That's how some state lawmakers felt when Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. instituted a four-day work week without their input or approval.
Huntsman announced the change in late June and on Aug. 4 state employees switched over to working 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday.
"The governor gave us a heads up, but I don't recall any consultation on it," said Senate Majority Leader Curtis Bramble. "We probably got 48 hours notice that he was going to announce it."
That's entirely different, Bramble added, than sitting down and discussing the details and ramifications of such a policy.
Senate Republican leaders discussed the issue Tuesday and will open it up to a discussion of their Caucus Wednesday. An earlier telephone survey of members indicated a "mixed bag," said Bramble. About one-third liked the initiative, about a third were ambivalent and the remaining third opposed it.
Among the latter group was Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper.
"This could be a very positive solution," said the senator, who also is president of the Utah Taxpayers Association. "But the way it has been rolled out, it's extremely negative to the public and ought to be changed immediately."
On Wednesday, Jeff Herring, the state's human resource director, will present an overview of the Working 4 Utah program to members of the Government Operations Interim Committee.
"The impetus behind it is gas and energy savings," Herring said, noting that shutting down 1,000 government buildings each Friday should save the state $3 million.
Herring also projects a reduction in leave that employees take, as personal appointments can now be scheduled on Fridays.
But what about state-mandated holidays and deadlines that run cross-wise with the new policy?
"There are some unresolved issues right now and we don't have the answers because this was an executive decision," said Senate President John Valentine.
Huntsman has that authority, Valentine added.
"So I support it, but I'll put him to the burden of proof to show that it produced the savings and did not affect the level of service."
Meanwhile, an employee representative for the Utah Public Employees Association said that workers are adjusting to the new schedule but share the sentiment about not having input.
"We wish the governor would have included employees in the dialogue around Working 4 Utah," said Todd Sutton.
After all, working four tens means parents have less time with their children four days a week, Sutton added.
"We'll take the pulse of our members when things calm down." Sutton expects to get solid feedback in November.
The state's HR department also plans to compile interim studies and a final report next August, to measure the program's success.
It might have been wiser for Huntsman to get more collaboration at the start, said Rep. Douglas Aagard, R-Kaysville, who co-chairs the Government Operations Interim committee.
"Any time you involve stakeholders - and we definitely are - if you thoroughly vet it, you get a better product."
