you that they are here for you and are here to support you? I mean seriously, what are some examples?

Am I expecting too much from my boss?

Aside from the “I’m sorry” phone call, this is what he’s done so far in relation to having to handle my dad’s affairs:

-Make sure I am not exceeding the number of vacation days that I am entitled to

-Ask me to fill out a vacation request form to cover the day I missed (I had assumed that was a bereavement leave day)

-Mention that he has “…provided me with the necessary time off together with a couple of half days working from home to catch up with my responsibilities”

He had sent me an email late last night to tell me limit my personal browsing and IMing at work. They do not track what Web sites I visit. I guess I can give them that I am using their resources to surf, but what about on my breaks? My IMing has been with the coworker that got canned yesterday. I am also ahead of schedule with my delivables. Regardless, why did he choose this time to reprimand me?

Honestly, my job is not my top priority and will never come before anything else in my life. If he thinks I am going to bend over backwards for my job while trying to take care of myself at this point in my life, he needs a different employee. Also, the time they have provided me is LESS than what I actually need. Am I really supposed to be worried whether I am keeping my company happy while I am trying to tend to my dad’s death?

Also, they used “being able to work from home” as a reason to work at my current company. My boss obviously has an issue with employees working from home. When I first started, he had said to let him know beforehand if I was going to work from home.