[BonesJustice]

I have the same rule. If I’m expected to come in on the weekend, my manager had better be there. If it’s important enough to ask me to sacrifice my personal time, then it had better be important enough for him to be there too.

Unless it’s because I screwed up and need to fix something post haste. In which case, he won’t have to ask me at all.

[lamby]

You could even passive-aggressively frame it as "oh, but you being around would be highly motivating..."