It's all about perception. Perception creates reality. Thus, even though I am almost always available for work related calls, if my supervisor does not perceive that I am available, then in his reality, I am not available and he then has a problem. The question becomes, is the problem his or mine? It doesn't really matter in this case. If the problem is mine, then it's mine. If the problem is his, then he'll make it mine. (Be sure to take your vacation by the end of the fiscal year but be here anyway. No, you can't take the vacation as pay. No you can't work more than 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week including vacation. Make sure all the hours are covered even though 2 out of the 4 people covering said hours are on vacation. Don't spend any time on it, but get it done.)

The floggings will continue until morale improves.