[fab13n]

> I suppose I think you're not understanding her point of view, much as she didn't understand the employee's point of view.

I think I understand what a workaholic's feelings might be in such a situation, although displays of empathy with her seemed out of my comment's topic.

But there's an asymmetry here: it's not my job to understand how workaholics react, whereas it's doubly hers to understand how employees react, as a boss and as an HR professional.